# Limiting music quality from the client side
**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/limiting-music-quality-from-the-client-side/179079
**Category:** General Discussions
**Created:** [February 7, 2017, 8:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/limiting-music-quality-from-the-client-side/179079 "2017-02-07T20:00:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@tomsimmons](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tomsimmons)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2017, 8:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/limiting-music-quality-from-the-client-side/179079/1 "2017-02-07T20:00:15Z")
I’m using Plex to host my entire music collection only.
I have ripped all my CDs in FLAC for best quality playback within the house and at some remote locations.
What I’m interested in is whether I can limit the quality, there by reduce the download size when using the Plex client on the mobile. It’s a company phone and the monthly 2GB data limit isn’t going to last long if I stream full FLAC quality via the client while driving/walking.
Regards
Tom
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### Author:  [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2017, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/limiting-music-quality-from-the-client-side/179079/2 "2017-02-07T20:02:47Z")
Currently, mobile Plex clients are always only playing back a MP3 or OPUS transcode instead of FLACs.
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### Author:  [@tomsimmons](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tomsimmons)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2017, 10:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/limiting-music-quality-from-the-client-side/179079/3 "2017-02-07T22:19:36Z")
If I look at the connection page on Plex when playing from a track from the Plex client on Android is states direct play. If I connect from any browser the same page states that the browser is being transcoded to MP3. It was my understanding that direct play was in the original format as the playback device handles it. Certainly the data consumption on the mobile would suggest that it’s FLAC not MP3 or similar.
Tom
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### Author:  [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2017, 11:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/limiting-music-quality-from-the-client-side/179079/4 "2017-02-07T23:10:22Z")
I just asked about this.
Android devioces which can play FLAC, will Direct Play it always.
The iOS client already has a bitrate setting for music. I assume this will make its way to Android at one point in time. No information when exactly, though.
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### Author:  [@certainlytilde](https://forums.plex.tv/u/certainlytilde)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2017, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/limiting-music-quality-from-the-client-side/179079/5 "2017-03-04T06:31:21Z")
Can’t believe you can’t change the quality of music using the Android app. A big deal breaker for me atm! ☹
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### Author:  [@bbro\_spo](https://forums.plex.tv/u/bbro_spo)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2017, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/limiting-music-quality-from-the-client-side/179079/6 "2017-05-06T17:32:58Z")
I would like to see the music quality choices on the android client as well.
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### Author:  [@tomsimmons](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tomsimmons)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2017, 8:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/limiting-music-quality-from-the-client-side/179079/7 "2017-11-23T20:00:44Z")
It’s there now, but 96kbps is the lowest which still scoffs data at a fair rate.
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### Author:  [@tomsimmons](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tomsimmons)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/limiting-music-quality-from-the-client-side/179079/8 "2018-01-14T15:25:29Z")
At the rate it’s consuming my data allowance, I don’t think it’s working.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/limiting-music-quality-from-the-client-side/179079/9 "2020-01-07T22:42:51Z")