The bookmark button is missing, sometimes #502

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2026-04-24T23:26:29+02:00

adam commented

2026-04-24 23:26:29 +02:00

Originally created by @mrburns-42 on GitHub (Mar 23, 2023).

Steps to reproduce

Start to play an audiobook
Continuous playback for about one hour, maybe a litte bit longer
The bookmark button is then missing from the audiobook

Expected behaviour

That I can still bookmark audiobooks after an hour of playing them continuously.

Actual behaviour

When I listen to an audiobook for a longer time, the bookmark button is no longer there.
The effect occurs sometime after one or two hours of continuous listening. The audiobook is streamed, whether it really occurs every time I don't know, but it is very frequent.
When I start another audiobook, the button for the other audiobook is there again. If I then start the original audiobook again, it is still gone for that book. This can only be remedied by restarting the app.
This is how it should look:

This is how it looks when the button is missing:

Environment data

Audiobookshelf Version:

Android App?
iOS App v0.9.63

iOS Issue

iOS Version: 16.3.1

iPhone model: 11

Originally created by @mrburns-42 on GitHub (Mar 23, 2023). ### Steps to reproduce 1. Start to play an audiobook 2. Continuous playback for about one hour, maybe a litte bit longer 3. The bookmark button is then missing from the audiobook ### Expected behaviour - That I can still bookmark audiobooks after an hour of playing them continuously. ### Actual behaviour - When I listen to an audiobook for a longer time, the bookmark button is no longer there. - The effect occurs sometime after one or two hours of continuous listening. The audiobook is streamed, whether it really occurs every time I don't know, but it is very frequent. - When I start another audiobook, the button for the other audiobook is there again. If I then start the original audiobook again, it is still gone for that book. This can only be remedied by restarting the app. - This is how it should look: ![IMG_5400](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/786982/227118829-5614c0ee-9cef-41b7-baeb-e0f07538d342.jpeg) - This is how it looks when the button is missing: ![IMG_5399](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/786982/227118897-e659f5e2-dffc-4fdf-8849-3c15e378adf6.jpeg) ### Environment data Audiobookshelf Version: - [ ] Android App? - [X] iOS App v0.9.63 #### iOS Issue iOS Version: 16.3.1 iPhone model: 11

adam added the bug label 2026-04-24 23:26:29 +02:00

adam commented

2026-04-24 23:26:30 +02:00

@hobesman commented on GitHub (Mar 23, 2023):

It's this a book downloaded to your phone?

Currently bookmarks are only saved to the server, so saving bookmarks while offline won't work.

There was also an issue where if you ever lost connection to the server, the so would fail to bring back the bookmarks button when you went back online. If you were using a downloaded book, this night be what you're experiencing.

@hobesman commented on GitHub (Mar 23, 2023): It's this a book downloaded to your phone? Currently bookmarks are _only_ saved to the server, so saving bookmarks while offline won't work. There was also an issue where if you ever lost connection to the server, the so would fail to bring back the bookmarks button when you went back online. If you were using a downloaded book, this night be what you're experiencing.

adam commented

2026-04-24 23:26:30 +02:00

@mrburns-42 commented on GitHub (Mar 23, 2023):

No, the audiobooks are listen in stream from the server. I do not have downloads, because it does not yet work the way I need it.

@mrburns-42 commented on GitHub (Mar 23, 2023): No, the audiobooks are listen in stream from the server. I do not have downloads, because it does not yet work the way I need it.

adam commented

2026-04-24 23:26:31 +02:00

@advplyr commented on GitHub (May 20, 2023):

The button disappears when there is no connection to the server because offline bookmarks isn't supported yet. I haven't yet tested on iOS but this does work correctly on Android.

To test on Android I started listening with connection and confirmed the bookmark icon is there. Then I turn on airplane mode and the bookmark button is hidden. Turning off airplane mode will show the bookmark icon again.

The next time the bookmark button is gone, you can minimize the audio player and check the connection icon in the app bar at the top. If it is red then the bookmark button will not be there.

@advplyr commented on GitHub (May 20, 2023): The button disappears when there is no connection to the server because offline bookmarks isn't supported yet. I haven't yet tested on iOS but this does work correctly on Android. To test on Android I started listening with connection and confirmed the bookmark icon is there. Then I turn on airplane mode and the bookmark button is hidden. Turning off airplane mode will show the bookmark icon again. The next time the bookmark button is gone, you can minimize the audio player and check the connection icon in the app bar at the top. If it is red then the bookmark button will not be there.

adam commented

2026-04-24 23:26:31 +02:00

@mrburns-42 commented on GitHub (May 24, 2023):

Today I had the problem again, airplane mode was off all the time. The bookmark button is gone again, I minimized the player and the connection icon is on online:

If I close the app completely and then open it again and continue the audiobook the button is still gone. However, if I briefly start another book and then go back to the original book and start it, the button is there again. This behavior is reproducible as soon as the error occurred. Everything I hear by direct play.

@mrburns-42 commented on GitHub (May 24, 2023): Today I had the problem again, airplane mode was off all the time. The bookmark button is gone again, I minimized the player and the connection icon is on online: ![IMG_5582](https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf-app/assets/786982/f0734d56-443d-4d7f-9072-9bbdd3807448) If I close the app completely and then open it again and continue the audiobook the button is still gone. However, if I briefly start another book and then go back to the original book and start it, the button is there again. This behavior is reproducible as soon as the error occurred. Everything I hear by direct play. ![IMG_5583](https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf-app/assets/786982/990dd26a-9c99-4ed6-a0cc-68144d995404)

adam commented

2026-04-24 23:26:31 +02:00

@maartenbilliet commented on GitHub (May 24, 2023):

I'm having the same issue on iOS while connected to the server ("Connection status: Socket connected over unmetered wifi").

Problem persists even after restarting app, swapping to another book and back fixes it temporarily. If I restart the app the button is gone again.

@maartenbilliet commented on GitHub (May 24, 2023): I'm having the same issue on iOS while connected to the server ("Connection status: Socket connected over unmetered wifi"). Problem persists even after restarting app, swapping to another book and back fixes it temporarily. If I restart the app the button is gone again.

adam commented

2026-04-24 23:26:32 +02:00

@emacsbliss commented on GitHub (Nov 10, 2023):

any ETA for the offline bookmark feature for iOS? I feel this is quite important since often times I may not have internet connection (or unstable) like in subway..

Thanks a lot for the great work! look forward to this feature being implemented.

@emacsbliss commented on GitHub (Nov 10, 2023): any ETA for the offline bookmark feature for iOS? I feel this is quite important since often times I may not have internet connection (or unstable) like in subway.. Thanks a lot for the great work! look forward to this feature being implemented.

adam commented

2026-04-24 23:26:32 +02:00

@CyberAustin commented on GitHub (Sep 18, 2025):

Just wanted to add this is still a thing. On Android.

@CyberAustin commented on GitHub (Sep 18, 2025): Just wanted to add this is still a thing. On Android.

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Reference: starred/audiobookshelf-app#502