Track mix on Android Auto favourited tracks bias

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Issue description:

Hi

When starting track mix while connected via AA, on many occasions, favourite tracks will play on a bias. For example, with the shared logs, there is at least 4 favourite tracks in the beginning of the mix. After skipping these, the mix becomes more random. I am wondering what could be causing this?

I have not tested while not connected to AA.

Logs:

Upload description: mastertolriq

Additional information:

On other occasions, not this one, the same favourite track was added multiple times to the mix.

Reproduction steps:

 

 

Media provider:

Subsonic

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It’s impossible to have the same track multiple times in a personal mix.

For the rest Mixes, Radio, Shuffle, Shuffled, ... What the random explains how mixes works and the fact that yes it ensures there’s favorites.

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Just pressed track mix on phone and I have double liked tracks in the queue.

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You have this track in double in your library.

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But I dont. And it happenes previously with other tracks

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Then provide logs reproducing exactly that.

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Logs - mastertolriq2

Track mix pressed and again there is a favourite track double in queue.

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Same here. It is happenin, so please dont tell me its impossible. Or admit I have super powers :wink:

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Well you have super powers, in the logs there’s 200 different track ids.

Try to go to advanced settings / cleanup internal state. And as asked triple check with 3 dots then more actions / details what are exactly those songs.

Could it be a display issue and it plays something else ?

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Tried this and the issue appeared again after starting track mix a few times.

I will attach the screenshots for your assurance, but, can promise you there is no duplicate tracks. I take too much time to tag, I would notice.

Tested and no this is not the case.

Furthermore, check my skip count. The song has been skipped 21 times, last time this morning. I do believe it should be shadow banned for more time before reapearing.

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Favorites have priority over any removal but recently played.

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Ok, but, skip count should in my opinion be honoured. I find myself skipping the same favourited song few times each day because it appears in the track mix. Soon I will just remove it, but, thats not a solution.

The double tracks make me skip it even more. :sob:

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Instead of skip drag to end and they should not be played again.

Favorite is top tier.

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Thats fine, but, this particular issue is only bothering me when playing over Android Auto. Ideally I want to interact as little as possible with AA due to the enjoying saftey pauses etc

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Honestly I have no idea how you end up with duplicates.

This is really not possible and the logs shows that there’s different ids too.

You never have duplicates in other cases like shuffle a playlist or something ?

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I cannot say for sure. If it arises I can surely report it. I will try and remove those tracks as favourites and readd them. It appears to be localised to 2 tracks, but, again Im not entirely sure. Ill clear the cache also out of precaution and get back.

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Tried removing and adding. No cigar. I also tried switching the smart queue mode. No cigar. Unfortunately, the doubles can happen with any track in favourites it appears.

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Enabling this setting under media providers has at least for the time being “fixed” the issue. I have started track mix 10 times now and I couldn’t spot any duplicates

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Edit: For the record, I am using Navidrome as provider.

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This is 100% unrelated and coincidental, track mix does not use that at all.

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Im just reporting back whats happening for my eyes in the frontend. If you want a screen recording I can happily provide.