We've created a standalone app, Audiobooks by Deezer for booklovers to improve the audiobook experience of paid customers and give better accessibility. It's just one of the many perks of a Deezer subscription.
- A dedicated space for storytelling
- Comprehensive catalog of audiobooks with children's titles
- Listen to your favorite books with offline mode while you're traveling or to save data
Note: At the moment, Audiobooks by Deezer is only available to users in Germany
Requirements
- Deezer Premium, Deezer Family, Deezer HiFi account or Deezer Student
- Android 5.0
and above or iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch running iOS 11.2
or above
Download the Audiobooks by Deezer app
If you do not have a Deezer account, you'll need to create one and sign up to one of Deezer's paid subscriptions.
Note: You can still search and enjoy audiobooks on the Shows tab of the Deezer app in select countries
Why did Deezer create a separate app for audiobooks?
We’ve created a standalone app Audiobooks by Deezer for book lovers to improve the audiobook experience of paid customers and give better accessibility. It’s just one of the many perks of a Deezer subscription.
- A dedicated space for storytelling
- Comprehensive catalogue of audiobooks with children’s titles
- Listen to your favorite books with offline mode while you’re traveling or to save data
Note: At the moment, Audiobooks by Deezer is only available to iOS users in Germany.
Browse Deezer’s audiobook catalogue
By selecting Explore located in the bottom left-corner of your screen, you can browse Deezer’s audiobook catalogue. When browsing, you’ll be able to view a short description. If you’d like to see more information, including author, length and date, simply tap on the title and the album cover.
On the homepage of the app, you’ll find*:
- Our selection
- Genres
- Bestsellers
- New releases
- Audioplays
- Kids
*Categories and genres may change
Choose one of these categories, scroll through the titles and select Play to listen to the title.
Note: To view the different chapters of any title, simply select the CHAPTERS button from any audiobook playing
Accessing your audiobook favorites
Access your listening history and favorite titles in your library by selecting My audiobooks located in the bottom-middle of your screen.
From here, you can view:
- Downloaded: titles to enjoy offline to reduce data consumption
- Favorite audiobooks: titles you’ve favorited by selecting the heart
- Completed: audiobooks you’ve finished listening to in the app
- In progress: audiobooks you’re currently listening to and remaining time (content is ordered according to last listened)
Note: When you close an audiobook or chapter, your progress is automatically saved in the In progress section of My Audiobooks using the progress bar
Audiobooks by Deezer Sleep timer
- Tap the Sleep timer
icon on the middle-bottom of the screen
- You can select your desired duration:
- 10 minutes
- 15 minutes
- 20 minutes
- 30 minutes
- 45 minutes
- 1 hour
- 1h30min
- The Sleep timer
icon will change to white when set
How do I sort audiobooks?
By default, the audiobooks are sorted by release date (the most recent to oldest) on the Audiobooks by Deezer app.
At the top of your screen, you’ll find options to sort by:
- A-Z ( by Title)
- Most recent
- Duration
Simply, select any of these options to change the order of audiobooks to help you browse and discover new titles.
How do I listen to an audiobook offline?
You can save data by downloading audiobooks for offline listening. To download a title, select the book details and use the DOWNLOAD slider. Alternatively, you can download by tapping the album cover of any title that you’re listening to and selecting the download
icon.
Once downloaded, you can access it offline from Downloaded in My Audiobooks .
Why can’t I find the audiobook I’m looking for in Deezer?
If you can’t find the audiobook you’re looking for, it may be unavailable.
-
- At the moment, you can only search for a specific title or author.
- Please ensure you enter the exact name without spelling mistakes on the Search
tab.
- To make it easier, you can sort your search results by:
- A-Z ( by Title)
- Most recent
- Duration
Can Family members save individual audiobooks to their profile?
Yes, both Independent accounts and Family member profiles that use the same log-in credentials as the Admin automatically save individual listening history and all profiles can save their own favorite audiobooks.
How can I switch Family member profiles on Audiobooks by Deezer app?
To switch Family profiles, follow these steps:
- Go to My audiobooks
tab
- Select settings
(located on the top-right corner)
- Select Switch profile
Activating Kid mode (iOS only)
Activating kid mode allows you and your family to access kid and teen-friendly content.
Note: At the moment, only iOS users can access kid mode following these steps:
- Go to My audiobooks
tab
- Select settings
(located on the top-right corner)
- Use the slider
to activate Kid mode
Note: When Kid mode is active on iOS devices, the Search tab is removed to limit access to the catalogue
Is the Deezer by Audiobooks app available outside Germany?
At the moment, the Deezer by Audiobooks app is only available to users in Germany. We’re hoping to expand to other countries in the future. You can still search and enjoy audiobooks on the Shows
tab of the Deezer app in select countries.
Need help?
If you would like a title or series to be added to the catalogue, please contact Deezer Support.
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