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Contributor I
December 24, 2021

Problem Viewing All Amazon Playlists

  • December 24, 2021
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I just signed up to Amazon Music and have connected the service to Sonos. Problem is I am only seeing up to the letter “L” in the playlist library?

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32 replies

December 25, 2021

You too. I hope you get playlists working properly through the Sonos app. They are working for me but I don't have many playlists. 

ozzking1Author
Contributor I
December 26, 2021

Tried casting to the group (now includes my Roam) but the volume is hard to control on my IPhone. So much easier in the Sonos app! It’s looking like I will just have to stay with Apple Music and dump Amazon. It’s a shame but c’est la vie :)

Renowned Enthusiast II
December 26, 2021

 I was speculating with my issue that Sonos was limiting the visible playlists to 100. Do you have more than 100 Amazon playlists? And do you have the same number of Apple and Amazon playlists? If the two sets of playlists are the same and you can see all the Apple ones, then the problem would seem to be either strictly with Amazon or with some way that Amazon interacts with Sonos. 

ozzking1Author
Contributor I
December 26, 2021

Hi. Yes I have more than 100 playlists on each service. I can see all of them on Sonos when using my Apple Music service however. I can only see around 75 of them when using Amazon. I will try speaking to someone at Sonos tomorrow and see if they can answer my questions. Wish me luck! LOL

 Cheers for your comments 

Renowned Enthusiast II
December 26, 2021

OK, sounds like the problem is related just to Amazon. I do wish you luck in getting it resolved, and will be interested in hearing the result of your call, since I’m dealing with the same issue.

controlav
Lead Maestro
December 26, 2021

 I was speculating with my issue that Sonos was limiting the visible playlists to 100. Do you have more than 100 Amazon playlists? And do you have the same number of Apple and Amazon playlists? If the two sets of playlists are the same and you can see all the Apple ones, then the problem would seem to be either strictly with Amazon or with some way that Amazon interacts with Sonos. 

Sonos are not limiting the playlist size, Amazon are. When the Sonos app asks for the list from Amazon, it asks in “gulps” of 100 (this is called paging in web terminology). Amazon, either deliberately or due to a bug, only respond to the first call (give me 100, starting at #0). When the second call comes in (give me 100, starting at #100) they return “no more”.

if you want this fixed, don’t waste your time calling Sonos. Call Amazon.

Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.
Renowned Enthusiast II
December 26, 2021

controlav - Thanks for the explanation. I wasn’t aware of that at all. Overall, I’ve experienced a lot more glitches with Amazon than with Sonos. 

ozzking1Author
Contributor I
December 27, 2021

Hi. Just had lengthy conversation with nice Sonos rep. She is a bit stumped as to why I can’t view all my playlists on the Sonos app. We tested accessing my Sonos system and playing Amazon music via Bluetooth through the Roam speaker and that worked perfectly although the volume control doesn’t work as good as on the Sonos app so it’s not ideal. Bottom line is she has escalated my problem to a senior tech advisor who should make contact over next 24-48 hours. Will report back with any resolution. Cheers

Airgetlam
December 27, 2021

The reason the Sonos rep couldn’t figure it out is explained by controlav above, essentially the issue is with Amazon, and not Sonos. 

Bruce
ozzking1Author
Contributor I
December 27, 2021

Ok thanks for that. I did chat with an Amazon rep last week but he was basically useless. I may try again but to be honest I’m over it and most likely will just cancel my Amazon family membership and continue with good old Apple Music :)