The android app is consuming a lot of background use and therefor battery, even when not being actively used much - on the beta channel 0.9.81-beta
Total listening of approx 1.5 hours today, in two sessions:
Yet battery use looks like this:
Over 25% of my battery, on a 2 month olf Pixel 9 pro running Android 16
Steps to Reproduce the Issue
Have android app in the background doing nothing...
What was Expected?
Battery not to be hammered quite so much
Phone Model
Pixel 9 Pro
Phone OS
Android 16
Audiobookshelf App Version
Android App - 0.9.81
Installation Source
Google Play Store
Additional Notes
No response
Originally created by @barelylit on GitHub (Jul 2, 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?
The android app is consuming a lot of background use and therefor battery, even when not being actively used much - on the beta channel 0.9.81-beta
Total listening of approx 1.5 hours today, in two sessions:

Yet battery use looks like this:
Over 25% of my battery, on a 2 month olf Pixel 9 pro running Android 16

### Steps to Reproduce the Issue
Have android app in the background doing nothing...
### What was Expected?
Battery not to be hammered quite so much
### Phone Model
Pixel 9 Pro
### Phone OS
Android 16
### Audiobookshelf App Version
Android App - 0.9.81
### Installation Source
Google Play Store
### Additional Notes
_No response_
adam
added the bug label 2026-04-24 23:54:41 +02:00
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Originally created by @barelylit on GitHub (Jul 2, 2025).
I have verified that the bug is not already awaiting release
Yes
What was the Problem?
The android app is consuming a lot of background use and therefor battery, even when not being actively used much - on the beta channel 0.9.81-beta
Total listening of approx 1.5 hours today, in two sessions:
Yet battery use looks like this:
Over 25% of my battery, on a 2 month olf Pixel 9 pro running Android 16
Steps to Reproduce the Issue
Have android app in the background doing nothing...
What was Expected?
Battery not to be hammered quite so much
Phone Model
Pixel 9 Pro
Phone OS
Android 16
Audiobookshelf App Version
Android App - 0.9.81
Installation Source
Google Play Store
Additional Notes
No response
@nichwall commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2025):
Duplicate of https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf-app/issues/1446