diff --git a/mobile/lib/pages/collections/albums/albums_collection.page.dart b/mobile/lib/pages/collections/albums/albums_collection.page.dart
index f71bfbafc0a52..07912b681def1 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/pages/collections/albums/albums_collection.page.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/pages/collections/albums/albums_collection.page.dart
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import 'package:flutter_hooks/flutter_hooks.dart';
 import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/extensions/build_context_extensions.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/extensions/theme_extensions.dart';
-import 'package:immich_mobile/main.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/pages/common/large_leading_tile.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/album/album_sort_by_options.provider.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/album/albumv2.provider.dart';
@@ -78,7 +77,11 @@ class AlbumsCollectionPage extends HookConsumerWidget {
 
     return Scaffold(
       appBar: AppBar(
-        title: showImmichAppbar ? null : Text('albums'.tr()),
+        title: showImmichAppbar
+            ? null
+            : Text(
+                "${'albums'.tr()} ${albums.length}",
+              ),
         bottom: showImmichAppbar
             ? const PreferredSize(
                 preferredSize: Size.fromHeight(0),
diff --git a/mobile/lib/providers/album/albumv2.provider.dart b/mobile/lib/providers/album/albumv2.provider.dart
index 9d6cc63075dfb..23d6329c36ab1 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/providers/album/albumv2.provider.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/providers/album/albumv2.provider.dart
@@ -27,10 +27,13 @@ class AlbumNotifierV2 extends StateNotifier<List<Album>> {
   late final StreamSubscription<List<Album>> _streamSub;
 
   Future<void> refreshAlbums() async {
-    Future.wait([
-      _albumService.refreshDeviceAlbums(),
-      _albumService.refreshAllRemoteAlbums(),
-    ]);
+    // Future.wait([
+    //   _albumService.refreshDeviceAlbums(),
+    //   _albumService.refreshAllRemoteAlbums(),
+    // ]);
+    await _albumService.refreshDeviceAlbums();
+    await _albumService.refreshRemoteAlbums(isShared: false);
+    await _albumService.refreshRemoteAlbums(isShared: true);
   }
 
   Future<void> getDeviceAlbums() {
diff --git a/mobile/lib/services/album.service.dart b/mobile/lib/services/album.service.dart
index d6127cd1a6046..315e6e16b7f53 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/services/album.service.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/services/album.service.dart
@@ -175,26 +175,45 @@ class AlbumService {
 
   /// V2
   Future<bool> refreshAllRemoteAlbums() async {
+    if (!_remoteCompleter.isCompleted) {
+      // guard against concurrent calls
+      return _remoteCompleter.future;
+    }
+    _remoteCompleter = Completer();
     final Stopwatch sw = Stopwatch()..start();
+    bool changes = false;
     try {
-      final [sharedAlbums, ownedAlbums] = await Future.wait([
+      final albumList = await Future.wait([
         _apiService.albumsApi.getAllAlbums(shared: true),
         _apiService.albumsApi.getAllAlbums(shared: false),
       ]);
 
-      final List<AlbumResponseDto> allAlbums = [
-        ...sharedAlbums ?? [],
-        ...ownedAlbums ?? [],
-      ];
+      // for (int i = 0; i < albumList.length; i++) {
+      //   final albums = albumList[i];
+      //   final isShared = i == 1;
+      //   if (albums != null) {
+      //     final hasChange = await _syncService.syncRemoteAlbumsToDb(
+      //       albums,
+      //       isShared: isShared,
+      //       loadDetails: (dto) async => dto.assetCount == dto.assets.length
+      //           ? dto
+      //           : (await _apiService.albumsApi.getAlbumInfo(dto.id)) ?? dto,
+      //     );
 
-      print("All albums: ${allAlbums.length}");
-
-      debugPrint("refreshAllAlbums took ${sw.elapsedMilliseconds}ms");
-      return true;
+      //     if (hasChange) {
+      //       changes = true;
+      //     }
+      //   }
+      // }
     } catch (e) {
       debugPrint("Error refreshing all albums: $e");
       return false;
+    } finally {
+      _remoteCompleter.complete(changes);
     }
+
+    debugPrint("refreshAllRemoteAlbums took ${sw.elapsedMilliseconds}ms");
+    return changes;
   }
 
   Future<Album?> createAlbum(