2000 versions out of date?!

[ConcernedWife]

I tried to sync my android phone to mm, which typically works.

Today, it complained that it needed v5.something on the PC in order to sync.
OK - the android version must have upgraded, and needs the latest mm. Makes sense.
I look online, and the latest version is 2024.something?

1. it's 2020 versions ahead of what the app requires?
2. it sounds 2 years out of date if it's a calendar date rather than a version code? No updates for two years??

What idiot came up with naming the desktop app like this?
What's wrong with a normal version, not tied to the date of release (like 99.997% of software).

Is version 2024 the _same_ as v5?
Why are they not called the same thing, if they are the same thing?

> The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name

You guys are 1,500 years to late. Confucius was right.

[Lowlander]

MediaMonkey 2024 is the current version, and indicates the release year. It was released after MediaMonkey 5. MediaMonkey 2027, the next release, is currently in development.

[ConcernedWife]

..so when the android app demands "v5.something" - what, in actual fact, does it actually _mean_?

[Lowlander]

Presumably this is stated for wi-fi Sync, in that case the latest release (2024) will do the trick. MediaMonkey 5 would be the minimum requirement.

[ConcernedWife]

But I'm running 2024 on Windows


https://imgur.com/n3ZyUbg

And Android is complaining


https://imgur.com/GzwKZPf

Is this an android bug, then??

[Lowlander]

Are you sure you're connected to the correct MediaMonkey Server in MMA? Perhaps you're connected to a different MediaMonkey (MMW) that actually is older?

[ConcernedWife]

..there is no other machine running MM on the network.

https://imgur.com/F3rcUPY

You can see in this screenshot that the MM Server is both 'Stopped' and 'working correctly'.
Is this normal? Because to a programmer of 40 years experience - that doesn't sound right.

[Lowlander]

It looks like you are connecting to some other MediaMonkey as the Media Server is Stopped and you need it running to access it.
Make sure you Enable the Media Server in MMW, then in MMA select the correct Server to Sync.

The Check is to see if the the network allows access, which it indicates is allowed.