[Bug]: Android app syncs with web server to previous point. #1049

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2026-04-24T23:46:56+02:00

adam commented

2026-04-24 23:46:56 +02:00

Originally created by @chAosTwizt on GitHub (Sep 29, 2024).

What happened?

I use the Audiobookshelf android app and when i come back home after listining on the go my android app forgets all i have listent to while away and syncs to the previous point the server knows instead of the other way around.

What did you expect to happen?

I would expect it to sync the server with the android app to pick up where i left of while away from home.

Steps to reproduce the issue

start a book at home, disconnect from network and move the play time forward, then reconnect to network and watch it sync to the previous time from the server.

Audiobookshelf version

v2.13.4

How are you running audiobookshelf?

Docker

What OS is your Audiobookshelf server hosted from?

Linux

If the issue is being seen in the UI, what browsers are you seeing the problem on?

Other (list in "Additional Notes" box)

Logs

No response

Additional Notes

The Android app Audiobookshelf

Originally created by @chAosTwizt on GitHub (Sep 29, 2024). ### What happened? I use the Audiobookshelf android app and when i come back home after listining on the go my android app forgets all i have listent to while away and syncs to the previous point the server knows instead of the other way around. ### What did you expect to happen? I would expect it to sync the server with the android app to pick up where i left of while away from home. ### Steps to reproduce the issue 1. start a book at home, disconnect from network and move the play time forward, then reconnect to network and watch it sync to the previous time from the server. ### Audiobookshelf version v2.13.4 ### How are you running audiobookshelf? Docker ### What OS is your Audiobookshelf server hosted from? Linux ### If the issue is being seen in the UI, what browsers are you seeing the problem on? Other (list in "Additional Notes" box) ### Logs _No response_ ### Additional Notes The Android app Audiobookshelf

adam added the bug android progress sync labels 2026-04-24 23:46:56 +02:00

adam commented

2026-04-24 23:46:57 +02:00

@quickproquo commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2024):

I have the same issue. I will often times switch between my phone and my desktop while listening to an audiobook. I find that when I listen to it on the web through a browser and leave the app running on my phone in the background, the next time I open the app it picks up from the same spot I was when I stopped listening to it on my phone. The only way around this that I have found is to fully close out of the Android app before I actually open it, forcing it to resync with the server when opened. It also is an issue when you download an audiobook and play it offline sometimes.

@quickproquo commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2024): I have the same issue. I will often times switch between my phone and my desktop while listening to an audiobook. I find that when I listen to it on the web through a browser and leave the app running on my phone in the background, the next time I open the app it picks up from the same spot I was when I stopped listening to it on my phone. The only way around this that I have found is to fully close out of the Android app before I actually open it, forcing it to resync with the server when opened. It also is an issue when you download an audiobook and play it offline sometimes.

adam commented

2026-04-24 23:46:57 +02:00