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Yoto display iconsUpdated 7 days ago

A guide to the different icons that appear on the front display of your Yoto player.


Please note that the same icons will be displayed on Yoto Player and Yoto Mini.


Wi-Fi and connection

Yoto display - white Yoto face

White Yoto face:
The player is offline and time is unknown - please run setup in the Yoto app to get the player online.
Yoto display - green Yoto face

Green Yoto face:
The player is connected to Wi-Fi but not connected to the internet - this can happen if your internet connection is down.

Yoto display - white Wi-Fi waves
White Wi-Fi waves:
(animated) Player is attempting to connect to Wi-Fi.
Yoto display - green Wi-Fi wavesGreen Wi-Fi waves:
(static) Wi-Fi connection successful.
(animated) Player software update in progress.
Yoto display - green tickGreen tick:
Wi-Fi setup successful.
Yoto display - red cross
Red cross:
Wi-Fi setup failed or cancelled.


Battery

Yoto display - blue battery with white thunder
Blue battery with white thunder: 
The player's battery is charging.


Yoto display - green battery
Green battery: 
The battery level is good.
Yoto display - red battery with strike through
Red battery with strike through:
The battery is currently too low for the player to turn on.

Yoto display - red battery
Red battery:
The battery is very low and will switch off soon if not connected to a charger.
Yoto display - yellow battery with exclamation mark
Yellow battery with exclamation mark:
A fault has been detected with your battery and the player will switch itself off - please contact us if you see this icon. 
Yoto display - Yoto Mini with charging cable, yellow exclamation mark and arrow
Yoto Mini with charging cable, yellow exclamation mark and arrow:
A fault has been detected with your battery, and the charging cable needs to be disconnected before the player can shut down safely. 


Content and cards

Yoto display - red stop sign over white Yoto card
Red stop sign over white Yoto card:
The inserted card has not been recognized by the player.
Yoto display - Yoto app in white and orange
Yoto App in white and orange:
The player needs to be set up to play this content. Please download the Yoto App and continue setup. 
Yoto display - Yoto Card with blue cloud and green Wi-Fi waves
Yoto Card with blue cloud and green Wi-Fi waves:
The player is currently offline and the inserted card hasn't been downloaded. 
Yoto display - Blue cloud
Blue cloud (appearing over other icon):
The content you're playing is being streamed, as it has not been downloaded to the player. 
Yoto display - red cross
Red cross:
Either the Wi-Fi setup process has failed (due to an incorrect setup code or Wi-Fi issue), or linking content to a MYO card has failed. 
Yoto display - Yoto card with red arrow pointing up
Yoto Card with red arrow pointing up:
The inserted card needs to be removed to begin setup. 
Yoto display - red volume line
Red volume line:
The volume cannot be increased as it has been limited to zero. You can adjust this limit through the Yoto App. 
Yoto display - blue Yoto face
Blue Yoto face:
The icon on this card has failed to load, possibly due to Wi-Fi connection while streaming. 
Yoto display - Grey Bluetooth logo with red cross
Grey Bluetooth logo with red cross:
Either seen when leaving the Bluetooth Menu without completing connection, or if a Bluetooth Connection has failed/timed-out. 


Other errors

Yoto display - err followed by digitsERR followed by digits:
If your Yoto player display shows "ERR" followed by a three digits number (for example, "ERR 184") it can indicate different internal issues (potentially more than one issue) with your device. Please contact us if you see this.
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