topic Re: Z1 music syncing issues in Z Series

Z1 music syncing issues

MBR — Sun, 01 Dec 2013 19:53:09 GMT

Hi all,

I've had my Z1 for just a week and have had endless problems trying to sync music to the (brand new) 32gb MicroSD card that I installed.

I've tried using Sony bridge for mac which takes 4 hours to sync 1500 or so songs from iTunes (mostly purchased from iTunes store). Once it completes there are always errors and 40-50% of songs won't play.

I then tried double twist which corrupted the card and made it unreadable. I managed to save it by using a disk utility, which seems to of worked for now.

Today I tried Sony bridge again, which again took 4 hours to sync. No errors this time but again many songs are missing and a lot do not play.

I am already sick and tired of the problems which should be so easy to fix. I guess we've all been spoilt with how easy the iPhone and iTunes are to use.

Is there anything else I can try? I'm considering taking it back and swapping for a 5s, but I really don't want to. I like alot of the features and the camera is great!

Re: Z1 music syncing issues

Uliwooly — Sun, 01 Dec 2013 23:18:38 GMT

Don't transfer so many songs at the same time, try album by album and see if you have the same issue

Re: Z1 music syncing issues

Sam — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 01:39:48 GMT

Some of the content you are transferring may be locked down due to DRM. Do the tracks that don’t work come from one particular place?

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Re: Z1 music syncing issues

Air_Omz — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 08:29:57 GMT

Hi, have u tried the android file transfer? im using mac as well and i also experienced the long sync when i used the sony bridge for mac.

android file transfer is better, in my opinion. you can also drag and drop your itunes music to the app.

hope it helps.

Re: Z1 music syncing issues

MBR — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 20:25:24 GMT

That's a good point - not yet... is it called 'WiFi File Transfer Pro'?

To Sony - non of my content is DRM protected - it was all purchased after the changes Apple made. What's most frustrating is that even mixes I have legally downloaded in mp3 format are corrupted and do not play.

This has to be fixed as it's the only problem with the phone!

Re: Z1 music syncing issues

Sam — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 22:11:34 GMT

If you remove them from the phone and then just drag and drop them over instead of using the software do you have the same problem?

Re: Z1 music syncing issues

Air_Omz — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 05:37:08 GMT

Hi MBR, here's the link - http://www.android.com/filetransfer/

Re: Z1 music syncing issues

MBR — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 18:57:01 GMT

Thanks so much! I'll try that now and report back.

Sam - Yes, if I set the phone to Mass Storage it still has the same problems, like it can't read the files.

Re: Z1 music syncing issues

MBR — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 19:44:23 GMT

So Android file transfer worked perfectly - I worked through artist by artist and everything plays.

Thanks a million Air!

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ChopsHoctor — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 22:38:35 GMT

My Z1 takes about 4 or 5 hours to sync using any app ...i have a macbook and the sony bridge for mac is useless , ive tried using double twist and droid NAS aswell but no matter what i use to transfer the files , over 50% of the music files i have come up as Unknown Artist and cannot be played on the phone using any player ....they are all mp3 files (none of them are protected) and ive tried to transfer them in small quantities but nothing seems to work ...any help would be appreciated?

Re: Z1 music syncing issues

AJDavid — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 21:05:00 GMT

I have the same issue, but I am using a Windows (7) computer, I'd like to try the andriod option but the link states it is for mac only, do you know of a way to solve this for windows?

Re: Z1 music syncing issues

Alan_S — Sat, 17 May 2014 14:41:35 GMT

I'm having this problem as well. When I first got the phone I just slotted in the memory card from my old phone and everything was fine. Thursday, I picked up a brand new 32gb card... and the phone is all over the place: tried copying and pasting with the card in a reader -fail, everything moved to LOST.dir; used MediaGo - fail, tracks either disappear, play too fast, or I get a 'cannot play file' message.

This is abysmal. I bought this phone for the camera (excellent) and the Walkman tag. Right now I wish I'd picked up the GS5. As a media player it's not fit for purpose.