# Offline use, but refresh when online **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Tags:** handled\ **Created:** [September 10, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](http://support.symfonium.app/t/offline-use-but-refresh-when-online/14992 "2026-09-10T18:40:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JJSax](http://support.symfonium.app/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@JJSax](http://support.symfonium.app/u/JJSax)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](http://support.symfonium.app/t/offline-use-but-refresh-when-online/14992/1 "2026-09-10T18:40:19Z")
### App version Production ### Issue description My desired flow is “Wi-Fi/server available → play through Favorites → pre-cache upcoming songs → lose connection → continue playing cached songs → reconnect later → replenish the future queue and discard older cached songs.” I tried both using rolling cache, pre-cache and a combination via the “add playback cached media to offline rolling cache” option. Both methods end up eventually skipping songs that aren’t actually cached in my queue, then stopping saying “Too many errors”, leaving me musicless on my commute to/from work. I’m wanting to make my local server that I connect to frequently enough feel like fully remote playback. Is this flow possible with Symfonium? Sorry if it’s been asked. I looked for quite a while and didn’t see anything obviously the same as this. ### Device type Phone ### Media provider Jellyfin ### Steps to reproduce Cache using pre-cache or rolling cache, Play music for a while Connect to the server periodically See if it ever stops playing while offline. ### Additional information Jellyfin 10.11.11 Symfonium 15.0.1 (127798) ### I searched existing issues first on ### I understand that logs are mandatory on ### Log upload name / description Support says it needs a description to find this. Trying to get local server offline playback. RANDOMCHARACTERSHERETOHELPFINDTHISDESCRIPTION.. idk if that helps ---
**Author:** ![Tolriq](http://support.symfonium.app/user_avatar/support.symfonium.app/tolriq/32/726_2.png) [@Tolriq](http://support.symfonium.app/u/Tolriq)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](http://support.symfonium.app/t/offline-use-but-refresh-when-online/14992/2 "2026-09-11T15:58:03Z")
Sorry but I’m no sure exactly what you are asking for and what exactly the issue is. You probably can achieve your needs with a smart playlist with auto cache. ---
**Author:** ![JJSax](http://support.symfonium.app/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@JJSax](http://support.symfonium.app/u/JJSax)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 5:10pm UTC](http://support.symfonium.app/t/offline-use-but-refresh-when-online/14992/3 "2026-09-14T17:10:35Z")
Thanks for the reply. I tried using the smart playlist just now and put the max item count to 75 (I’m assuming that is how many songs to cache), and it ended up downloading hundreds of songs. I don’t want it to cache my whole favorites list. If the smart playlist should work as I need, how do I get it to limit the downloads? ---
**Author:** ![Tolriq](http://support.symfonium.app/user_avatar/support.symfonium.app/tolriq/32/726_2.png) [@Tolriq](http://support.symfonium.app/u/Tolriq)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](http://support.symfonium.app/t/offline-use-but-refresh-when-online/14992/4 "2026-09-15T14:31:59Z")
I still have no idea what you want to achieve to you can set a limit of items in the smart playlists. ---
**Author:** ![JJSax](http://support.symfonium.app/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@JJSax](http://support.symfonium.app/u/JJSax)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](http://support.symfonium.app/t/offline-use-but-refresh-when-online/14992/5 "2026-09-15T17:20:30Z")
You may not know what I’m asking, but I think you helped regardless. The smart playlist track limit I set before looks like it just didn’t take. I set it again, and it looks like it only downloads the number I set. Before, it went wild downloading hundreds of songs before I could stop it. I will know if it runs out of cached songs within a few days, to see if it re-populates the cached songs after I listen to them all. I’ll reply back if not. Thanks for your help! ---
**Author:** ![JJSax](http://support.symfonium.app/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@JJSax](http://support.symfonium.app/u/JJSax)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](http://support.symfonium.app/t/offline-use-but-refresh-when-online/14992/6 "2026-09-26T15:18:01Z")
I thought that you had solved it when I saw the download manager pop up on my phone for the first time. Now I’m struggling to find a way to get a continuous playlist. What is happening now is that it finds a matching list of random songs that match the filter, then plays through that playlist but never adds songs to the end of the smart playlist. Even when I’m connected to the server. When I look at the smart playlist, it shows all the songs I already listened to. I expected those to move into the rolling cache and add new songs to the cache at the end of the playlist. How can I get it to cache songs to the end of an auto smart playlist as I make my way through it?