[BUG]: Channels doesn't sort alphabetically

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[BUG]: Channels doesn't sort alphabetically #4097

Open r00tnpm opened 2 weeks ago

r00tnpm commented 2 weeks ago

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Affected version

24.61

Device Type

Smart TV/Box

Affected Android

Shield TV

Steps to reproduce the bug

Go to "Channels" section
See the channel sorting order

Actual behavior

The channel section used to sort alphabetically. The channels with updated contents would be on top, followed by all other channels A~Z. However, with the latest version 24.61, it appears non-alphabetical, which made it very hard to track down channels if user has a lot of subscriptions ... please help fix the issue, thanks!

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r00tnpm commented 2 weeks ago

Btw, my YT channel in chrome browser has alphabetical setting, all channels appear A~Z just fine, so it is not a user setting (YT) issue.

Kouyate24 commented 1 week ago

Same for me too, channels in random order and when I select the option to do them alphabetically (fast, animated previews), the channel list is blank. PS just did latest update today so using version 24.61

jkr4m3r commented 1 week ago

Getting this on my Shield also, update on 14-Nov says it fixed it, but didn't.

KjetilHelgesen commented 1 week ago

Same for me as well on a Philips TV. Tried changing the channel sorting setting, seems the first two settings ("Default fast animated previews" and "Alphabetically fast animated previews" don't work at all, "Alphabetically" does not sort alphabetically, but random, "New content" seems to work OK, and "Last viewed" doesn't work.

DiscoFever78 commented 1 week ago

Alphabetical sorting is such a core/basic programming element... How is this bug even a thing??

jkr4m3r commented 1 week ago

I was trying to see a pattern in why or how it was sorting after the new content at the top... it appears that my desktop web browser sorts the same. What that algorithm is has always been a mystery to me, and a poster above, @r00tnpm, mentioned his browser sorted alphabetically.

I use Waterfox and Firefox on Win10, it has always been a random sort as far as I can see. To clarify, I'm referring to the slide out list on the left.

Seaqull commented 1 week ago

Mine stopped working too, and when you go into settings and set it to be alphabetical it won't list them that way either. I didn't do an update and it changed.

Seaqull commented 1 week ago

Also having s problem with the shorts replaying instead of going back to channel list. You have to pause the video and use the back button.

jkr4m3r commented 1 week ago

Yea, I'm having lots of different errors now not related to this bug, so that tells me YouTube is changing stuff on their end and the poor guy(s) who code this great app have to sort it all out. Hate to be him/them right now.

That reminds me, time to hit up the Patreon page...

sweharris commented 1 week ago

Looks like channel ordering backend has changed, at least according to this LTT forum post: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1589026-youtube-changed-channel-sort-order-functionality-on-tv-based-apps/

edgan commented 2 days ago

In 24.78 all the options work as expected, except Alphabetically. It behaves like New Content. Yet Alphabetically(fast, animated previews) is actually alphabetical.