diff --git a/android/app/build.gradle b/android/app/build.gradle
index 9a5a928e..9c9cf2c8 100644
--- a/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ android {
         applicationId "com.audiobookshelf.app"
         minSdkVersion rootProject.ext.minSdkVersion
         targetSdkVersion rootProject.ext.targetSdkVersion
-        versionCode 45
-        versionName "0.9.26-beta"
+        versionCode 46
+        versionName "0.9.27-beta"
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         aaptOptions {
              // Files and dirs to omit from the packaged assets dir, modified to accommodate modern web apps.
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/AudiobookManager.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/AudiobookManager.kt
index 04a771ea..764314ac 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/AudiobookManager.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/AudiobookManager.kt
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class AudiobookManager {
     abStreamDataObj.put("title", local.name)
     abStreamDataObj.put("author", "")
     abStreamDataObj.put("token", null)
-    abStreamDataObj.put("cover", "")
+    abStreamDataObj.put("cover", local.coverUri)
     abStreamDataObj.put("duration", local.duration)
     abStreamDataObj.put("startTime", 0)
     abStreamDataObj.put("playbackSpeed", 1)
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class AudiobookManager {
     return audiobookStreamData
   }
 
-  fun levenshtein(lhs : CharSequence, rhs : CharSequence) : Int {
+  private fun levenshtein(lhs : CharSequence, rhs : CharSequence) : Int {
     val lhsLength = lhs.length + 1
     val rhsLength = rhs.length + 1
 
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/AudiobookStreamData.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/AudiobookStreamData.kt
index 463d5bdf..c212c625 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/AudiobookStreamData.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/AudiobookStreamData.kt
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class AudiobookStreamData {
     if (playlistUrl != "") {
       playlistUri = Uri.parse(playlistUrl)
     }
-    if (cover != "") {
+    if (cover != "" && cover != null) {
       coverUri = Uri.parse(cover)
     } else {
       coverUri = Uri.parse("android.resource://com.audiobookshelf.app/" + R.drawable.icon)
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/BrowseTree.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/BrowseTree.kt
index 90e95dfc..ec6c1c0a 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/BrowseTree.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/BrowseTree.kt
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class BrowseTree(
 
     val localsMetadata = MediaMetadataCompat.Builder().apply {
       putString(MediaMetadataCompat.METADATA_KEY_MEDIA_ID, LOCAL_ROOT)
-      putString(MediaMetadataCompat.METADATA_KEY_TITLE, "Local Audio")
+      putString(MediaMetadataCompat.METADATA_KEY_TITLE, "Samples")
       putString(MediaMetadataCompat.METADATA_KEY_ALBUM_ART_URI, getUriToDrawable(context, R.drawable.exo_icon_localaudio).toString())
     }.build()
 
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/LocalMediaManager.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/LocalMediaManager.kt
index 51dd4306..9345b91f 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/LocalMediaManager.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/LocalMediaManager.kt
@@ -4,49 +4,68 @@ import android.Manifest
 import android.content.ContentUris
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager
+import android.content.res.AssetFileDescriptor
 import android.database.Cursor
+import android.media.MediaPlayer
 import android.net.Uri
 import android.os.Build
 import android.provider.MediaStore
 import android.support.v4.media.MediaMetadataCompat
 import android.util.Log
-import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts
-import androidx.core.app.ActivityCompat.shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
-import androidx.core.content.PermissionChecker.PERMISSION_GRANTED
+import java.io.File
+import java.io.IOException
+
 
 class LocalMediaManager {
   private var ctx: Context
   val tag = "LocalAudioManager"
 
-  constructor(ctx:Context) {
+  constructor(ctx: Context) {
     this.ctx = ctx
   }
 
   data class LocalAudio(val uri: Uri,
-                        val id:String,
-                   val name: String,
-                   val duration: Int,
-                   val size: Int
+                        val id: String,
+                        val name: String,
+                        val duration: Int,
+                        val size: Int,
+                        val coverUri: Uri?
   ) {
     fun toMediaMetadata(): MediaMetadataCompat {
       return MediaMetadataCompat.Builder().apply {
         putString(MediaMetadataCompat.METADATA_KEY_MEDIA_ID, id)
         putString(MediaMetadataCompat.METADATA_KEY_DISPLAY_TITLE, name)
         putString(MediaMetadataCompat.METADATA_KEY_TITLE, name)
-//        putString(MediaMetadataCompat.METADATA_KEY_DISPLAY_SUBTITLE, book.authorFL)
-//        putString(MediaMetadataCompat.METADATA_KEY_DISPLAY_ICON_URI, getCover().toString())
-        putString(MediaMetadataCompat.METADATA_KEY_ALBUM_ART_URI, "android.resource://com.audiobookshelf.app/" + R.drawable.icon)
-//        putString(MediaMetadataCompat.METADATA_KEY_ART_URI, getCover().toString())
-//        putString(MediaMetadataCompat.METADATA_KEY_AUTHOR, book.authorFL)
+
+        if (coverUri != null) {
+          putString(MediaMetadataCompat.METADATA_KEY_ALBUM_ART_URI, coverUri.toString())
+        } else {
+          putString(MediaMetadataCompat.METADATA_KEY_ALBUM_ART_URI, "android.resource://com.audiobookshelf.app/" + R.drawable.icon)
+        }
       }.build()
     }
   }
   val localAudioFiles = mutableListOf<LocalAudio>()
 
+  @Throws(IOException::class)
+  fun getFileFromAssets(context: Context, fileName: String): File = File(context.cacheDir, fileName)
+    .also {
+      if (!it.exists()) {
+        it.outputStream().use { cache ->
+          context.assets.open(fileName).use { inputStream ->
+            inputStream.copyTo(cache)
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
   fun loadLocalAudio() {
     Log.d(tag, "Media store looking for local audio files")
+    localAudioFiles.clear()
 
+    localAudioFiles += LocalAudio(Uri.parse("asset:///public/samples/Anthem/AnthemSample.m4b"), "anthem_sample", "Anthem", 60000, 10000, null)
+    localAudioFiles += LocalAudio(Uri.parse("asset:///public/samples/Legend of Sleepy Hollow/LegendOfSleepyHollowSample.m4b"), "sleepy_hollow", "Legend of Sleepy Hollow", 60000, 10000,null)
 
     if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(ctx, Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
       Log.e(tag, "Permission not granted to read from external storage")
@@ -86,7 +105,7 @@ class LocalMediaManager {
           id
         )
         Log.d(tag, "Found local audio file $name")
-       localAudioFiles += LocalAudio(contentUri, id.toString(), name, duration, size)
+       localAudioFiles += LocalAudio(contentUri, id.toString(), name, duration, size, null)
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/PlayerNotificationService.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/PlayerNotificationService.kt
index f64d9fee..48647965 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/PlayerNotificationService.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/PlayerNotificationService.kt
@@ -573,6 +573,7 @@ class PlayerNotificationService : MediaBrowserServiceCompat()  {
         // Cache the bitmap for the current audiobook so that successive calls to
         // `getCurrentLargeIcon` don't cause the bitmap to be recreated.
         currentIconUri = albumArtUri
+        Log.d(tag, "ART $currentIconUri")
         serviceScope.launch {
           currentBitmap = albumArtUri?.let {
             resolveUriAsBitmap(it)
@@ -588,11 +589,23 @@ class PlayerNotificationService : MediaBrowserServiceCompat()  {
     private suspend fun resolveUriAsBitmap(uri: Uri): Bitmap? {
       return withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
         // Block on downloading artwork.
-        Glide.with(ctx).applyDefaultRequestOptions(glideOptions)
-          .asBitmap()
-          .load(uri)
-          .submit(NOTIFICATION_LARGE_ICON_SIZE, NOTIFICATION_LARGE_ICON_SIZE)
-          .get()
+       try {
+         Glide.with(ctx).applyDefaultRequestOptions(glideOptions)
+           .asBitmap()
+           .load(uri)
+           .placeholder(R.drawable.icon)
+           .error(R.drawable.icon)
+           .submit(NOTIFICATION_LARGE_ICON_SIZE, NOTIFICATION_LARGE_ICON_SIZE)
+           .get()
+         } catch (e: Exception) {
+            e.printStackTrace()
+
+           Glide.with(ctx).applyDefaultRequestOptions(glideOptions)
+             .asBitmap()
+             .load(Uri.parse("android.resource://com.audiobookshelf.app/" + R.drawable.icon))
+             .submit(NOTIFICATION_LARGE_ICON_SIZE, NOTIFICATION_LARGE_ICON_SIZE)
+             .get()
+          }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 11a33b68..59bc2e7e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "audiobookshelf-app",
-  "version": "v0.9.26-beta",
+  "version": "v0.9.27-beta",
   "author": "advplyr",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "nuxt --hostname localhost --port 1337",
diff --git a/pages/bookshelf/library.vue b/pages/bookshelf/library.vue
index c8108510..89895ed2 100644
--- a/pages/bookshelf/library.vue
+++ b/pages/bookshelf/library.vue
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
         <app-bookshelf-list-row :key="book.id" :audiobook="book" :page-width="pageWidth" class="my-2" />
       </template>
     </div>
-    <div v-show="!books.length" class="w-full py-16 text-center text-xl">
+    <div v-show="!books.length && hasFilters" class="w-full py-16 text-center text-xl">
       <div class="py-4">No Books</div>
-      <ui-btn v-if="hasFilters" @click="clearFilter">Clear Filter</ui-btn>
+      <ui-btn @click="clearFilter">Clear Filter</ui-btn>
     </div>
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/static/samples/Anthem/AnthemSample.m4b b/static/samples/Anthem/AnthemSample.m4b
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..08c588d8
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diff --git a/static/samples/Anthem/cover.jpg b/static/samples/Anthem/cover.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0f28ab6f
Binary files /dev/null and b/static/samples/Anthem/cover.jpg differ
diff --git a/static/samples/Legend of Sleepy Hollow/LegendOfSleepyHollowSample.m4b b/static/samples/Legend of Sleepy Hollow/LegendOfSleepyHollowSample.m4b
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..55375dc0
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diff --git a/static/samples/Legend of Sleepy Hollow/cover.jpg b/static/samples/Legend of Sleepy Hollow/cover.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef6fcf67
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