Since v0.9.80 the app is showing behind the Android navbar, making buttons hard to reach and things hard to read.
Steps to Reproduce the Issue
Open the app, start playback, look at the bottom of the screen. The progress bar will be invisible behind the navbar.
Phone Model
Pixel 8
Phone OS
Lineage 22.1 (Android 15)
Audiobookshelf App Version
Android App - 0.9.80 / 0.9.81
Installation Source
Google Play Store
Additional Notes
No response
Originally created by @Der-Schubi on GitHub (Apr 28, 2025).
### I have verified that the [bug is not already awaiting release](https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf-app/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20label%3A%22awaiting%20release%22)
Yes
### What was the Problem?
Since v0.9.80 the app is showing behind the Android navbar, making buttons hard to reach and things hard to read.

### Steps to Reproduce the Issue
Open the app, start playback, look at the bottom of the screen. The progress bar will be invisible behind the navbar.
### Phone Model
Pixel 8
### Phone OS
Lineage 22.1 (Android 15)
### Audiobookshelf App Version
Android App - 0.9.80 / 0.9.81
### Installation Source
Google Play Store
### Additional Notes
_No response_
adam
added the bug label 2026-04-24 23:53:25 +02:00
Android 16 makes it mandatory (it feels like iOS, lol).
@Vito0912 commented on GitHub (Apr 28, 2025):
It looks like: https://developer.android.com/about/versions/15/behavior-changes-15#edge-to-edge_enforcement
However, I would have expected this to appear sooner, so I'm not sure. But I can replicate it.
For Android 15, one can opt out:
https://developer.android.com/about/versions/16/behavior-changes-16
Android 16 makes it mandatory (it feels like iOS, lol).
Feels like they want to move away from navbars and just do gesture-based navigation. I hate that.
Android, please let me keep my navbar!
@Strit commented on GitHub (Apr 28, 2025):
Feels like they want to move away from navbars and just do gesture-based navigation. I hate that.
Android, please let me keep my navbar!
@Der-Schubi commented on GitHub (Apr 30, 2025):
It should be enough to add system bars insets. See: https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/views/layout/edge-to-edge?hl=en#system-bars-insets
@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Jul 21, 2025):
Fixed in [v0.10.0-beta](https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf-app/releases/tag/v0.10.0-beta).
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Originally created by @Der-Schubi on GitHub (Apr 28, 2025).
I have verified that the bug is not already awaiting release
Yes
What was the Problem?
Since v0.9.80 the app is showing behind the Android navbar, making buttons hard to reach and things hard to read.

Steps to Reproduce the Issue
Open the app, start playback, look at the bottom of the screen. The progress bar will be invisible behind the navbar.
Phone Model
Pixel 8
Phone OS
Lineage 22.1 (Android 15)
Audiobookshelf App Version
Android App - 0.9.80 / 0.9.81
Installation Source
Google Play Store
Additional Notes
No response
@Vito0912 commented on GitHub (Apr 28, 2025):
It looks like: https://developer.android.com/about/versions/15/behavior-changes-15#edge-to-edge_enforcement
However, I would have expected this to appear sooner, so I'm not sure. But I can replicate it.
For Android 15, one can opt out:
https://developer.android.com/about/versions/16/behavior-changes-16
Android 16 makes it mandatory (it feels like iOS, lol).
@Strit commented on GitHub (Apr 28, 2025):
Feels like they want to move away from navbars and just do gesture-based navigation. I hate that.
Android, please let me keep my navbar!
@Der-Schubi commented on GitHub (Apr 30, 2025):
It should be enough to add system bars insets. See: https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/views/layout/edge-to-edge?hl=en#system-bars-insets
@TheMarf commented on GitHub (May 4, 2025):
Same issue on Galaxy s25 on Android 15.
@ckanoab commented on GitHub (May 13, 2025):
Same issue on Samsung S22 Ultra
ABS version: 0.9.81-beta
Android 15 One UI 7
@jaredtodworkman commented on GitHub (Jul 8, 2025):
Same issue on Pixel 6a.
audiobookshelf version 0.9.81-beta
Android 16
@john-okeefe commented on GitHub (Jul 20, 2025):
Same GrapheneOS 16 on Pixel 9.
@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Jul 21, 2025):
Fixed in v0.10.0-beta.
@john-okeefe commented on GitHub (Jul 22, 2025):
Can conform. Audio player looks fixed.
@TheMarf commented on GitHub (Jul 22, 2025):
Oh thank god, this is a great fix.
Thanks so much!