[regression] Opening a photo starts a slideshow

[beckfield]

Server Version#: 1.18.3.2129
Player Version#: 7.26.0.14438 (Android-TV - Shield)

ONCE AGAIN, Plex is starting a slideshow when I open a single photo. I have complained about this 3 TIMES in the past, and it has been fixed each time. WHY do you keep bringing it back?

When a user opens a photo directly (without clicking a Play or Shuffle control), the expectation is that photo, and ONLY that photo, will be displayed. I can understand this behavior in a photo playlist, but when browsing a Photo library, a slideshow should only be started when the user clicks ‘Play’ or ‘Shuffle.’

[ljunkie]

On the Roku, we haven’t made this change on purpose. We will investigate. I can confirm that pressing OK on a playlist item starts the slideshow, but when I press OK anywhere else, it doesn’t start playback. Is this where you noticed this, or is there another scenario I’m missing?

[beckfield]

Yeah, it’s just in playlists on the Roku. On Android-TV it’s everywhere. Sorry, I’m obviously in a crappy mood today.

[beckfield]

This problem is still present.

[beckfield]

This regression is still present on Android TV (Shield).

[beckfield]

@beckfield

When a user opens a photo directly (without clicking a Play or Shuffle control), the expectation is that photo, and ONLY that photo, will be displayed.

This issue has gotten worse:

Manually progressing through paused photo gallery - unwelcome change

Server Version#: 1.32.7.7571 and 1.32.7.7616 Player Version#: 10.2.0.4488 Past behavior: Open a Photo library. Open an individual photo (don’t click ‘Play’ or ‘Shuffle’). This incorrectly starts autoplaying the library (a regression reported 4 years ago) Pause the slideshow. Using the remote’s navigation ring to move forward/backward through photos, the slideshow remained paused. New behavior: At step 5 above, moving to the next/previous photo starts the slideshow again, so I have to hit P…