[Feature Request]: Add Quick Playback Controls in Dock / System Tray

[zukiwong]

Preflight Checklist

• I use the latest version of YouTube Music (Application).
• I have searched the issue tracker for a feature request that matches the one I want to file, without success.

Problem Description

Currently, YouTube Music desktop app doesn’t allow users to quickly control playback from the Dock (on macOS) or the System Tray (on Windows/Linux).
Every time I want to pause, skip, or like a song, I have to open the main window, do the action, and then close it again.
This is quite inconvenient for daily use and interrupts the music listening flow.
Most modern music players (e.g., Spotify, Apple Music) provide quick control menus on their Dock or tray icons, letting users control playback without switching windows.

Proposed Solution

Add a small plugin that allows quick playback control directly from the Dock or system tray icon.
The menu could include the following actions:

• Play/Pause
• Next/Previous
• Shuffle/Repeat
• Like/Unlike

Alternatives Considered

Currently, the only way is to open the app window or use keyboard shortcuts, but this is not as intuitive or fast.

Additional Information

This improvement would make daily usage smoother and align the app with common UX standards for desktop music players.

[Parsa307]

This project is being killed... better to use uBlock Origin and go to https://music.youtube.com

[Parsa307]

This project is being killed... better to use uBlock Origin and go to https://music.youtube.com

Also if you want to hide the upgrade button use this in Custom Filters:
music.youtube.com##ytmusic-guide-entry-renderer.ytmusic-guide-section-renderer.style-scope:nth-of-type(4)

[ArjixWasTaken]

This project is being killed

not as long as I am alive (or until I switch to another music platform)

[Parsa307]

This project is being killed

not as long as I am alive (or until I switch to another music platform)

Let me clear with you, the average person who installs a third-party client, They expect No Ads come with it, as I checked the source code, and the app, you guys are using the Web Interface of YouTube Music. You guys later deleted the Ad-Blocker and Age verification bypass. I am not sure who in the human is anxious that much, but Goggle never sued Ad-Blockers bro. If you're using AI to rebrand the project gotta say, this is stupid, AI is a yes-man. I loved the project, but later Ad-Blocker isn't there. With these rebrands not only you guys are confusing the users, you guys are making it more shady. Use common-senses and your brain, not AI! Want the project be dead, keep it going! Users won't trust you. (Me included). I am speaking for them. No hates, but please return the project to the state we had the Ad-Blockers!

See by yourself, even an Reddit users say that AI is a yes-man, You guys don't know how law works. You guys are blocking some elements, not hacking to Goggle servers. Which is okay! This is some line of codes being runned on our computers, Not Goggle Servers. You guys didn't hacked YouTube binarys and published, you guys builded everything, and your ruining your buildings.
https://www.reddit.com/r/memes/comments/1nfa258/time_for_some_serious_discussion/ndv629l

[ArjixWasTaken]

Let me clear with you, the average person who installs a third-party client, They expect No Ads come with it, as I checked the source code, and the app, you guys are using the Web Interface of YouTube Music. You guys later deleted the Ad-Blocker and Age verification bypass. I am not sure who in the human is anxious that much, but Goggle never sued Ad-Blockers bro.

We have been receiving DMCA requests from Google, we wouldn't do a rebrand for no reason...

[Parsa307]

Let me clear with you, the average person who installs a third-party client, They expect No Ads come with it, as I checked the source code, and the app, you guys are using the Web Interface of YouTube Music. You guys later deleted the Ad-Blocker and Age verification bypass. I am not sure who in the human is anxious that much, but Goggle never sued Ad-Blockers bro.

We have been receiving DMCA requests from Google, we wouldn't do a rebrand for no reason...

I see, sorry for the misunderstanding, I misunderstood. I saw ReVanced not sued, I thought YT has nothing to do with them.

[ArjixWasTaken]

Revanced patches are separate from the revanced project itself, so if Google had an issue with it, it would take down the particular patch, as seen with the recent spotify drama.

That is a direction I am also aiming to replicate, allowing third party plugins to exist.

For now, just be patient until we figure things out.
We need a new (permanent) name and logo.

[zukiwong]

Revanced patches are separate from the revanced project itself, so if Google had an issue with it, it would take down the particular patch, as seen with the recent spotify drama.

That is a direction I am also aiming to replicate, allowing third party plugins to exist.

For now, just be patient until we figure things out. We need a new (permanent) name and logo.

Totally get the situation now.
Glad to hear the project’s still alive! I really like this app and hope everything goes well with the new version.