Turns out the update from a few months ago that added the runtime permissions to write to storage ended up breaking the initial installation of the equalizer presets and smart playlists. So that is now fixed. I also tried fixing some of the metadata over bluetooth issues, but have no clue if it will work. None of my test devices have the issue and im following google's documentation on how to set the metadata.
2.2.18 (02/17/2019):
-Possible fix for metadata over bluetooth getting stuck on the first track
-Fixed installing equalizer presets and smart playlists on first launch
-Fixed some ANRs/crashes
Edit: Pushed 2.2.19 to fix the broken remote controls
2.2.18 (02/17/2019):
-Possible fix for metadata over bluetooth getting stuck on the first track
-Fixed installing equalizer presets and smart playlists on first launch
-Fixed some ANRs/crashes
Edit: Pushed 2.2.19 to fix the broken remote controls