You can send what is playing to a TV from the Android app or from a computer. Cast doesn’t need a paid plan, but you do need to be signed in, as for any listening.
What you need
- A Chromecast, or a TV with Chromecast built in (Google TV or Android TV).
- Your phone or computer and the TV on the same Wi-Fi network.
- On Android: Google Play Services on the phone. Without it the Cast button doesn’t appear.
- On the computer: Chrome or Edge.
From the Android app
- Start a song or a live radio station.
- Press the Cast button in the header, next to search.
- Pick your TV from the list.
When it is connected, the button shows a white dot. To stop, press the button again and disconnect.
From the computer (Chrome or Edge)
- Open
music.yammbo.comand start a song or a station. - Press the Cast button in the player bar (or in the maximized player). It is an icon: hover over it to see “Cast to a TV”, and “Casting to” followed by the TV name once connected. These tooltips are in English on the Spanish version too.
- The browser’s own device picker opens. Choose your TV.
What happens on the TV
- Songs and live radio are sent.
- The TV shows the cover and the lyrics.
- From then on the TV is in charge: play, pause, seek and volume control the TV.
- In the Android app, Settings → General → “Show the video on the TV” makes the TV play the YouTube video instead of the cover and lyrics. That tab is for paid plans. The web has no such option: it always sends the cover and lyrics.
What can’t be sent
A song stored on the phone (“On my device” or a download) isn’t sent. The app says “A song stored on the phone cannot be cast, so it plays here” and plays it on the phone.
Messages and errors
| Message | What it means | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| ”The TV is not playing this song, so the sound comes back to the phone” | The TV didn’t start the song | The sound returns to the phone and keeps playing there. Try again or pick another song |
| ”Cast: YouTube 101: this song cannot be played on a TV” and the same for 150 | Whoever uploaded the song doesn’t allow it to play outside YouTube’s own apps, so a TV can’t play it | Nothing on your side. Play another song or listen on the phone |
| ”Cast: YouTube 100: this song is no longer on YouTube” | The song was removed | Play another song |
The YouTube messages (101, 150 and 100) appear in English. If the TV simply doesn’t start the song, after about 9 seconds the sound returns to the phone and keeps playing there. Only with the YouTube errors 100, 101 and 150 does the app bring the sound back to the phone and skip to the next song, up to 3 in a row. On the web, a song the TV can’t play is skipped without a message.
Where it doesn’t work
- Firefox and Safari on the computer: the Cast button doesn’t appear.
- iPhone and iPad: there is no Cast button.
- The mini player on the web on a phone: the button isn’t there.
- Phones without Google Play Services: the Android app’s Cast button doesn’t appear.
If the TV doesn’t show up in the list, check that it is on and on the same Wi-Fi as your phone or computer. More help: Troubleshooting.
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