audiobookshelf

v2.35.0 Feature

This release adds 1 notable feature for engineering teams evaluating rollout.

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Topics

audiobook-manager audiobooks audiobookshelf podcasts self-hosted

Affected surfaces

auth

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Moderate signal

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Audiobookshelf v2.35.0 introduces an access token refresh grace period to reduce frequent re-logins.

Why it matters: Implement the new grace period to improve user experience by minimizing forced re-authentication events.

Summary

AI summary

Added an access token refresh grace period to reduce frequent re-logins.

Changes in this release

Type	Severity	Summary	CVE
Feature	Medium	Access token refresh grace period added to reduce frequent re-login. Access token refresh grace period added to reduce frequent re-login. Source: granite4.1:8b-q6_K@2026-05-21 Confidence: high	—
Feature	Medium	More strings translated: Belarusian by @pavel-miniutka, Polish by @TheMatrixan. More strings translated: Belarusian by @pavel-miniutka, Polish by @TheMatrixan. Source: granite4.1:8b-q6_K@2026-05-21 Confidence: low	—
Dependency	Medium	New contributor @brandonfhall made first contribution in pull request #5221. New contributor @brandonfhall made first contribution in pull request #5221. Source: granite4.1:8b-q6_K@2026-05-21 Confidence: low	—
Bugfix	Medium	Listening sessions from Android app now display correct device name. Listening sessions from Android app now display correct device name. Source: granite4.1:8b-q6_K@2026-05-21 Confidence: low	—
Bugfix	Medium	RSS feeds correctly serve m4b files with appropriate Content-Type. RSS feeds correctly serve m4b files with appropriate Content-Type. Source: granite4.1:8b-q6_K@2026-05-21 Confidence: low	—
Refactor
Refactor	Medium	Book and podcast descriptions sanitized from audio files. Book and podcast descriptions sanitized from audio files. Source: granite4.1:8b-q6_K@2026-05-21 Confidence: high	—
Refactor	Medium	`cancel_scan` and `set_log_listener` socket events now validate account type and log level. `cancel_scan` and `set_log_listener` socket events now validate account type and log level. Source: granite4.1:8b-q6_K@2026-05-21 Confidence: high	—
Refactor	Medium	Additional strings translated for localization improvements. Additional strings translated for localization improvements. Source: granite4.1:8b-q6_K@2026-05-21 Confidence: low	—

Full changelog

Important: New authentication system was added in v2.26.0. See https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/discussions/4460 for details.

Added

Access token refresh grace period (fixes frequently needing to re-login) #4630 by @nichwall in #5004

Fixed

Listening sessions from Android app showing device name as Abs iOS
RSS feeds serving m4b files with incorrect Content-Type #5041 by @brandonfhall in #5221

Changed

Book & podcast descriptions from audio files are sanitized
cancel_scan and set_log_listener socket events validate account type and log level
More strings translated
- Belarusian by @pavel-miniutka
- Polish by @TheMatrixan

New Contributors

@brandonfhall made their first contribution in https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/pull/5221

Full Changelog: https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/compare/v2.34.0...v2.35.0

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