Download YouTube videos to your Android smartphone - how it works
You can download YouTube videos on your Android smartphone and watch them offline. This is very easy and quick to do with the right app.
- Therefore, download the APK file from our app area. You must then manually install this file on your smartphone. You can find out how this works in this article.
- Then open the application on your smartphone. The user interface initially looks a bit confusing, but is basically nothing else than the mobile version of the YouTube website.
- To download a specific video, click on the magnifying glass icon in the top right and search for it.
- Once you've found your video, tap it once. You will now see a green download arrow at the top, which you also touch once.
- Now select the resolution in which you want to download the video. To save storage space, it makes sense to choose the value according to your display resolution.
- Then go back to the green download icon. The video is downloaded to the "Video" folder on your memory card.
These instructions refer to "TubeMate" YouTube Downloader Version 2.1.0 under Android 4.4.2. We explain legal background for downloading YouTube videos in this practical tip.