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Provide ability to queue audiobooks and podcast episodes #320
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Originally created by @digitlength on GitHub (Oct 16, 2022).
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
The kids sometimes listen to audiobooks when going to sleep. They can choose one each. At the moment, after the first book is finished I have to manually start the second book.
Describe the solution you'd like
It would be handy to have a feature where I could enqueue audiobooks, so that the next book automatically starts after the one before it in the queue, until the queue is empty, or until the sleep timer has finished.
@advplyr commented on GitHub (May 21, 2023):
I'm making this the main thread for requests about the audio player queue. This is already implemented in the website. Similar to Youtube, Abs distinguishes between a playlist and a queue.
A playlist is a user-specific list of books or podcast episodes. A queue is a list of media items waiting to played in the audio player. A queue is visible in the audio player and you can add/remove items from the queue.
For podcasts when you start listening to a podcast episode a queue is automatically populated based on the pub date. For playlists and collections pressing play will automatically populate a queue.
@fidoriel commented on GitHub (Dec 23, 2023):
My request is similar, but not the same.
I would love if an audiobook finishes, that next audiobook of the series gets automatically played. I do not want to queue them, just a simple check, maybe on the client like:
IF audiobook finished
and queue empty
and audiobook in a series:
play next part of series
@JReming85 commented on GitHub (Feb 14, 2024):
I know you guys are busy and most likely have a lot higher priority items then this small QoL fix, but is there any update?
@patienttruth commented on GitHub (Feb 16, 2024):
I just for ABS up and running. Loving it.
Came here to see about queues and playlists on Android. Both would be awesome.
I figured out how to add something to a playlist, but it's hard to get back to it and it didn't proceed to the next track from what I could tell.
I'm not really sure how to help, but I'd be happy to if there's something I can do. Maybe with documentation down the road?
@rxbrad commented on GitHub (Feb 16, 2024):
Ideally, it'd be nice to create a Podcast playlist where you can add entire Podcasts rather than specific Podcast Episodes. Then the player would automatically queue all podcast Episodes from oldest-to-newest (adding new episodes to the end of the queue as they download).
@patienttruth commented on GitHub (Feb 16, 2024):
I agree. I'm excited to see ABS develop. I can make it work, but there is some lost functionality vs AntennaPod. The main benefit I'm getting is that I can listen from the PC and have the playback synchronized. (Local archiving is nice too).
@RyuDragoon commented on GitHub (May 6, 2024):
Just commenting to say I'd also very much enjoy this QoL added.
@politas commented on GitHub (May 10, 2024):
This is a potentially lifesaving feature, enabling uninterrupted podcast playback while driving. I would hope it has top priority for the team.
@elgrove commented on GitHub (Jun 1, 2024):
Another vote for this feature. While I'm doing dirty jobs with gloves like DIY, gardening etc it would be great to have hours of podcasts episodes queued up rather than keep touching my phone. Thanks for your work!
@ncleggs commented on GitHub (Jun 3, 2024):
I have just dipped my toe into ABS and tried it for the first time while driving today. I would love for the next podcast in my playlist to just play once the previous one ends, would be a life saver. To be honest, this may me to move away from ABS to something else at least temporarily until that comes in.
@unknownmaster038 commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2024):
Plus one on this request, definitely makes it difficult to listen to Podcasts while driving without this.
@d92t8b1i commented on GitHub (Dec 1, 2024):
Another up-vote from me as well. Love ABS in general and this feature would greatly enhance the mobile app experience.
@brhahlen commented on GitHub (Dec 10, 2024):
...and yet another upvote for this...
I've created a Playlist where I add my podcasts in, but it stops playing after each episode, which is annoying to say the least.
Love the rest of ABS, this should be a main feature, IMHO.
@andonevris commented on GitHub (Dec 10, 2024):
This is over 2 years old now and still not implemented. With the sheer volume of issues for this app I fear it will get buried in the noise and I consider this essential functionality for any podcast app.
This has already been implemented in the web player, over a year ago, and still nothing for the app.
It's not too cumbersome for audiobooks which don't end so frequently but it's a real problem for podcasts. I have switched back to my old podcast app because not having this is a deal breaker for me.
@freeagentkd35 commented on GitHub (Jan 8, 2025):
I hope this gets implemented on the app soon. It's such an amazing project with great features, and I consider this more important than many others already available.
@muddro1 commented on GitHub (Feb 6, 2025):
+1 on app queue!
@FalxMuralis commented on GitHub (Mar 21, 2025):
+1, would really like to have this feature, especially for podcasts.
@gitchap commented on GitHub (Mar 25, 2025):
+1 Would love to see this! Some option to auto add new podcast episodes to the queue (and download them!) would be even better!
@DeXP commented on GitHub (Apr 5, 2025):
+1. I'd love to see the feature as well. I'm listening while riding a bike, it's not handy to stop.
@oberer commented on GitHub (Apr 28, 2025):
+1. Would like to replace iTunes but the lack of an podcast autoplay feature is holding me back.
@brhahlen commented on GitHub (May 7, 2025):
@advplyr Also on this issue: Hate to be "that guy", but are there any updates on this?
@d92t8b1i commented on GitHub (May 16, 2025):
upvote!
This would be very handy during shorter podcasts.
Some channels have 5 min or less podcasts and if I start one before driving, I currently have to pull over every few mins to start the next episode.
In my mind, it's the same feature as chapters in books.
Couldn't the same code be recycled?
@jucor commented on GitHub (May 19, 2025):
Would love this queue for podcasts on Android, too! In particular to be able to queue several episodes of Latest episodes list. Big fan of ABS, it's terrific, that's just the one feature I'm missing the most.
I've also looked on the web UI, and can't find such a way.
Thanks for considering!
@marcaurele commented on GitHub (Oct 8, 2025):
@advplyr I think what people would love to have is the implementation of the player queue on the mobile app itself, not only on the web interface. That way anyone can create their on the fly playlist which is called "player queue" on the web interface.
@jucor commented on GitHub (Oct 8, 2025):
Spot on! I did not even know there was a player queue on the web interface,
as I listen almost exclusively on the app 😅
On Wed, 8 Oct 2025, 18:26 Marc-Aurèle Brothier, @.***>
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@cliny commented on GitHub (Dec 11, 2025):
Would just love an option in the android app to auto play the next podcast episode
@cameronj86 commented on GitHub (Mar 20, 2026):
Can someone vibe code the feature and share the fork since it's such a low priority with the project?