Music Library Compilation Issue under new 16.3 Firmware

I understand that the jumbled libraries mentioned here came as a result of updating the mobile app, right?  Wasn’t there similar results after updating the speaker firmware as well?  Sorry, it’s all beginning to run together for me.

One individual who posted mentioned plugging a Synology drive directly into his router and got his libraries back.  I’d rather have Sonos come up with a solution although, I just checked the back of our modem/router (supplied by our local service provider) that has a USB input on it.  Would that work as a stop gap measure and, would my Sonos NAS libraries appear in the Sonos mobile app? (I’m on an Apple platform and my music libraries currently “do not” appear on my iPhone any longer - but do on the Sonophone app).

My problems with compilation of the music folder were similar to the above:  multiple listings for the same track, missing album art and also mistakes in which album art was displayed (any album with 'greatest hits’ in the name could seemingly be attached to any track playing from another 'greatest hits’ album).  Now i wish i had these problems because at least i had music.  Since the app update this week things have become really unstable.  It was partly successful, at first (bearing in mind i've never been able to reconnect with my networked music folder.  At least i did have access to the folder on a drive connected to the notebook which i could load and play; that was Wednesday i believe. 

Come Thursday, when i pressed play the app reported ‘unable to play ...’.  When i tried to update the music library, it began to index and then just disappeared. Since then i've been unable to reload the music folder and get a mix of ‘access is denied’ and 913 errors.  

The update is really unstable and i still can't load the network folder.  How long is this going to persist?

Happy Friday.

Add me to the list which makes my music library practically useless as I have many compilation CDs that I ripped so I can play these on my Sonos speakers.

And so many times when I start the app (Android) it tells me 'No Sonos devices found' (or something like that). So I close and restart, and then it finds my system, returning me to the normal state of s***tiness…

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 I changed one of the compilation albums in my local library such that the Artist tag and Album Artist tag were made the same.  After the scan the screenshot shows the result.  Most who have responded on this subject already knew how this would turn out .  Just wanted to visually shed some light on the issue for those that are not sure what is exactly happening with this poor handling of compilations.

 This is, of course, not a fix.  It’s just a test.

Is there an update on this?, the new app on my phone also does not allow me to search “mymusic”

All very frustrating

I’m with you on this. I do the exact same thing and was never drawn to streaming. My Sonos music libraries are found easily by Sonophone which leads me to believe that my networks paths to said libraries are set correctly.

I haven’t checked in here for days.  Is there any news on the horizon about possible solutions for us NAS plebes?

Any update on an ETA for this critical issue from Cory? Also, Sonos corporate should show some humility by ceasing the barrage of email ads on the new headphones. I suppose they would like me to buy a pair so I would have an additional way to not be able to listen to my music library.

Yeah, my jaw gets a little tight when I see the incessant ads for Ace Headphones. I loved H.J.’s last sentence.  Classic.

Aware and investigating…. for a month? No ETA? Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!