Google-owned video streaming website has recently announced that the Android version of the YouTube app will have a new feature called Offline Playback. The said feature will initially be rolled out in select countries (India and Indonesia), including the Philippines.
In a blog post, Google stated that the decision to roll out the new feature first in India, Indonesia and Philippines rather than in more developed markets has something to do with the current situation of internet connectivity in these countries.
Asia has proven itself to be a mobile-first world in terms of smartphone adoption, but access to high-speed, affordable data remains a big challenge. In response, we’ve been working on ways to lessen the demands of speed and data for people using our products in places where there are challenges to access.
To use the Offline Playback feature, users just needs to tap on the “Offline” icon. This will initiate the caching of supported videos which will be stored in the device for 48 hours. This way, the user will be able to watch the selected video at a later time while not giving them permanent access to the cached clip.
Do note though that not all videos on YouTube’s library will be available for offline mode, and it was not clearly stated which videos will be available for offline viewing. But so far, all of the local contents that we’ve tried viewing so far have Offline Playback option.
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RaGe says:
Rolle Tube APK for android ^_^
Tony says:
You can still use tubemate. Mas mabilis kesa sa youtube offline.
anon says:
*hint* browser plugins *hint* hehehe
oona says:
and iOS too.
siteanalternative says:
Google banned a better app for downloading youtube videos (and converting it to mp3/m4a too). It can still be side-loaded though, the name of the app is Tubemate.
Mon says:
Google banned those apps because its against youtube policy to download videos from youtube their site.
The offline feature for the official youtube app isn’t a download feature where you can watch it using another app so it’s not fair to compare the two.
d says:
Yup, saw this feature already, but haven’t really been able to try it out. Thanks Google for understanding our plight regarding slow internet connection.