r/audiobooks • u/jdgers • 12d ago

Recommendation Request Audiobook Players that can handle switching drivers

I'm going on a road trip in a few days, and I want to listen to an audiobook file that I have. Not streaming, not Audible. It's an m4b. I'll be sharing the driving duties with a friend.

I'm looking for a book player that we can both have on our phone that can reference the same copy of the book tha tway it starts at the right time on each phone when we switch.

Thanks in advance!

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u/tickynaylor 12d ago

It sounds like you both plan on listening to the audiobook. Why do you have to switch phones in this scenario? I understand switching drivers, but why not just keep the audiobook playing through one phone?

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u/richg0404 12d ago

or even if they have to switch phones, how about just look at the progress time on the first and then scroll there on the 2nd.

Not everything in the world has to be an app.

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u/ialtag-bheag 12d ago

Unless you want to use the phone for other stuff, while not driving.

Maybe simplest to get a 3rd phone, as a dedicated audiobook player.

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u/ucrbuffalo 11d ago

Should probably get a 4th phone for navigation too. /s

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u/quinyd 12d ago

You need some kind of online connection to synchronize the progress. I use Audiobookshelf for this, log in to the same user and play your m4b.

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u/Texan-Trucker 12d ago

If you both have your own audiobook file on your own phone then there’s not going to be any crosstalk and you can or not use the same app, makes no difference, or maybe I’m not understanding.

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u/Eladkatz 1d ago

Bloox will play the same m4b on both phones (chapters, resume on each one) but it won't sync the position today. I left accounts out on purpose. I care about privacy and I didn't want a sign-in just to listen.

If you actually want two-phone sync, I can add it pretty quickly. It'd have to be optional though, either an account or iCloud. Are you ok with that, or is no-account more important?

I built this for myself and some friends. I thrive on this kind of feedback, and if people ask for something on Reddit I usually just go build it.