@Mw1966 posted a new topic, subject "General Disaffection". It read:

   Right.
    
    I'm getting more and more encouraged to move to Emby Server/Client as there's little or no point in using these pieces of software, if they can't even maintain previous features or functions. It seems to me that there's change to fix one issue and that introduces a whole load of other issues. Not fit for purpose generally seems to be the tenor of what is going on.
    
    The Android Server now exploits external storage, but has a bad habit of hanging for an indeterminate period of time. The Android Client on ShieldTV now has glitches on playback. These are almost tolerable. But here's the killer. The Android Client on my Android phone no longer shows me synced content.
    
    This wouldn't be so bad if there was some small library of music but I have some 25,000+ tracks that I have accumulated over the years. There's no way all of that fits on my phone. Hence I selectively sync the content. But now, I have to remember what I synced as the little marker in the top right hand corner has now disappeared.
    
    That renders this effectively useless as I no longer have the ability either to select whether I want locally sourced or remotely sourced music. Which is a right pain in the proverbials, as I don't keep a list of synced content, and travelling through areas with poor Signal quality means I often suffer dropouts in music. Additionally I've no idea how much data I'm now using as I can't tell easily which version I'm playing (local or remote).
    
    Fix this!

After which, @MovieFan.Plex added

    Your synced content can be seen by placing the app into Offline Mode. That way it is clear if you are streaming or not.

So @Mw1966 replied

    Thank you for pointing that one out - I'll freely admit it's a feature I'd not come across. However, these were the most obvious issues. I am experiencing others.
    
    For example, playback of TV episodes may only play 2-3 seconds and then skip to the next episode. This isn't consistent but is hugely irritating.
    
    Overall, in my 2+years of using Plex, in my experience, its capabilities may have increased but the underlying stability has rapidly dimininshed. This is a huge shame as this is a cord-cutter's dream, but for right now, it's closing on being a nightmare…

So @MovieFan.Plex replied

    Mw1966:
    
    > For example, playback of TV episodes may only play 2-3 seconds and then skip to the next episode. This isn't consistent but is hugely irritating.
    
    This is a known issue and we are looking into it. But as you said, it is inconsistent, so it's a bit hard to track down.

Then @Trust_The_Process said

    Yep inconsistent for sure.  
    I have seen this reported for months and never once seen it on my Shield. Until last night when it actually happened to me too.

@MovieFan.Plex replied

    Our guess is that it's caused by a race condition that is just becoming more frequent. It is definitely something we want fixed.

@system replied

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