Download videos

You can download videos to watch offline with YouTube Go.

Download a video

  1. Go to the video you lot'd like to download on the Home tab or the search results page.
  2. Tap the video thumbnail.
  3. Select the video quality that yous would similar to download the video in, then tap Download.

Note: Standard quality is selected past default.

The Download button will plow blueish beneath the video once information technology's downloaded. Larn more about downloading videos to an SD card.

Y'all'll need to reconnect your device to a mobile or Wi-Fi network periodically to continue to relish content offline.

If your device loses connectivity as y'all're downloading a video, your progress will resume automatically when you reconnect to the internet.

YouTube Become can use minimal data to bank check for changes to the video or its availability. If a downloaded video is no longer available for offline playback, information technology will exist removed from your device during the next sync.

Note: Some videos aren't available for download based on the content possessor's settings.

Access downloaded videos

Y'all can observe all your downloads in the Downloads tab. To view your downloaded videos, you must be signed in to YouTube Go with the same Google Business relationship you used when you first downloaded them. You can also view downloaded videos in your device gallery or file manager.

Check that you're signed in to the YouTube Go app with the right account:

  1. At the top of the page, tap More .
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. Under the "Profile" department, you'll meet the Google Account that's signed in.

Notation: YouTube Go will store downloaded videos as .yt files and these videos will only be playable in YouTube apps.

Delete a downloaded video

  1. Go to the Downloads tab.
  2. Adjacent to the video you'd similar to delete, tap More .
  3. Select Delete from Telephone.
  4. Tap Delete on the notification screen.

Downloaded videos in YouTube Get also evidence in your device gallery or file managing director and can be deleted at that place.

FAQs

How practise I download sound, music, or MP3 files on YouTube Get?

You lot can download a music video, if bachelor, past following the steps to download a video.

You can't download sound-only or MP3 files from the YouTube Go app.

Why aren't my downloaded videos from YouTube in my gallery?

The videos are stored encrypted on the device so other apps can't open them. The videos are only accessible via the YouTube Go app.