Filter Basics
Understand how content filtering works and set up your initial preferences.
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What are filters?
Filters are your choices for what to skip during playback. AudioHaven has 9 filter categories: Profanity, Slur, Hate Speech, Blasphemy, Violence, Sexual Content, Romance, Crude Humor, and Substance Use.
Each category has its own on/off switch. When a category is on, segments tagged with it are skipped during playback.
Filtering is part of Premium. You can set your filters on a free account, and they apply once you start Premium or the free trial.
Setting your default filters
When you first use AudioHaven, onboarding walks you through choosing your filters. You can change them anytime. On iPhone, go to Settings, then Manage Default Filters. On Android, go to Settings, then Default Filters.
Your defaults apply to every title unless you change the filters for a specific book or episode.
Severity levels
Each category is rated at three levels: Mild, Moderate, and Severe. Each level has its own switch, so you choose exactly which levels to skip instead of picking a single threshold.
For example, under Violence you could leave Mild and Moderate off so minor conflict plays through, and keep Severe on so graphic scenes are skipped.
Word-level control
The language categories (Profanity, Slur, and Blasphemy) also list individual words. Open a category to turn single words on or off. On iPhone, Select All and Deselect All change the whole list at once. On Android, the buttons are All On and All Off.
Filter categories explained
Profanity covers swear words and strong language. Slur covers derogatory terms aimed at a group of people. Hate Speech covers content that depicts or advocates hatred or demeaning treatment of people because of race, ethnicity, religion, disability, or other characteristics. Blasphemy covers irreverent use of sacred names and religious terms.
Violence covers physical harm, fighting, and gore. Sexual Content covers sexual descriptions and innuendo. Romance covers kissing and romantic moments, from relationship references (Mild) to kissing (Moderate) and passionate kissing (Severe). Anything sexual falls under Sexual Content. Crude Humor covers vulgar jokes and bathroom humor. Substance Use covers drug use, alcohol abuse, and intoxication.