Remote control #109

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2026-04-24T23:07:33+02:00

adam commented

2026-04-24 23:07:33 +02:00

Originally created by @hmlendea on GitHub (Apr 28, 2022).

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

It's not a huge deal, but it's a bit uncomfortable to get and unlock the phone whenever I'm listening to an audiobook on the phone but I'm sitting at my desk using my PC, and want to rewind or pause.
Just the same way, it's a bit annoying to have to go back to the PC every time I'm listening on my PC using a headset but I've walked away for any reason (personally I do that quite often, so I don't sit all day)

Describe the solution you'd like

It'd be nice if the players were synced, so that when the book is played on the PC, I can use the player controls from my phone, and vice-versa.

Describe alternatives you've considered

I've used KDE Connect on Linux and Android but it's very limited, since it only supports Pause/Next/Previous.

Additional context

For a real-world example, take the Spotify apps, which have their players synced across PC (desktop, web), TV, mobile (phone, tablet), etc - so you can use any of them to control the music.

Originally created by @hmlendea on GitHub (Apr 28, 2022). ### Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. It's not a huge deal, but it's a bit uncomfortable to get and unlock the phone whenever I'm listening to an audiobook on the phone but I'm sitting at my desk using my PC, and want to rewind or pause. Just the same way, it's a bit annoying to have to go back to the PC every time I'm listening on my PC using a headset but I've walked away for any reason (personally I do that quite often, so I don't sit all day) ### Describe the solution you'd like It'd be nice if the players were synced, so that when the book is played on the PC, I can use the player controls from my phone, and vice-versa. ### Describe alternatives you've considered I've used KDE Connect on Linux and Android but it's very limited, since it only supports Pause/Next/Previous. ### Additional context For a real-world example, take the Spotify apps, which have their players synced across PC (desktop, web), TV, mobile (phone, tablet), etc - so you can use any of them to control the music.

adam added the enhancement label 2026-04-24 23:07:33 +02:00

adam referenced this issue

2026-04-24 23:58:04 +02:00

[PR #109] [MERGED] Added sleep timer #1380

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Reference: starred/audiobookshelf-app#109