You listen on the web at music.yammbo.com, from any browser on your computer or phone. You need to be signed in: as a guest nothing plays, and Music shows “Sign in or create a free account to listen.” See Create your account.
The player
The player sits at the bottom of the screen. Songs play through YouTube’s own embedded player, so there is no audio quality selector, on the web or in the app.
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| ”Queue” | Shows what plays next. Add songs from a song’s menu with “Add to queue” |
| Shuffle | ”Enable shuffle” / “Disable shuffle” |
| Repeat | Press it to cycle: repeat the queue, repeat one song, off |
| Next / Previous | On a free account, “Next” counts toward the skip limit. See Free vs paid |
The music doesn’t run out. When two songs or fewer are left in the queue, Music adds recommendations on its own.
Song and artist radio
- On a song: open its menu and choose “Go to song radio”.
- On an artist: open the artist menu and choose “Go to artist radio”.
Keyboard shortcuts
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
Space or k | Play / pause |
← / → | Back / forward 10 seconds |
Ctrl or Shift + ← / → | Previous / next song |
The shortcuts don’t work while you are typing in a text box. Your keyboard’s media keys, headphone buttons and the lock-screen controls also work, as long as the browser is the one holding the audio.
Background playback
| What you play | With the screen locked or in another tab |
|---|---|
| Live radio | Keeps playing. It is plain audio; we haven’t tested every browser |
| Songs | Don’t keep playing. The browser and YouTube don’t let an embedded video play in the background |
Want songs in the background?
Use the Android app: it plays with the screen off and has controls on the notification. See The Android app. On iPhone and iPad there is no app, so songs only play while the page is open.
”YouTube is blocking playback”
If two songs in a row are blocked, a dialog titled “YouTube is blocking playback” opens. YouTube is asking the connection to confirm it is not a bot. What you can try:
- If you use a VPN or proxy, turn it off or try another network.
- Press “Use my YouTube session”. The player then uses the YouTube account you are signed into in that browser. In Safari, Firefox and Brave the browser may block third-party cookies and stop it from working. The page reloads.
- On Android, the dialog also offers “Download the app”, which doesn’t use the browser player.
You can turn the same option on or off whenever you like: user menu (your avatar) → “Account settings” → the “YouTube” section → switch “Use my YouTube session from this browser”. It is per browser, and the page reloads when you change it.
When a song can’t be played
If a song fails, the player tries another version of it and, if that doesn’t work, skips to the next one on its own. After three in a row it stops and shows “Playback stopped: three tracks in a row could not be played. Check your connection and try again.” There is no manual button to report a song.
First visit to an artist or album
On an artist or album that few people have played, you may see what is available first and the rest fill in by itself after a few seconds, with the notice “Loading discography…”. It isn’t an error.
Install it as an app
| Device | How |
|---|---|
| Windows, macOS, Linux | In Chrome or Edge, use the browser’s install option (the install icon in the address bar, or the browser menu). It installs as “Yammbo Music” and opens in its own window |
| iPhone / iPad | In Safari: Share → Add to Home Screen |
This is the same website, not a different app. There are no desktop installers. For the real Android app, see The Android app.
Cast to a TV
From Chrome or Edge you can send what’s playing to a Chromecast. See Cast to your TV with Chromecast.
If something else goes wrong, check Troubleshooting.