I would like to be able to start playback from any point within a playlist

I have the same issue...which means a massive reduction in flexibility and functionality with Sonos compared to other music systems.

I am also surprised that no one has replied to Manda to address her/my query?! Poor reflection on customer service provided by Sonos.

Can somebody please let me/us know what can be done about this if anything or what plans are in store to fix this bug?

Thanks

Olly

Tracks play from the Queue. First, tracks should be added to the Queue by some method, usually Add To Queue or similar. On desktop controllers, right click on an artist, album, or track. Finally, once the tracks are added to the Queue, scroll to the desired play point and initiate play. Play will continue, track by track, until the Queue is exhausted.

Hi Olly. It's not a bug. Please see the following post for some explanation from Sonos that I found very enlightening.
https://en.community.sonos.com/controllers-software-228995/simply-want-it-to-play-next-track-6712132

I would love a play from here option. The way it is now is incredibly clunky and feels very backwards.

After reading up on links from John B (thanks!) and a Sonos reply to my Facebook post (which they answered within 5mins!) I've started using the queue feature which isn't particularly obvious and just to the right of the volume slider at the very bottom of the screen when a track is playing. This allows you to jump in at various places but again as Gtrance says it's very clunky and doesn't give you very much flexibility. It basically adds so many more unnecessary steps to an already quite long winded process!

Not really sure why Sonos developers haven't really got to grips with making this as user friendly as possible??

I am completely with you! Same issue, same feeling of non user-friendlyness. Maybe you could post an idea to ask.sonos.com and I will surely vote for you!

This is a case of personal preference.

I like the Queue. It's really not much different than the other schemes, however, it is much more flexible. Unfortunately, some users don't want to change their way of interacting with their music. Apple started by trying to emulate a CD player. This was OK as an attempt to lure users away from CD's, but this scheme does not generalize easily. I did not enjoy the Apple approach and sat on the sidelines of digital music until SONOS introduced the Queue. Some iTunes expats, are initially annoyed by the difference.

This is a case of personal preference.

Very much so... I find the single queue concept very irritating, as it doesn't suit the way that I listen to music. This is now even worse on android devices using 5.x software, as they removed the track number/total number of tracks from the display.

Multiple queues on the same device could work for me, temporary queues, or even improved handling in the existing queue, but at the moment it's all a bit too basic...

After discussions on most have said having a "Play from here" option would satisfy the non-queue liking crowd. What do you think?