Library Tab Fails

Server Version#: 1.25.9.5721-965587f64-x86_64
Player Version#: 8.31.2.13546 (62043fa3)

Fails happen whether I’m running Plex on my Fire devices, or my Android TV. Does NOT happen when running on PC.

For the past month or so, when I click on the “Library” tab, Plex will display some OTHER library. For example, I’m in the Movies library, and click the Library tab, and I get the SHOWS library instead. Or I’m in the Music library, and I click “Library” and it shows me my PICTURES library. It’s driving me nuts!

Also, it tends to revert back to the “Recommended” view, even though I have “Remember tab” turned on, and the “Library” tab is underlined. (As a side note, I’d love to be able to turn off Recommendations in all libraries. I don’t want or need them, so it’s particularly annoying that that’s what displays. I mean, shouldn’t the DEFAULT be “Library”?)

It’s CRAZY! Not to mention frustrating as heck!

Now, once I get it to display the actual Library (by moving to a different library, then going back and trying to click Library again, over and over until it finally displays), if I move off that library, when it comes back, it USUALLY shows the correct library once again - unless I make the grave error of clicking “Recommended” by accident. Then it’s back to the wrong library contents again.

Before you ask, yes I’ve tried rebooting the devices. MANY times.

I thought it was my Fire TV device. But I just changed that to a brand new Fire Cube, and it still does it. Plus, it happens on my Android TV as well. So it’s got to be Plex.

I have tried deleting the library completely, then re-adding it. Same result. I’ve tried uninstalling and reinstalling the server. No joy. And like I said, it works fine on the PC version - it’s just the TV apps that fail so miserably.

When I choose “Timeline” it does show me the correct contents. But then I move over to “Library”, and it’s back to bug-time!

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I have the same problem and it is very frustrating. The Library tab is unpredictable and may not show items for the selected library, or may be completely erratic and do nothing. I’ve had two tabs highlighted with the blue underscore at the same time, or one will show the blue underscore when another is selected and the selected content is displayed. I also don’t understand why the Collections tab shows when there is no collection for the library and it states “This library is currently empty”, even though there are movies displayed when Library is selected.

I have tried both with a Fire TV Stick 4K and Max with the same results.

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