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Simon_88
Contributor I
September 30, 2013

iTunes Playlists - Folder / Playlist issue - just shows list of tracks in Sonos and not playlists.

  • September 30, 2013
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iTunes Playlists - if in a folder in itunes, Sonos lists all the tracks within folder and not playlists for each album, e.g. a folder type structure. iTunes Playlists - Folder / Playlist issue - just shows list of tracks in Sonos and not playlists.
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      Erik_27
      Lyricist I
      September 30, 2013
      Very frustrating indeed. I'm often resorting iTunes on my Mac Mini to find the playlist I want. Given the ease of use of the Sonos system this must be something they can address.
        Simon_88Author
        Contributor I
        November 9, 2013
        I agree.  I have folder '2013' with 20 albums in.  When I open folder in Sonos it just lists all the tracks in the folder and not by playlist album.
          Mayanja XL
          Lyricist I
          December 25, 2013
          Same here. I use playlist folders a lot, I have a 64GB iPhone, mostly for music. Right now, all playlists are mixed...
            FlyingEagle
            Lyricist I
            January 7, 2014
            Agreed - I use folders heavily in iTunes, sometimes nesting 4+ levels (for example, Classical Composers:Beethoven:Piano Sonatas:Vladimir Ashkenazy), and it is too bad that all that info and convenience goes through the compactor and gets flattened and lost on Sonos. Sure I could duplicate some of the functionality by searching, but those folders and playlists are organized and ordered the way I like it - why throw that all away? The Sonos UI is otherwise so good...
              Andrew_77
              Avid Contributor I
              September 9, 2014
              Same problem here - surely a really really simple fix for Sonos??
                Christopher Levy
                Lyricist I
                January 18, 2015
                I agree.  
                Hello Sonos,
                This seems to be a common issue. I am a new user and I am finding the same frustration. Folders really need to be created and also the ability to list albums (like spotify). I have at least 50 albums in Itunes and spotify and it is so messy in sonos. 
                  Bastian_2
                  Lyricist I
                  July 18, 2015
                  Seems like this haven't been fixed. Please support this idea!
                    paulscr
                    Contributor II
                    October 18, 2015
                    +1 to this.
                      Sonosorous
                      Sonosorous
                      Contributor I
                      October 29, 2015
                      I just wanted to open up this discussion again, This would be great if someone could find a work-around.... I have an over 300GB iTunes Library that has just about 390 albums. The only way I can keep organized is by iTunes Playlist and Folder Hierarchy. If anyone has any work arounds to this, please share.

                      And also, Sonos, please 😳 put this on your to-do list.... If we would get a way to have our folder hierarchy be displayed in the Sonos App, I will shout for joy! 😛
                        areasonableflan
                        Trending Lyricist I
                        November 2, 2015
                        I'd like to add to this chorus. Love the service but it's clearly designed for people who like individual songs as opposed to albums. Playlists should be nested at the very least as an option, similar to iTunes. At this point, I mostly just browse in iTunes and then queue the selection in Sonos, as the current searching system is useless for large libraries.
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