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My application has been using iTunes COM SDK for Windows to add tracks into iOS devices and it's been working for years. Until the recently released iTunes 10.5 versus iOS 5, the added tracks are missing from the iOS 5 devices (iPhone, iPad, etc.).
The SDK calls are returned successfully and from desktop, the iTunes 10.5 shows the tracks under "Books" folder of iOS 5 device correctly. I can also play it form desktop. But, from the iOS 5 device, the track is totally missing!!! However, if I perform a search in the device with the track name, then I can find it and play it. It just does not list under the Audiobooks folder of the device!
If I used the same SDK calls to add to "Music" folder, then it works fine.
Any idea? I suspect it is a bug either in iTunes 10.5 or iOS 5? Because apparently the audio track is there, iTunes 10.5 sees it, but the iOS 5 can't?
Please help.
Thanks.

Thanks for the reply. The functions from iTunes COM SDK are straightforward. Find the IITIPodSource to the connected device and then obtain its IITLibraryPlaylist interface to call AddFile() or AddTrack() depends on whether the audio file is from file system or from iTunes Library. The trick for the audio file to be categorized in Audiobooks is to use ".m4b" file extension for AAC encoded format.
It has been working for earlier iTunes versus iOS 4 and under, and it is still working, the file still shows up in iTunes > iOS 5 device > Books. However, the iOS 5 device's Music app does not pick it up. I found that if I tried to use ".m4a" then the iOS 5 device will pick it up under "Songs" (or "Music" under iTunes).
I think either the AddTrack() or AddFile() calls have bugs or the iOS 5 Music app has glitch that cannot pickup certain files added into device. I've submitted bugs to http://bugreport.apple.com, at the same time, maybe someone from the community has idea to work around this?

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