Some echo devices can be grouped into a special group called an "Alexa Home Theater." The devices are able to act as TV speakers for a Fire TV device, or as a set of stereo speakers when the TV is off.
When attempting to play music on echo devices in an Alexa Home Theater setup, the audio plays for a second or two before repeating from the beginning. This prevents the entire song from playing. This is likely some problem related to how Amazon syncs the audio between echo devices.
This issue may also be present in speaker groups that are not Alexa Home Theaters, such as stereo pairs or echo subs. If I get the time, I may test these configurations.
To Reproduce
Pair two echo devices and a Fire TV 4k Max in an Alexa Home Theater setup. Setup the Jellyfin Alexa Skill. Attempt to play a song by giving Alexa a command.
This shouldn't matter, but the source files I used were FLAC files. Other, non-grouped echo devices can play back these files fine though, so I doubt it's due to that.
Describe the bug
Some echo devices can be grouped into a special group called an "Alexa Home Theater." The devices are able to act as TV speakers for a Fire TV device, or as a set of stereo speakers when the TV is off.
When attempting to play music on echo devices in an Alexa Home Theater setup, the audio plays for a second or two before repeating from the beginning. This prevents the entire song from playing. This is likely some problem related to how Amazon syncs the audio between echo devices.
This issue may also be present in speaker groups that are not Alexa Home Theaters, such as stereo pairs or echo subs. If I get the time, I may test these configurations.
To Reproduce
Pair two echo devices and a Fire TV 4k Max in an Alexa Home Theater setup. Setup the Jellyfin Alexa Skill. Attempt to play a song by giving Alexa a command.
Expected behavior
Songs should play from start to finish.
Versions
Docker 0.3.1
Additional context
The Alexa Home Theater system is described here: https://us.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=G9MFQFRP6F7L8UH9
This shouldn't matter, but the source files I used were FLAC files. Other, non-grouped echo devices can play back these files fine though, so I doubt it's due to that.