Since upgrading to 17.2 (possibly earlier as I have had various glitches since 17.0), when I play music from my library using a smart playlist, it stops playing every time after 1h 9 to 12m. My wife's account does the same thing. My Mac does not do it. Any ideas or suggestions?
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TvOS 17.2 Music app issue
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I believe I have the same problem, and it really bugs me! I use the "Computers" app to play music from my mac mini iTunes (home sharing).
I have always had the ATV setting "Screensaver-->Show during Music and Podcasts" set to "no". In the past, this has always worked nicely, and I could play music for hours. I'm now on tvOS 17.0, and the screensaver does appear while playing music! Much worse, after 1/2 hour, the ATV appears to go into sleep mode, abruptly cutting off the music. Grrrrrr!
My ATV "Sleep After" setting is 30 minutes. I assume this is intended to mean 30 minutes of inactivity.
I suspect there's a bug, and current tvOS versions count music playing as "inactivity" and go to sleep, whereas older tvOS versions didn't. That would explain why the screensaver comes one, in spite of the setting indicating it shouldn't.
I have always had the ATV setting "Screensaver-->Show during Music and Podcasts" set to "no". In the past, this has always worked nicely, and I could play music for hours. I'm now on tvOS 17.0, and the screensaver does appear while playing music! Much worse, after 1/2 hour, the ATV appears to go into sleep mode, abruptly cutting off the music. Grrrrrr!
My ATV "Sleep After" setting is 30 minutes. I assume this is intended to mean 30 minutes of inactivity.
I suspect there's a bug, and current tvOS versions count music playing as "inactivity" and go to sleep, whereas older tvOS versions didn't. That would explain why the screensaver comes one, in spite of the setting indicating it shouldn't.
This issue still exists. I found a solution on the Apple Support site. This (queue?) button on the bottom right of the Now Playing screen needs to be activated. My screensaver came on at the set time after pressing. I’d like to give a medal to the poster who figured this out. It’s been a long term issue for me.
