# Inconsistent Handling of Genre Field in m4a Files

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/inconsistent-handling-of-genre-field-in-m4a-files/66861
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 16, 2024, 5:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/inconsistent-handling-of-genre-field-in-m4a-files/66861 "2024-12-16T05:38:11Z")
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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2025, 9:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/inconsistent-handling-of-genre-field-in-m4a-files/66861/9 "2025-01-08T09:21:55Z")

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Thank you for the feedback! Based on your observations, writing multiple genres with their respective MP4 atom IDs seems to be more compatible.

I've changed this with [Mp3tag v3.28a](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/455) to allow for broader testing.

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