I imagine that this is one of those things that might “just not show up” if using the same data set for testing. Since it has been around a while, and I could not find it mentioned elsewhere, I thought I might report what I know of it.
Hardware:
Nvidia Shield TV (but probably effects all “android tv”, that use a d-pad rather than touch)
Steps to reproduce:
- have an old recording that starts with “A” (so that it is the first alphabetically, but last in the ‘most recent’ view)
- switch from the default alphabetic view to most recent
Expectation:
The first item of the “most recent” view should be selected and visible.
View should follow incremental cursor movement.
Actual Result:
The previously selected ‘old-but-first-alphabetical’ video (which is, in fact, the oldest and last on the list) is still selected, and off screen along with the highlight-cursor.
Using the d-pad, the selection (which cannot be seen) is changed, but not visible (b/c the view is up on top w/ the most recent). Initially, this gives the impression that the app being frozen/unresponsive (b/c user input produces no visual changes)
Partial workaround:
If you press ‘up’ a few times (three with enough videos) the movement of the off-screen cursor will call for a screen transition, and the view will suddenly snap from the first (most recent video) to the last/oldest. It is visually jarring, but functionality is regained.