Audiobooks in the "music" app display tracks in alphabetical, not actual track order
Since updating my iPad 1 to iOS 5.0.1 my audiobooks (Teaching Company) display in the "music" app in alphabetical, not actual track order. They display correctly in iTunes from my synced computer. I've tried designating them as compilations and not as compilations, and either way, the same result. Further, when I hit play on the first track listed, it does not go to the second track, rather it just stops.
Since updating my iPad 1 to iOS 5.0.1 my audiobooks (Teaching Company) display in the "music" app in alphabetical, not actual track order. They display correctly in iTunes from my synced computer. I've tried designating them as compilations and not as compilations, and either way, the same result. Further, when I hit play on the first track listed, it does not go to the second track, rather it just stops.
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Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
From your post it appears that you either have iTunes Match on your iPhone, or are seeing items that are available in iTunes in the Cloud and not on your device. To learn more about both of these features, please see the articles below.
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