Personal music library features removed in the new May 7 2024 app version

yes this is terrible, came here to find if there was a work around

Using iBroadcast cloud service, or a Plex server, or upload/match the library tracks to Apple iCloud. There’s also the option to use Google cloud services … they are all currently available options that may allow the searching of your own tracks via the Sonos App.

Outside the Sonos App there are further options to use a 3rd Party media player App with a built-in search facility, (MediaStreamer is one player I use) to either AirPlay/Bluetooth the audio to Sonos compatible players, or send the audio to them using the DLNA standard.

Hope those few suggestions, assist.👍

Plex works. However, it's disgraceful what Sonos are doing. Just chasing the money. When my current Play 3 dies I won't be replacing it with another Sonos product.

Agree that this makes local library much less useful.  I’m very disappointed with Sonos.

I came here expecting to see Sonos has an answer. this is very scary. Sonos please tell us this is not your intention! are we watching the beginning of an ens***ification strategy to move us all to stremaing services? Please do not do this to your customers.

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As someone who doesn't use streaming services and only plays music I own (I know, such a dinosaur!) I CAN'T BELIEVE that what is essentially a hardware company is so bent on forcing their speaker system customers over to a particular software set in order to listen to music. Not only had the Music Library search function been disappeared already, but now I can't even shuffle all songs in my Music Library from the app! Additionally, you can't remove the streaming services from the app home screen, AND when I placed my Music Library at the top of the screen, it disappears and you have to scroll up to see it! Outrageous "updates" that discourage Sonos owners from listening TO THEIR OWN MUSIC. I am utterly incensed. Is there any hope that Sonos will fix this?

The new app is an absolute disaster! I have over 30,000 tracks in my music library and I exclusively only listen to Sonos with my music library. I can’t shuffle the songs in my music library anymore and can barely even find it. It comes and goes. What the hell is going on? 

I find the Sonos decision to remove the facility to play personal music library most disappointing. I use my personal library more than any streaming service. When will Sonos reinstate this most retrograde update?

I am in the same boat as I listen to my personal music library about 75% of the time. Here are some things I have found out this week troubleshooting the issue:

1. Sonos is saying music library functionality is still coming and is predicted for mid-June.
2. The desktop app still has essentially the same functionality as before so that is a fall-back if possible for now.
3. I had to re-share all 7 of my personal music folders yesterday because they all were missing. Resharing them to Sonos and then manually adding them back to the music server page on the desktop app was time consuming but got my access back.
4. I can’t access my playlists through the “Sonos Favorites” tab but I can get to them going through “Music Library” under sources. I can play them from the phone app but can’t see the or modify the queue.
5. You can get to the queue through the desktop.
6. My phone has my three most played playlists on it and I can play via AirPlay that way through most of my speakers as a backup.

Huge PITA but at least workable for me.

Well I guess I can take some solace in learning that Sonos are acknowledging the issue. However I’m still in denial that they didn’t anticipate the implications of their decision to update the app removing this most important facility.