[Bug]: Playback repeatedly pauses on Android Auto (Motorcycle Head Unit)

[vkoufas]

Platform

• Android
• iOS

Device Info

• Device: POCO F7
• OS Version: Android 16
• Absorb Version: 1.9.2+217
• ABS Server Version: 2.36.0

Describe the Bug
Playback stops randomly (usually after 2-3 minutes) on Android Auto. (Motorcycle + Helmet + Android Auto).
If I press Play immediately when it stops nothing happens. If I await few seconds and press again, playback resumes for the next 2-3 minutes.

Testing with the official ABS Android app, the issued didn't occur. It happens only on Absorb.
AI mentioned something about: (MediaLibraryService (Media3 framework)).

Steps to Reproduce

1. Start the motorcycle, let all the connections (helmet + motorcycle + android auto) start.
2. Open Absorb.
3. Play any book (downloaded or not).

Expected Behavior
Audiobook playback should continue uninterrupted without dropping audio focus or freezing the media service session.

Screenshots / Logs
Logs were disabled. I enabled them now and will share them next time it happens here.

Additional Context

• Connection type (local, reverse proxy, Cloudflare tunnel): Tailscale and reverse proxy
• Streaming or downloaded: both, mostly downloaded
• Android Auto/Apple CarPlay related: Yes

[pounat]

Waiting on the logs for this one before I dive into it blindly.

Thanks! 🙏

[vkoufas]

Apologies for the delay. Here are the logs you requested.

absorb_logs_share.txt

For the record, I tested it today (and this is what created the logs).

I initiated a session on Android Auto, it played for few minutes, then stopped. I pressed played again multiple times. It played again and stopped. The I arrived at my destination, turned off the motorcycle (Android Auto) and manually killed Absorb on my phone.

[AlmightyCZ]

Possibly seeing this too, although not with Android Auto.

I'm on Absorb 1.10.0+267, Samsung Galaxy S25 / Android 16, with Audiobookshelf 2.36.

I've had a few brief pauses where playback stops for a couple of seconds and then resumes by itself.

I've seen it both with a BT AUX adapter in my car and with BT headphones. Today's two occurrences, around 06:33 and 06:54, were with Bluetooth headphones. There was no intentional pause or other playback interruption between those two occurrences.

Unfortunately I didn't export the log until much later and those events were already gone from it.

I'll try to grab a log if I notice it happening again.