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YouTube Offline: What Is It, and How to Save and Watch a Video Offline?

YouTube Offline: What Is It, and How to Save and Watch a Video Offline? 4c297

By Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 3 May 2017 17:22 IST

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If you consistently find yourself at places with spotty Internet connectivity - when commuting to work or at home, for instance - and you love watching videos, then YouTube's offline feature is aimed at you. The feature allows YouTube s to continue to enjoy their favourite videos on their Android and iOS devices even when there is no usable network connection. Here's what the YouTube's offline feature is all about, and how you can make use of it. 575qe

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YouTube videos to their device for later consumption. These videos can be ed via mobile data or Wi-Fi network. The feature is ad-ed, however, so you will have to sit through an ment before getting to your video.

(Also see: YouTube Offline Playback Launched in India for Android and iOS s)

Not every video is available
It is worth noting that not every video is available for offline viewing. Much of India's popular YouTube content can be ed, but you might come across some videos that are not available to .

Offline availability
Any video ed can only be played offline for up to 48 hours. After this, you will have to find a working Internet connection and re-sync the video with YouTube app for any changes and availability status.

(Also see: YouTube to Get Background ing, Improved Pause Buffering, and More)

How to a YouTube video for offline viewing
To make a YouTube video available offline, first you need to open the YouTube app on your Android or iOS smartphone or tablet.

Visit the video file you want to . Look for the Add to Offline icon below the video (alternatively you can click the context menu button and select Add to Offline option). Do note that if the video isn't available for offline viewing, it will have a crossed Add to Offline button. You cannot such a video to your device.

Upon clicking the Add to Offline button, YouTube app will ask you to select the resolution - Low, Medium, HD - of the file. Low quality will quickly, take lesser space on your device, but will be of relatively worse quality. Once you select the quality, the video will begin to save on your device.

How to watch YouTube offline video
Note that saved video will be available only inside the YouTube app. To locate the file, go to the home page of YouTube. You can do so by either dragging the video down using gesture, or by simply tapping the back button on Android.

Once you're on the home page, click the tab (the one the right-most corner that looks like a human body).

You will find Saved videos on this page. Clicking this will show you all the videos you have saved for offline viewing. If you want to delete a video, click on the context menu next to the video, and select Remove from saved videos.

How are you liking the YouTube offline feature? Are you have any trouble saving a file? Let us know via the comments below.

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