Android Auto and Android 13 Audio widget show incorrect progress #368

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opened 2026-04-24 23:18:10 +02:00 by adam · 4 comments
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Originally created by @dacmcbibs on GitHub (Dec 14, 2022).

Steps to reproduce

  1. Start playing file and look at widget or android auto display

Expected behaviour

  • Progress should be correctly displayed

Actual behaviour

  • Progress bar barely moves from the left

Environment data

Audiobookshelf Version:

  • Android App version 0.9.60

Android Issue

Android version: 13

Device model: pixel 6 pro

Stock or customized system: Stock

This one may be audio file specific, but I thought I would share since the experience is inconsistent:

  • Viewing book in ABS - Book shows length 23 hrs 13 minutes and 59% - 9 hours 26 minutes remaining
  • Viewing in the ABS app player - book shows length of 19 hours 40 minutes ~70% complete - 13 hours 46 minutes complete - 5 hours 54 minutes remaining
  • Viewing the widget the dot is all the way to the far left
  • viewing in android auto in the Download book list the status bar shows to be a little more than 50%
  • Viewing in the android auto player the bar has barely progressed on the left, and the book shows 13 hours 46 minutes complete out of a total 514 hours and 5 minutes

based on the chapters the book should be ~23 hours 13 minutes

Originally created by @dacmcbibs on GitHub (Dec 14, 2022). ### Steps to reproduce 1. Start playing file and look at widget or android auto display ### Expected behaviour - Progress should be correctly displayed ### Actual behaviour - Progress bar barely moves from the left ### Environment data Audiobookshelf Version: - [ ] Android App version 0.9.60 #### Android Issue Android version: 13 Device model: pixel 6 pro Stock or customized system: Stock This one may be audio file specific, but I thought I would share since the experience is inconsistent: - Viewing book in ABS - Book shows length 23 hrs 13 minutes and 59% - 9 hours 26 minutes remaining - Viewing in the ABS app player - book shows length of 19 hours 40 minutes ~70% complete - 13 hours 46 minutes complete - 5 hours 54 minutes remaining - Viewing the widget the dot is all the way to the far left - viewing in android auto in the Download book list the status bar shows to be a little more than 50% - Viewing in the android auto player the bar has barely progressed on the left, and the book shows 13 hours 46 minutes complete out of a total 514 hours and 5 minutes based on the chapters the book should be ~23 hours 13 minutes
adam added the bug label 2026-04-24 23:18:10 +02:00
adam closed this issue 2026-04-24 23:18:11 +02:00
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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Dec 24, 2022):

I believe this is because the Android Auto progress bar is not being updated in real-time. Just adding this note for when it gets worked on.

@advplyr commented on GitHub (Dec 24, 2022): I believe this is because the Android Auto progress bar is not being updated in real-time. Just adding this note for when it gets worked on.
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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Mar 6, 2023):

I don't think this had to do with what I originally thought. This may be fixed now in 0.9.62-beta if you can test again

@advplyr commented on GitHub (Mar 6, 2023): I don't think this had to do with what I originally thought. This may be fixed now in 0.9.62-beta if you can test again
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@dacmcbibs commented on GitHub (Mar 12, 2023):

I think it's more of a file specific issue... I just tried 2 books , one of them displays the correct progress ( as long as my playback speed is set to 1). The other book shows the incorrect progress with a total time of over 500 hours. Oddly the time in the app itself looks fine, Android auto is weird. If I can catch anything to debug let me know , I can easily recreate with this file, or if we want to just close this out as a file related issue that's cool too

@dacmcbibs commented on GitHub (Mar 12, 2023): I think it's more of a file specific issue... I just tried 2 books , one of them displays the correct progress ( as long as my playback speed is set to 1). The other book shows the incorrect progress with a total time of over 500 hours. Oddly the time in the app itself looks fine, Android auto is weird. If I can catch anything to debug let me know , I can easily recreate with this file, or if we want to just close this out as a file related issue that's cool too
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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Mar 12, 2023):

If it's a single file then we can close this but if you decide to dig into it more let me know.

@advplyr commented on GitHub (Mar 12, 2023): If it's a single file then we can close this but if you decide to dig into it more let me know.
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Reference: starred/audiobookshelf-app#368