“Play all”, “Play next” and “Shuffle play” not working on TV shows : Android TV #57
Description
Environment: Android TV
📌 Description
On Android TV, the Play All, Play Next, and Shuffle Play buttons on TV show pages do not work.
Even when the next episode has an available source, playback does not start.
Instead, the message “A read error has occurred. We will try again.” is shown.
🔁 Steps to Reproduce
Open a TV show (with multiple episodes)
Try to use Play All, Play Next, or Shuffle Play
Playback does not start and an error appears
🧪 Test Environment
Jellyfin for Android TV: latest version
Jellyfin server: latest stable versions
Playback works when starting a single episode manually
Issue affects multiple shows tested
📍 Current Behavior
Global playback controls on TV shows fail and display a read error, even when episodes have valid sources.
✔️ Expected Behavior
“Play All”, “Play Next”, and “Shuffle Play” should start playback normally when valid streams are available.
📎 Error Message
Player error encountered. will re-try... Too many errors. Giving up.