Latest TV Shows - Mixed Views

[MRobi1]

Describe the bug

Testing out Jellyfin again to see if it's a viable replacement for Emby.

Loaded up the Android TV app. In the "Latest TV Shows" view, I'm getting a mix of episode thumbnails, series/movie posters, and series/movie thumbnails.

Looking at my screen right now I see:
Shrink Next Door: Episode thumbnail
The Witcher: Series poster
Dickinson: Episode thumbnail
Big Sky: Series thumbnail
Million Dollar Listing: Episode thumbnail
Grand Tour: Series thumbnail
Dragon's Den: Series poster

The same list on the webapp is all series posters which is what I would prefer.

I've browsed the settings and can't find one to replicate what I see on the webapp. The only one I can see that would be even slightly related is "Prefer series thumbnails" which seems to only affect the Next Up column.

Am I missing something or is this expected behavior?

Logs

No response

Application version

0.12.3

Where did you install the app from?

Google Play

Device information

Nvidia Shield

Android version

Android 9

Jellyfin server version

10.7.7

[MRobi1]

WebApp

TvApp

[cebo55]

I'm getting this too.

It seems if there is only 1 episode I get a thumbnail, but if there are two or more then it's a poster.

Not the end of the world - but it doesn't look right.

[tomaswl1]

Same its abit annoying

[MRobi1]

Just dropping in to say 0.13.6 still has the same issue.
The homescreen looks great in the webapp, but android tv where 99% of the viewing is done still looks terrible. When people speak of Jellyfin looking "unpolished" compared to the competition, this is exactly the type of thing they speak of.

[MRobi1]

Still an issue on 0.14.0-beta.3.

Web App:

Jellyfin Android TV App:

It was suggested this may be because of "Single Episodes" however, every single show that's displaying thumbnails instead of posters has multiple unwatched episodes.

See example of multiple unwatched episodes here:

[MRobi1]

@thornbill @nielsvanvelzen Can you please explain how this random mixture of posters and thumbnails that differs from the jellyfin webapp is a planned feature for android and not a bug? Genuinely curious on the mindset behind this design implementation.

[MRobi1]

I should also add that I have multiple libraries tagged as "shows", this only occurs on the main tv series library and not any of the other ones I have such as "kids tv" or "french tv"

[MRobi1]

Android TV app version 0.15.2
Server version 10.8.9

Still seeing this bug. Note this is only on Latest TV shows. As can be seen right under it does not affect Latest Movies.

[d03j]

I have the same issue and agree: if this issue is an enhancement, does it mean the web app's behaviour is a bug or is there a rationale for having different UX?

[d8f6]

I have the same issue and agree: if this issue is an enhancement, does it mean the web app's behaviour is a bug or is there a rationale for having different UX?

After doing some more testing, the behavior is inconsistent. Having one unwatched show sometimes shows a poster, and other times a thumbnail. It is due to this inconsistency (the feature not working as intended) that this issue is indeed a bug as opposed to an enhancement. I understand why the label was changed, but the change in this instance seems to have been a bit premature.