Media buttons in the keyboard are not working as expected (play/pause) #376

marcosalcazar · 2020-09-11T14:31:28Z

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Describe the bug
Media keys are not working for ytmdesktop

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

Open the app
Hit the "play/pause" button in the keyboard
ERROR: Music doesn't start
Play music (clicking in the play icon in the app)
Music starts
Hit the "play/pause" button in the keyboard
ERROR: Music doesn't pause.

Expected behavior
When having the app opened, I should be able to use the media keys in my keyboard to control the music playback (play, pause)

Screenshots
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Environment (please complete the following information):

YTMDesktop version: 1.13.0
OS: Linux
OS version: Kubuntu 20.04
Arch: x64
Installation way: snapcraft

tkoopa · 2020-09-13T09:27:16Z

Same Issue with

YTMDesktop version: 1.13.0
OS: Linux
OS version: Ubuntu 16.04
Arch: x64
Installation way: snap install

Fwank49 · 2020-09-20T01:38:52Z

I have a similar Issue (media keys for play/pause and forward/back don't work, but custom hotkeys work for those actions) with the following platform:

YTMDesktop version: 1.13.0
OS: Windows
OS version: Windows 10 2004
Arch: x64
Installation way: .exe binary installer

aristov · 2020-09-20T07:30:02Z

Same issue with

YTMDesktop version: 1.12.1
OS: Mac OS
OS version: Catalina 10.15.6
Arch: x64
Installation way: .dmg binary installer

brianredbeard · 2020-09-21T04:55:06Z

I was experiencing this... turns out it was Google Chrome. In Chrome version 73 direct support for hardware media keys was added.

After disabling "Hardware Media Key Handling" and relaunching Chrome everything worked great in ytmdesktop.

chrome://flags/#hardware-media-key-handling

Fwank49 · 2020-09-21T15:11:39Z

I was experiencing this... turns out it was Google Chrome. In Chrome version 73 direct support for hardware media keys was added.

After disabling "Hardware Media Key Handling" and relaunching Chrome everything worked great in ytmdesktop.

chrome://flags/#hardware-media-key-handling

This does work, (I also had to remove the extension streamkeys from chrome) but other apps (eg GPMDP) have no problem using media keys without having to turn this off in chrome, so I'd still consider this an issue.

tkoopa · 2020-09-22T06:28:19Z

I was experiencing this... turns out it was Google Chrome. In Chrome version 73 direct support for hardware media keys was added.

After disabling "Hardware Media Key Handling" and relaunching Chrome everything worked great in ytmdesktop.

chrome://flags/#hardware-media-key-handling

This only partially works for me, I can now use assigned shortcuts again but actual media keys still don't respond.

Edit: Just realised it makes things worse, on Ubuntu 16.04 when the YT app is running I can no longer use shortcuts and hotkeys for navigating the Desktop. Reverting the setting in Chrome for now

aristov · 2020-09-22T08:02:22Z

I was experiencing this... turns out it was Google Chrome. In Chrome version 73 direct support for hardware media keys was added.

After disabling "Hardware Media Key Handling" and relaunching Chrome everything worked great in ytmdesktop.

chrome://flags/#hardware-media-key-handling

Doesn't work for me.

psbrowand · 2020-09-22T15:54:03Z

Same issue here. I had to disable Hardware Media Key Handling in Chrome as stated above. I also had to remove the Google Music Extension.

A good way to test if it's a setting or extension in Chrome that's giving you the issue is to close out of Chrome completely (it may still be open in your Hidden icons on the bottom right of the taskbar). If you can use Media controls when Chrome is closed, it's either a setting or extension causing the issue.

seckela · 2020-09-24T05:10:32Z

Same issue. Touch Bar Media Controls on my macbook pro.

Note I've disabled Chrome's Hardware Media Key option as well.

YTMDesktop version: 1.12.1
OS: Mac OS
OS version: Catalina 10.15.6
Arch: x64
Installation way: .dmg binary installer

fronders · 2020-09-25T10:01:43Z

I had the same issue until I removed Google Play App from Chrome, disabled Hardware Media Key Handling and restarted Chrome - now it works

YTMDesktop version: 1.13.0
OS: Windows
OS version: Windows 10 2004
Arch: x64
Installation way: .exe binary installer

TobiasDeBruijn · 2020-10-08T18:31:19Z

Confirmed for me as well. No G Play App installed on Chrome. Tried with HW Media Key Handling disabled and enabled.

YTMDesktop Version: 1.13.0
OS: Windows
OS Version: Windows 10; 10.0.18363 build 18363; (1909)
Arch: x64
Installation: .exe installer, updated through app's build-in updater

nassoo · 2020-10-13T10:41:47Z

Same issue.

I've disabled Chrome's Hardware Media Key, but the media keys still don't work (and they work everywhere else except in this app).

YTMDesktop version: 1.13.0
OS: Mac OS
OS version: Mojave 10.14.6
Arch: x64
Installation way: .dmg binary installer

Erj4 · 2020-10-13T18:21:12Z

As a summary for those having issues now and in the future, these were the changes I needed to make:

Ensure that the hardware media key handling is disabled as mentioned by @brianredbeard (Media buttons in the keyboard are not working as expected (play/pause) #376 (comment))
Disable any chrome extensions that consume the media keys (eg Streamkeys)
Make sure "Enable Windows 10 media service" is on in ytmdesktop settings - Integrations

remorsecodex · 2020-10-13T18:37:52Z

As a summary for those having issues now and in the future, these were the changes I needed to make:

Ensure that the hardware media key handling is disabled as mentioned by @brianredbeard (#376 (comment))

Disable any chrome extensions that consume the media keys (eg Streamkeys)

Make sure "Enable Windows 10 media service" is on in ytmdesktop settings - Integrations

Just chirping in to say, doing all of these solved the issue for me right away.

iamhenry · 2020-11-02T17:45:32Z

Tried the steps mentioned here but still doesn't work.

Same issue with

YTMDesktop version: 1.13.0
OS: Mac OS
OS version: Catalina 10.15.7
Arch: x64
Installation way: .dmg binary installer

remorsecodex · 2020-11-02T19:55:05Z

Seems the fix above only works for Windows users.

tkoopa · 2020-11-03T09:05:47Z

Yes, it doesn't work on Linux either

gdold · 2020-11-21T22:40:56Z

I had the same issue under Windows 10, app v1.13.0, the play/pause media keys worked for other software but not in YTMD.

I got it working by enabling both Enable Windows 10 media service and Show track information next to the Windows 10 volume bar, and now play/pause works as expected.

I'm guessing this isn't particularly helpful for our Linux/Mac comrades! 😐

chadxz · 2020-12-11T18:09:21Z

Same issue with

YTMDesktop version: 1.13.0
OS: Mac OS
OS version: Big Sur 11.0.1
Arch: x64
Installation way: homebrew

When I press my play/pause key on my keyboard, Apple Music pops up instead. I tried disabling the "hardware media key handling" in Chrome as mentioned above but it did not make a difference.

Edit: nevermind, I found #205 and it led me to a solution that worked for me: clone the repo, upgrade electron to something >= v11, and rebuild the native client. Then go into "security and privacy" MacOS preferences and add YTM Desktop Player as an "Accessibility" app. At that point the media controls worked for me.

Edit2: Although the media keys on my keyboard are working after upgrading electron, my Airpods Pro media controls (squeeze for play/pause) are still not functioning properly.

BongoEADGC6 · 2021-06-17T16:40:58Z

Still having the lack of media key issue with Kubuntu 20.04 with YTMDesktop 1.13

Any plans to release the newer version with the Electron update?

victor-roswell · 2021-08-03T06:04:31Z

@chadxz worked perfectly thanks!

@BongoEADGC6 What version of MacOs are you running?

BongoEADGC6 · 2021-08-14T19:38:19Z

@victor-roswell I am not using Mac. I am using Kubuntu Linux (Ubuntu with KDE)

AndrazP · 2022-02-26T08:46:48Z

Solution that worked for me on macOS Montery 12.2.1:
Enable Accessibility for the app in system settings:

MaxMatti · 2022-09-26T09:27:09Z

Same issue with:

YTMDesktop version: 1.13.0
OS: Linux
OS version: Ubuntu 20.04 with KDE
Arch: x64
Installation way: snapcraft

Also there is no "Windows 10 media controls" setting under integrations (or anywhere) so I am not able to use that fix (which makes it work fine on my Archlinux-machines with KDE, it also integrates nicely into kdeconnect and KDEs media controls)

Edit: Multimedia keys work now, without changing anything. The only thing that changed is a pipewire update which I installed after starting ytmd but before noticing that the keys work.

hazzery · 2023-04-29T10:02:45Z

I believe I am having a similar issue

YTMDesktop version: 1.13.0
OS: Linux
OS version: Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS
Arch: x64
Installation way: snap store

However when I press play/forward/backward I get the following on my screen.

Using the other keyboard shortcuts (e.g.ctrlshiftspace to pause) works fine however.

Alipoodle · 2024-01-29T10:25:27Z

Closing this PR in the move to YTMD v2

hazzery · 2024-01-30T20:10:35Z

This error still occurs on YTMD v2.0.0 on Ubuntu

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