[Enhancement]: Auto-duck currently playing media when notification is received #991

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2026-04-24T23:45:12+02:00

adam commented

2026-04-24 23:45:12 +02:00

Originally created by @Corgi on GitHub (Jul 17, 2024).

Describe the Feature/Enhancement

Currently, on my Pixel 5 running Android 14, any notification received will cause the playing audiobook to fully pause during the notification sound before resuming.

I would like to see a feature to enable auto-ducking (temporarily lowering the volume but continuing to play) when a notification is received.

Why would this be helpful?

I get many notifications a day from my chat apps that I don't want to miss by turning on vibrate-only or DND, but I also find it jarring when my media fully stops to play a notification sound. This feature is native in Spotify and YouTube (or possibly just YouTube Revanced, which is what I use), and is also available as a setting option in Pocket Casts. I think it would be a good addition to ABS.

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How this feature is implemented in Pocket Casts

Audiobookshelf App Version

Android App - 0.9.74

Current Implementation (Screenshot)

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Originally created by @Corgi on GitHub (Jul 17, 2024). ### Describe the Feature/Enhancement Currently, on my Pixel 5 running Android 14, any notification received will cause the playing audiobook to fully pause during the notification sound before resuming. I would like to see a feature to enable auto-ducking (temporarily lowering the volume but continuing to play) when a notification is received. ### Why would this be helpful? I get many notifications a day from my chat apps that I don't want to miss by turning on vibrate-only or DND, but I also find it jarring when my media fully stops to play a notification sound. This feature is native in Spotify and YouTube (or possibly just YouTube Revanced, which is what I use), and is also available as a setting option in Pocket Casts. I think it would be a good addition to ABS. ### Future Implementation (Screenshot) ![Screenshot_20240717-063853](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/36255b48-f40b-41ca-8aaa-242e1902ccc4) How this feature is implemented in Pocket Casts ### Audiobookshelf App Version Android App - 0.9.74 ### Current Implementation (Screenshot) _No response_

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adam commented

2026-04-24 23:45:14 +02:00

@nichwall commented on GitHub (Jul 17, 2024):

Duplicate of https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf-app/issues/980, but uses new issue template and has a screenshot

@nichwall commented on GitHub (Jul 17, 2024): Duplicate of https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf-app/issues/980, but uses new issue template and has a screenshot

adam commented

2026-04-24 23:45:14 +02:00

@JvdMaat commented on GitHub (Nov 14, 2025):

Re-adding my comment from #980
Can I add on to this that I would prefer a pause&rewind option. I was used to Audible where it will pause playback for a notification and rewind 3-5 seconds upon resume.
Lowering volume makes sense in apps like Spotify/Youtube/etc where you're listening to music, or for incoming message pings, but audiobooks playing underneath a longer notification (Granted, I'm driving, so they are GPS notifications with turn instructions) does not work for me. And the lack of rewind is frustrating and is making me manually rewind at times after a notification. (I have the rewind set to 10s just for this reason. If notifications would rewind a few seconds, I could change the rewind button to something more useful like 30-60 seconds)

@JvdMaat commented on GitHub (Nov 14, 2025): Re-adding my comment from #980 Can I add on to this that I would prefer a pause&rewind option. I was used to Audible where it will pause playback for a notification and rewind 3-5 seconds upon resume. Lowering volume makes sense in apps like Spotify/Youtube/etc where you're listening to music, or for incoming message pings, but audiobooks playing underneath a longer notification (Granted, I'm driving, so they are GPS notifications with turn instructions) does not work for me. And the lack of rewind is frustrating and is making me manually rewind at times after a notification. (I have the rewind set to 10s just for this reason. If notifications would rewind a few seconds, I could change the rewind button to something more useful like 30-60 seconds)

adam referenced this issue

2026-04-24 23:58:48 +02:00

[PR #991] [MERGED] Update de.json #1487

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Reference: starred/audiobookshelf-app#991