Your account and settings
The Settings tab is where you tune the player and look after your account:
Servers
The servers this app is connected to. You can Add a server to connect a second (or third) one - your home screen, search, and favourites then combine everything - and remove one you no longer use. See Connecting and signing in.
Appearance
Light, Dark, or System (follow your device's setting). AudioSilo is designed dark-first, but the light theme is fully supported.
Language
The app speaks English, Español, Français, Deutsch, Português, and Italiano. Pick one, or leave it on System to follow your device's language.
Playback
Your playback preferences (kept per device, so your phone and your desktop can differ):
| Setting | What it does | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Skip back | The jump of the player's back button | 5–120 s (default 15 s) |
| Skip forward | The jump of the forward button | 5–120 s (default 30 s) |
| Default speed | Starting speed for books you haven't played yet (each book then remembers its own) | 0.5×–2× |
| Auto-rewind on resume | How far playback backs up after a pause, so you regain the thread | Off–30 s (default 5 s) |
| Chapter length (unchaptered) | Size of the virtual chapters created for long books with no chapter markers | 5–60 min (default 30 min) |
Account
Shows who you're signed in as, your role, and the server address - plus the two credentials worth setting up:
Set a password
Accounts created by invite often start without a password - you signed in with a code, and that's fine day to day. Setting one gives you a normal username + password sign-in:
- Tap Set a password (or Change password), enter a new password of at least 8 characters, and save.
- Changing an existing password asks for your current password first.
Recovery code - your way back in
A recovery code is a code only you hold that signs you back in on any device - "A code you keep to sign back in yourself - no admin needed."
Why you want one: if you sign out (or get a new phone) and have no password and no recovery code, the only way back into your account is asking your admin for a fresh invite. A recovery code removes that dependency entirely - it never expires and works any number of times, typed into the same code box as an invite (see Connecting).
- Tap Generate recovery code. The code is shown once - save it somewhere safe (a password manager is ideal). It won't be shown again.
- Regenerate recovery code replaces it; the app warns you first, because the old code stops working the moment a new one exists.
Treat a recovery code like a password: anyone who has it can sign in as you. If yours ever leaks, regenerate it (or ask your admin to revoke it).
Signing out
Sign out disconnects this device. If you're about to sign out with neither a password nor a recovery code, the app stops you with a warning - "Without one you'll need a new invite from your admin to sign back in" - and offers to Set a recovery code right there. Take the offer; it's the whole reason the button exists.
Devices
Pair another phone, tablet, or browser to your account without a new invite: tap Add a device and a QR code appears. Scan it with the other device (or share the link to it) and it signs straight in. The details are in Connecting and signing in.
Support
On the web and Android, a Support AudioSilo section links to GitHub Sponsors - AudioSilo is free and self-hosted, and contributions fund its development. (The section doesn't appear in the iOS app.)
Version
The footer shows the version you're running, e.g. AudioSilo v1.1.1 - when connected, this reflects the server's version. Handy to mention if you ever report a problem (see Troubleshooting).
Things an admin manages - creating accounts, invites, what libraries you can see - aren't in your Settings; they live in the server's admin console. See Users and invites.