I think this is exactly how it is supposed to work though. I too use Track and Transient most of the time, but if I decide to look at Now & Next or None for a bit, the only way to get back to the correct behaviour is for me to select through to Transient.

On a reboot without Enable Visuals set it will go back to Track, so I have Enable Visuals set.

Next time it powers up it is always in Transient and long press gives me Track. Works fine.