How to Download YouTube Videos on Android
May. 23, 2024YouTube has become an integral part of our lives. Not only does it have a large library of videos that are entertaining but also great for learning, inspirational, and educational. But what do you do if you want to save these videos to watch them when you are offline or wish to share them with your friends? Well, we have a few solutions in store for you and in this guide, we will walk you through a few of them and show you how to download YouTube videos on Android.
Disclaimer
You should not download copyrighted content from YouTube using third party services. This is against YouTube’s Copyright and Free Use Policy and may result in your account getting suspended.
Method 1: Save Offline Videos With YouTube Premium
Here you will find all the saved videos. This feature is available for free in certain regions like India for free but limited to 360p quality. Note that you cannot view these videos outside of YouTube.
If you want to save the videos to your device storage to share or export them then try out this open sourced app called Seal. This app lets you download YouTube videos in different formats in up to 4K quality. It is free to use however, you will have to sideload it by installing an APK. Use this guide to install and use the Seal app.
You can either choose only audio and video files and merge them later or go with the format with the bot included, but it will be in a lower resolution.
NewPiper is a YouTube client that gives you several Premium benefits for free. You can play videos in the background, remove ads, and of course, download them to your phone storage. But if you are only interested in the last option, use these steps to download YouTube videos with NewPipe.
The video will begin downloading and will be available in the selected folder. The only issue with NewPipe is that it lets you download videos in up to 1080p resolution. Aside from that, it is a great ad-free option that you should try out.
SSYouTube Video Downloader does what its name suggests. It’s a website where you can paste links to YouTube videos and download them to your Android smartphone. This is a free online solution that doesn’t require to you install a separate app.
This will begin the download process, and you can find the video in the Downloads folder of your web browser.
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