A-Z listing disappeared from Local library on update 14/4/26

Indeed it has.

if only it would now play my imported playlists I’d be a happy bunny !

Are they XML?

They are iTunes playlists (a mixture of Smart and non-Smart)  that import directly into Sonos from my NAS along with the rest of my library. Until around 4 months ago they played flawlessly from within the Sonos app and then stopped working although they update if they are changed, they just can’t be played.

Sonos support have acknowledged the issue but not fixed it yet

I confirm that imported (iTunes xml) playlists still do not work with the latest update of the SONOS app. You can (buy and) use the SonoPad app that does work with the imported playlists. 

Have you tried exporting your playlists as m3u instead of xml? I use iTunes/Apple Music app on a Mac to export my playlists. There’s a dropdown on the export playlist window where you can choose different options like plain text, xml, m3u, m3u8 format. I use m3u and I’m able to play it on Sonos right now.

Forgive my technical ignorance but how do I get my playlists into Sonos as m3u ? 

I currently just have them all in iTunes which syncs to a folder on my NAS and then the Sonos app library updates (manually or every evening. The playlists all appear in Sonos both in the Windows app and on iOS but they will only play form the Windows app, not via iOS

Also, if I’m exporting them as m3u I presume I would have to manually update/re-import any that changed in iTunes

Thank you - I got a test playlist into Sonos and IT PLAYS via iOS 😊

I presume I’ll still have the issue that any Smart Playlist won’t update automatically? 

Yes you will have to manually update it. What I’m doing is if there are changes to a smart playlist I just export it again and overwrite the previous saved m3u file located on my NAS. Then hit “scan for new content” on the Sonos ios app to apply the changes. 

Tbh, although there are are now a few work-arounds for the Sonos app not playing imported playlists, none of them are 100% - they either involve creating new versions that won’t update dynamically or need to use Airplay and therefore restrict the quality or any one of a few other issues. Even re-creating them as actual Sonos playlists has it’s limitations in terms of updating. 

I think for now I’m just going to use the Sonos app for anything not in a Playlist and something like Sonify if I want to use a playlist as that (whilst not perfect) does at least play Playlists at the original quality.

I presume Sonos will EVENTUALLY sort this out although I’m sure its not a priority as it will be a low level use case I imagine using solely a local library and imported playlists!

Bloody Hell - they finally fixed it !!!

After today’s updates the iOS app plays imported playlists 😊