[Enhancement]: Auto Rewind - Change Duration in Settings #1139

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2026-04-24T23:50:45+02:00

adam commented

2026-04-24 23:50:45 +02:00

Originally created by @WhiteSockedDancer on GitHub (Feb 3, 2025).

Describe the Feature/Enhancement

I really like the Auto Rewind Feature in ABS.
But I would love to change the auto rewind durations (after resuming / on play) for the app in the settings.

Why would this be helpful?

First it would help to understand how long the app rewinds on resuming and users could adjust it to preferred durations.

For me personally the "long" rewind time after pausing the media is quite to long.
Also it's not really clear, when there is a rewind and when there is not.
If there are two dropdowns/Sliders in the settings it would make this feature more understandable.

One for short breaks (last playing < 30min): Auto rewind (default: 15s)
One for long breaks (last playing > 30min): Auto rewind (default: 1m)

Future Implementation (Screenshot)

Coming from Smart Audiobook Player. This feature was very nice implemented there and worked very well.

For better usability:
In Settings maybe also invert the "Disable Auto Rewind" switch into "Enable Auto Rewind" (and turn it on by default)

Audiobookshelf App Version

Android App - 0.9.79

Current Implementation (Screenshot)

No response

Originally created by @WhiteSockedDancer on GitHub (Feb 3, 2025). ### Describe the Feature/Enhancement I really like the Auto Rewind Feature in ABS. But I would love to change the auto rewind durations (after resuming / on play) for the app in the settings. ### Why would this be helpful? First it would help to understand how long the app rewinds on resuming and users could adjust it to preferred durations. For me personally the "long" rewind time after pausing the media is quite to long. Also it's not really clear, when there is a rewind and when there is not. If there are two dropdowns/Sliders in the settings it would make this feature more understandable. One for short breaks (last playing < 30min): Auto rewind (default: 15s) One for long breaks (last playing > 30min): Auto rewind (default: 1m) ### Future Implementation (Screenshot) Coming from [Smart Audiobook Player](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ak.alizandro.smartaudiobookplayer). This feature was very nice implemented there and worked very well. For better usability: In Settings maybe also invert the "Disable Auto Rewind" switch into "Enable Auto Rewind" (and turn it on by default) ### Audiobookshelf App Version Android App - 0.9.79 ### Current Implementation (Screenshot) _No response_

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adam commented

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