Downloads are only in the Android app and need a paid plan. On the web there are no downloads.
On a free plan
If you try to download without a plan, the app says «Suscríbete para descargar canciones». See Free vs paid.
How it works: the app hands the song to YTDLnis
Yammbo Music doesn’t save songs itself. It sends them to YTDLnis, a free, open-source downloader that you install separately and that isn’t made by Yammbo. YTDLnis downloads the files in the background.
If it isn’t installed, the app tells you: “YTDLnis is not installed”. From the share sheet it also offers to open YTDLnis’s official page on GitHub (button “Open GitHub”; the description inside it is in Spanish). While it is missing you can also open the page from Settings → Data, in the “Data saver” card: the entry “YTDLnis is not installed” (“Downloads go through YTDLnis. Tap to open its page and install it”).
Download a song
- Open the song’s share sheet (“Share”).
- Press the YTDLnis button.
- The song’s link goes to YTDLnis, which takes over the download.
Download an album, playlist or artist
In the menu of an album or an artist, choose “Download all with YTDLnis”. The same option is in the menu of a song list or playlist, and it sends what’s on screen. For collections, the direct send covers up to 50 songs. If there is nothing that can be downloaded, the app says “Nothing here can be downloaded”.
Settings in Data
In Settings → Data → “Data saver”:
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| ”Play the downloaded copy” | If a song is downloaded on the phone, it plays from the file and uses no data |
| ”Download favorites automatically on Wi-Fi” | On Wi-Fi the app notifies you of favorites not downloaded yet; one tap sends them to YTDLnis. Android doesn’t allow doing it without that tap. It needs notification permission, and it is disabled until YTDLnis is installed |
| ”Download pending favorites now (N)“ | Sends the pending favorites right away. It says “Only on Wi-Fi” if you are on mobile data and “No favorites waiting to be downloaded” if there is nothing pending |
While it sends, you see «Sending to YTDLnis: 3 of 20» and, at the end, how many songs were sent. If you leave Wi-Fi it stops («Stopped: you are no longer on Wi-Fi»). Without notification permission the app can’t notify you; use the “Download pending favorites now” button instead.
The “App data usage” card in the same tab shows how much data the app uses. The app’s own note: YouTube songs use about 2.5 MB per minute; downloaded ones, nothing.
Where the files are and how to delete them
The files are managed by YTDLnis and are saved in its folder. The app finds them and lists them in Mi Música → “On my device”. To delete them, do it from YTDLnis or from your phone’s Files app.
Downloaded songs can't be cast
A song stored on the phone can’t be sent to a TV, so it plays on the phone. See Cast to your TV.
If something doesn’t work
See Troubleshooting. If the problem is inside YTDLnis itself, that app has its own page and support.