diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/helpers/PlayerHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/helpers/PlayerHelper.kt
index 308ae2918..34719292c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/helpers/PlayerHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/helpers/PlayerHelper.kt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import androidx.media3.common.Tracks
 import androidx.media3.exoplayer.DefaultLoadControl
 import androidx.media3.exoplayer.ExoPlayer
 import androidx.media3.exoplayer.LoadControl
+import androidx.media3.exoplayer.trackselection.DefaultTrackSelector
 import androidx.media3.ui.CaptionStyleCompat
 import com.github.libretube.R
 import com.github.libretube.api.obj.ChapterSegment
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ import com.github.libretube.constants.PreferenceKeys
 import com.github.libretube.db.DatabaseHolder
 import com.github.libretube.enums.PlayerEvent
 import com.github.libretube.enums.SbSkipOptions
+import com.github.libretube.extensions.updateParameters
 import com.github.libretube.obj.PreviewFrame
 import com.google.android.material.dialog.MaterialAlertDialogBuilder
 import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
@@ -331,6 +333,23 @@ object PlayerHelper {
         return PreferenceHelper.getString(prefKey, "")
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Apply the preferred audio quality: auto or worst
+     */
+    @androidx.annotation.OptIn(androidx.media3.common.util.UnstableApi::class)
+    fun applyPreferredAudioQuality(context: Context, trackSelector: DefaultTrackSelector) {
+        val prefKey = if (NetworkHelper.isNetworkMetered(context)) {
+            PreferenceKeys.PLAYER_AUDIO_QUALITY_MOBILE
+        } else {
+            PreferenceKeys.PLAYER_AUDIO_QUALITY
+        }
+        when (PreferenceHelper.getString(prefKey, "auto")) {
+            "worst" -> trackSelector.updateParameters {
+                setMaxAudioBitrate(1)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     fun getIntentActon(context: Context): String {
         return context.packageName + "." + ACTION_MEDIA_CONTROL
     }
@@ -659,7 +678,7 @@ object PlayerHelper {
      *
      * Duplicate audio languages with their role flags are removed.
      *
-     * @param groups                 the list of [Group]s of the current tracks played by the player
+     * @param groups                 the list of [Tracks.Group]s of the current tracks played by the player
      * @param keepOnlySelectedTracks whether to get only the selected audio languages with their
      *                               role flags among the supported ones
      * @return a list of distinct audio languages with their role flags from the supported formats
@@ -697,9 +716,7 @@ object PlayerHelper {
      * @param flag     a flag to check its presence in the given bitfield
      * @return whether the given flag is set in the given bitfield
      */
-    private fun isFlagSet(bitField: Int, flag: Int): Boolean {
-        return bitField and flag == flag;
-    }
+    private fun isFlagSet(bitField: Int, flag: Int) = bitField and flag == flag
 
     /**
      * Check whether the given ExoPlayer role flags contain at least one flag used for audio
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/services/OnlinePlayerService.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/services/OnlinePlayerService.kt
index 5ede7d7c1..3c858e81b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/services/OnlinePlayerService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/services/OnlinePlayerService.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import androidx.media3.common.MimeTypes
 import androidx.media3.common.PlaybackException
 import androidx.media3.common.Player
 import androidx.media3.exoplayer.ExoPlayer
+import androidx.media3.exoplayer.trackselection.DefaultTrackSelector
 import com.github.libretube.R
 import com.github.libretube.api.JsonHelper
 import com.github.libretube.api.RetrofitInstance
@@ -230,11 +231,15 @@ class OnlinePlayerService : LifecycleService() {
     private fun initializePlayer() {
         if (player != null) return
 
+        val trackSelector = DefaultTrackSelector(this)
+        PlayerHelper.applyPreferredAudioQuality(this, trackSelector)
+
         player = ExoPlayer.Builder(this)
             .setUsePlatformDiagnostics(false)
             .setHandleAudioBecomingNoisy(true)
             .setAudioAttributes(PlayerHelper.getAudioAttributes(), true)
             .setLoadControl(PlayerHelper.getLoadControl())
+            .setTrackSelector(trackSelector)
             .build()
             .loadPlaybackParams(isBackgroundMode = true)
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/PlayerFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/PlayerFragment.kt
index 025c67515..63fe294c3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/PlayerFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/PlayerFragment.kt
@@ -1360,6 +1360,8 @@ class PlayerFragment : Fragment(), OnlinePlayerOptions {
             }
         }
 
+        PlayerHelper.applyPreferredAudioQuality(requireContext(), trackSelector)
+
         exoPlayer = ExoPlayer.Builder(requireContext())
             .setUsePlatformDiagnostics(false)
             .setMediaSourceFactory(DefaultMediaSourceFactory(dataSourceFactory))
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/array.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/array.xml
index 4d6201caa..5726f3e30 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/array.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/array.xml
@@ -259,12 +259,12 @@
     </string-array>
 
     <string-array name="audioQuality">
-        <item>@string/best_quality</item>
+        <item>@string/auto</item>
         <item>@string/worst_quality</item>
     </string-array>
 
     <string-array name="audioQualityValues">
-        <item>best</item>
+        <item>auto</item>
         <item>worst</item>
     </string-array>
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/audio_video_settings.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/audio_video_settings.xml
index 625177a70..bd0ad391c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/audio_video_settings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/audio_video_settings.xml
@@ -13,16 +13,14 @@
             app:title="@string/defres"
             app:useSimpleSummaryProvider="true" />
 
-        <!--
         <ListPreference
             android:icon="@drawable/ic_headphones"
-            app:defaultValue="best"
+            app:defaultValue="auto"
             app:entries="@array/audioQuality"
             app:entryValues="@array/audioQualityValues"
             app:key="player_audio_quality"
             app:title="@string/playerAudioQuality"
             app:useSimpleSummaryProvider="true" />
-        -->
 
     </PreferenceCategory>
 
@@ -37,20 +35,17 @@
             app:title="@string/defres"
             app:useSimpleSummaryProvider="true" />
 
-        <!--
         <ListPreference
             android:icon="@drawable/ic_headphones"
-            app:defaultValue="best"
+            app:defaultValue="auto"
             app:entries="@array/audioQuality"
             app:entryValues="@array/audioQualityValues"
             app:key="player_audio_quality_mobile"
             app:title="@string/playerAudioQuality"
             app:useSimpleSummaryProvider="true" />
-        -->
 
     </PreferenceCategory>
 
-
     <PreferenceCategory app:title="@string/quality">
 
         <ListPreference