[Bug]: High foreground mobile data usage #757

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opened 2026-04-24 23:20:01 +02:00 by adam · 1 comment
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Originally created by @Sp4rky001 on GitHub (Nov 15, 2022).

Describe the issue

I'm on a limited mobile data plan and I use the Audiobookshelf Android client to listen on walks and drives. My phone reports that Audiobookshelf has high mobile data usage.

I make sure to always download the files locally and I make sure that the play button says "play" and not "stream"

Indeed, I'm 6 days into my new billing cycle and already, over 270MB of data has been transferred.

Is this because a socket connection is being used while on mobile? Does a socket connect keep a constant connection open that is always communicating?

Maybe an option for a data saver mode that increases the period of time between synchronization would be a good idea?

Steps to reproduce the issue

  1. Simply use the app while on a mobile network to observe the data usage.

Audiobookshelf version

0.9.59-beta

How are you running audiobookshelf?

Docker

Originally created by @Sp4rky001 on GitHub (Nov 15, 2022). ### Describe the issue I'm on a limited mobile data plan and I use the Audiobookshelf Android client to listen on walks and drives. My phone reports that Audiobookshelf has high mobile data usage. I make sure to always download the files locally and I make sure that the play button says "play" and not "stream" Indeed, I'm 6 days into my new billing cycle and already, over 270MB of data has been transferred. Is this because a socket connection is being used while on mobile? Does a socket connect keep a constant connection open that is always communicating? Maybe an option for a data saver mode that increases the period of time between synchronization would be a good idea? ### Steps to reproduce the issue 1. Simply use the app while on a mobile network to observe the data usage. ### Audiobookshelf version 0.9.59-beta ### How are you running audiobookshelf? Docker
adam added the bug label 2026-04-24 23:20:01 +02:00
adam closed this issue 2026-04-24 23:20:02 +02:00
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@Sp4rky001 commented on GitHub (Nov 15, 2022):

Sorry, this should be in the app repository. I'll close this ticket

@Sp4rky001 commented on GitHub (Nov 15, 2022): Sorry, this should be in the app repository. I'll close this ticket
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Reference: starred/audiobookshelf#757