YOGYAKARTA - As one of Google's video streaming platforms, YouTube is one of the most visited sites by internet users in the world. Almost every smartphone nowadays has a YouTube application which is used to watch various kinds of videos.

There are many categories of YouTube content that you can watch to fill your spare time, ranging from entertainment, culinary, to technology. Apart from that, you can also download it on your smartphone for offline viewing.

Even though it is based on streaming video, the videos on YouTube can be downloaded for offline viewing. The method is very easy because it does not require additional applications.

Below, the VOI team has summarized how to download YouTube videos on a smartphone, so they can be watched without using the internet and without using additional applications. You just need to have YouTube app on your phone, and do the following steps.

How to Download Videos on the YouTube Application Open the YouTube application on your smartphone, then select or search for the video you want to download. You can play the pre-selected video. Click the "Download" button below the video, which is lined with the "Like", "Share" and "Save" buttons. A window will appear showing the video quality, starting from Low (144p), Medium (360p), to High (720p). Select the video quality you want. The higher the video quality you select, the larger the video size will be. After selecting the desired video quality, click the "OK" button, and the video will start downloading.

When finished, the videos you download from YouTube will be collected on the "Downloads" page which can be accessed by clicking the "Library" tab at the bottom right corner of the YouTube home page.

If you want to cancel the video being downloaded, you can stop the download process on the "Downloads" page by clicking "Pause". However, if the video has already been downloaded and you want to delete it, simply click "Delete".

However, not all YouTube videos can be downloaded and watched offline. If the video cannot be downloaded, then the download button on YouTube will be blurry and cannot be clicked.

The majority of YouTube videos that are not downloaded are copyrighted videos, such as music videos, and other content that has been registered as the intellectual property of their creators.

However, users who subscribe to YouTube Premium can still download copyrighted content. You can also watch it offline via your smartphone.


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