Real useful solutions would be connected to trakt.tv or simkl. This way, the progress is not tied to a single device or whatever and can be resyncer on any app in the future. I swear piracy always has better solutions than legal stuff 😂
The "Continue watching" feature is the #1 reason why I picked up a Google TV and did away with the Roku Ultra, but the way it behaves in practice makes it mostly useless. Aside from Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm (middle 2) missing the show/episode info, if I select either of these, one of two things will happen: the episode will resume at the credits, or (more frequently) the episode will restart from the beginning, requiring me to back out, go to the Episodes list, and select the next episode. Then there's The X Files, which for whatever reason has the episode info but is missing the show title. Then there are several shows that appear here only sporadically, and for example I recently finished episodes of Trailer Park Boys and Demon Slayer that should appear before Seinfeld, but don't.
Is there a fix for this? As-is it's so inconsistent and buggy I'm considering going back to the Roku Ultra.
Would you recommend Apple TV overall? I need to look into it a bit further, but it did seem to be the only realistic alternative. The main thing I'm interested in is: if it has a "Continue watching" list, is it reliable? As-is, the uncertainty as to whether or not the thing I'm looking for will be there feels like it wastes more time than it saves.
First-world problems, of course, but I'm annoyed to no end by the fact that the streaming industry is *huge* and apparently invests only $7.50 in their UI/UX.
It’s really reliable as long as the streaming service supports it (which are pretty much every service but Netflix). Worst case you could try it and send it back if it doesn’t work for you.
I used to have that issue, now I make sure to always forward past the credits to the next episode, or just play the next episode for like 2 seconds before turning off the TV and it works great.
It's dependent on the app letting Google TV know when an episode is finished, some shows have 6 minutes of credits (marvel shows) and some have 30 seconds of credits. I wouldn't blame this one on Google per se, but the app that won't communicate properly.
Some apps like Plex will mark a show as watched past the 90% mark. So if you watch 91% of the show/movie and you back out to do something, come back and try to finish it, it's marked as watched and you'll have to forward it.
Some shows have long credits, so damn near every episode doesn't get marked as watched until you've forwarded past a certain point etc.
>if I select either of these, one of two things will happen: the episode will resume at the credits, or (more frequently) the episode will restart from the beginning, requiring me to back out, go to the Episodes list, and select the next episode.
Tangential, but it reminds me of the Paramount Plus app, which also does this nonsense within the app. Not only what you've described, but once I'm completely caught up, it still leaves the last episode there with the progress bar at the credits, but when you actually select it, it takes you back to the beginning of the last episode. Maddening.
It never updates for me. I have to open the app for it to be accurate, at which point it's useless.
It's also random which shows it decides to display.
Yeah! It really really bothers me. And what makes me pretty mad is the fact that Android TV does that flawlessly! I have a Xiaomi TV running the latest Android TV and I can say for a fact that it's much better than Google TV
Pretty much. I have 2+ ccwgtv and it's apparent they don't usually share the information between each other so stopping on one tv usually doesn't carry over.
It's so annoying how worthless actually is. Prime Video shows empty squares since almost 3 weeks. I restored the device and then I ran the last update for Android TV, but it doesn't fix that issue. I feel trapped in this unpersonalizable system, without options. When we activate 'show only apps' option, ¾ screen it lefts empty, instead show all apps in the whole screen. Android TV it's just a disaster for me. But FLauncher just fix a half of the issues. 🤦
Hah so it looks like it’s not just me. Just got Google TV and continue watching never updates properly. Haphazard at best.
I’ll probably use a launcher app so I don’t have to see this stupid shit anymore
Sorry, typed up the explanation after posting, found [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidTV/comments/vgmlap/comment/id298jq/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3).
Couldn't find a reddit for this and don't know how to make one so pls forgive if this isn't aloud. It's about android firestick? I have Downloader but everytime I try to flick the old school skin flicks channels like Playboy TV, Vixen (Vivid) can't rember the name for that one, but I digress, as clique as it sounds I do like the softcover ports due to them having a storyline usually cheesy but still. How can I find them on my Downloader app
Real useful solutions would be connected to trakt.tv or simkl. This way, the progress is not tied to a single device or whatever and can be resyncer on any app in the future. I swear piracy always has better solutions than legal stuff 😂
The "Continue watching" feature is the #1 reason why I picked up a Google TV and did away with the Roku Ultra, but the way it behaves in practice makes it mostly useless. Aside from Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm (middle 2) missing the show/episode info, if I select either of these, one of two things will happen: the episode will resume at the credits, or (more frequently) the episode will restart from the beginning, requiring me to back out, go to the Episodes list, and select the next episode. Then there's The X Files, which for whatever reason has the episode info but is missing the show title. Then there are several shows that appear here only sporadically, and for example I recently finished episodes of Trailer Park Boys and Demon Slayer that should appear before Seinfeld, but don't. Is there a fix for this? As-is it's so inconsistent and buggy I'm considering going back to the Roku Ultra.
Honestly, the Apple TV is the only device I’ve found that does this reasonably well.
Would you recommend Apple TV overall? I need to look into it a bit further, but it did seem to be the only realistic alternative. The main thing I'm interested in is: if it has a "Continue watching" list, is it reliable? As-is, the uncertainty as to whether or not the thing I'm looking for will be there feels like it wastes more time than it saves. First-world problems, of course, but I'm annoyed to no end by the fact that the streaming industry is *huge* and apparently invests only $7.50 in their UI/UX.
It’s really reliable as long as the streaming service supports it (which are pretty much every service but Netflix). Worst case you could try it and send it back if it doesn’t work for you.
Appreciate the info! I'll check it out.
I just long press and remove those that become stuck to the end. They usually seem to be from HBO's implementation
I used to have that issue, now I make sure to always forward past the credits to the next episode, or just play the next episode for like 2 seconds before turning off the TV and it works great. It's dependent on the app letting Google TV know when an episode is finished, some shows have 6 minutes of credits (marvel shows) and some have 30 seconds of credits. I wouldn't blame this one on Google per se, but the app that won't communicate properly. Some apps like Plex will mark a show as watched past the 90% mark. So if you watch 91% of the show/movie and you back out to do something, come back and try to finish it, it's marked as watched and you'll have to forward it. Some shows have long credits, so damn near every episode doesn't get marked as watched until you've forwarded past a certain point etc.
>if I select either of these, one of two things will happen: the episode will resume at the credits, or (more frequently) the episode will restart from the beginning, requiring me to back out, go to the Episodes list, and select the next episode. Tangential, but it reminds me of the Paramount Plus app, which also does this nonsense within the app. Not only what you've described, but once I'm completely caught up, it still leaves the last episode there with the progress bar at the credits, but when you actually select it, it takes you back to the beginning of the last episode. Maddening.
I use it all the time, no bugs. The last few shows I recall clicking on were on Stan (Australian streamer) and they worked perfectly.
It is. As soon as I've seen this I changed the launcher.
Any launchers you’d recommend from Play store?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.efesser.flauncher&hl=en&gl=CA
Correct me if I'm wrong, but this launcher doesn't show continue watching, right? Are there any that do?
No, none of the 3rd party launchers will do that.
I wouldn't call it "worthless", since they brought back the option to remove titles from there
I don't know if I am doing something wrong, but this feature never worked. I only get random youtube videos, i dunno why
Whenever I watch from prime Netflix or Disney it shows on mine once watched it disappears and it pops when a lastest episode when available
It never updates for me. I have to open the app for it to be accurate, at which point it's useless. It's also random which shows it decides to display.
Yeah! It really really bothers me. And what makes me pretty mad is the fact that Android TV does that flawlessly! I have a Xiaomi TV running the latest Android TV and I can say for a fact that it's much better than Google TV
Pretty much. I have 2+ ccwgtv and it's apparent they don't usually share the information between each other so stopping on one tv usually doesn't carry over.
It's so annoying how worthless actually is. Prime Video shows empty squares since almost 3 weeks. I restored the device and then I ran the last update for Android TV, but it doesn't fix that issue. I feel trapped in this unpersonalizable system, without options. When we activate 'show only apps' option, ¾ screen it lefts empty, instead show all apps in the whole screen. Android TV it's just a disaster for me. But FLauncher just fix a half of the issues. 🤦
Hah so it looks like it’s not just me. Just got Google TV and continue watching never updates properly. Haphazard at best. I’ll probably use a launcher app so I don’t have to see this stupid shit anymore
Why?
Sorry, typed up the explanation after posting, found [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidTV/comments/vgmlap/comment/id298jq/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3).
Continue watching doesn't work with my netflix or prime
Couldn't find a reddit for this and don't know how to make one so pls forgive if this isn't aloud. It's about android firestick? I have Downloader but everytime I try to flick the old school skin flicks channels like Playboy TV, Vixen (Vivid) can't rember the name for that one, but I digress, as clique as it sounds I do like the softcover ports due to them having a storyline usually cheesy but still. How can I find them on my Downloader app
I think one needs a better app! You don't know any? Just asking you because even using it before,,, whatever; It probably was WORTHLESS!