diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/data/DeviceClasses.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/data/DeviceClasses.kt
index 7f4d4780..93fd4c72 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/data/DeviceClasses.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/data/DeviceClasses.kt
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ open class LibraryItemWrapper(var id:String) {
 
 @JsonIgnoreProperties(ignoreUnknown = true)
 data class DeviceInfo(
+  var deviceId:String,
   var manufacturer:String,
   var model:String,
   var brand:String,
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt
index f21b93a2..fb90d53d 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.audiobookshelf.app.player
 
+import android.annotation.SuppressLint
 import android.app.*
 import android.appwidget.AppWidgetManager
 import android.content.ComponentName
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import android.net.NetworkCapabilities
 import android.net.NetworkRequest
 import android.os.*
 import android.provider.MediaStore
+import android.provider.Settings
 import android.support.v4.media.MediaBrowserCompat
 import android.support.v4.media.MediaDescriptionCompat
 import android.support.v4.media.MediaMetadataCompat
@@ -31,7 +33,6 @@ import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 import androidx.media.MediaBrowserServiceCompat
 import androidx.media.utils.MediaConstants
 import com.audiobookshelf.app.BuildConfig
-import com.audiobookshelf.app.MediaPlayerWidget
 import com.audiobookshelf.app.R
 import com.audiobookshelf.app.data.*
 import com.audiobookshelf.app.data.DeviceInfo
@@ -894,6 +895,7 @@ class PlayerNotificationService : MediaBrowserServiceCompat()  {
     return if(currentPlayer == castPlayer) PLAYER_CAST else PLAYER_EXO
   }
 
+  @SuppressLint("HardwareIds")
   private fun getDeviceInfo(): DeviceInfo {
     /* EXAMPLE
       manufacturer: Google
@@ -902,7 +904,8 @@ class PlayerNotificationService : MediaBrowserServiceCompat()  {
       sdkVersion: 32
       appVersion: 0.9.46-beta
      */
-    return DeviceInfo(Build.MANUFACTURER, Build.MODEL, Build.BRAND, Build.VERSION.SDK_INT, BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME)
+    val deviceId = Settings.Secure.getString(ctx.contentResolver, Settings.Secure.ANDROID_ID)
+    return DeviceInfo(deviceId, Build.MANUFACTURER, Build.MODEL, Build.BRAND, Build.VERSION.SDK_INT, BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME)
   }
 
   private val deviceSettings get() = DeviceManager.deviceData.deviceSettings ?: DeviceSettings.default()
diff --git a/plugins/capacitor/AbsAudioPlayer.js b/plugins/capacitor/AbsAudioPlayer.js
index 2b04e005..b1fb6482 100644
--- a/plugins/capacitor/AbsAudioPlayer.js
+++ b/plugins/capacitor/AbsAudioPlayer.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { registerPlugin, WebPlugin } from '@capacitor/core';
+import { registerPlugin, WebPlugin } from '@capacitor/core'
+import { nanoid } from 'nanoid'
 const { PlayerState } = require('../constants')
 
 var $axios = null
@@ -42,6 +43,15 @@ class AbsAudioPlayerWeb extends WebPlugin {
     return this.player && !this.player.paused
   }
 
+  getDeviceId() {
+    let deviceId = localStorage.getItem('absDeviceId')
+    if (!deviceId) {
+      deviceId = nanoid()
+      localStorage.setItem('absDeviceId', deviceId)
+    }
+    return deviceId
+  }
+
   // PluginMethod
   async prepareLibraryItem({ libraryItemId, episodeId, playWhenReady, startTime }) {
     console.log('[AbsAudioPlayer] Prepare library item', libraryItemId)
@@ -49,8 +59,11 @@ class AbsAudioPlayerWeb extends WebPlugin {
     if (libraryItemId.startsWith('local_')) {
       // Fetch Local - local not implemented on web
     } else {
-      var route = !episodeId ? `/api/items/${libraryItemId}/play` : `/api/items/${libraryItemId}/play/${episodeId}`
-      var playbackSession = await $axios.$post(route, { mediaPlayer: 'html5-mobile', forceDirectPlay: true })
+      const route = !episodeId ? `/api/items/${libraryItemId}/play` : `/api/items/${libraryItemId}/play/${episodeId}`
+      const deviceInfo = {
+        deviceId: this.getDeviceId()
+      }
+      const playbackSession = await $axios.$post(route, { deviceInfo, mediaPlayer: 'html5-mobile', forceDirectPlay: true })
       if (playbackSession) {
         if (startTime !== undefined && startTime !== null) playbackSession.currentTime = startTime
         this.setAudioPlayer(playbackSession, playWhenReady)