You're watching an awesome Web series or boogying down to a music video on YouTube when you realize that you're about to go somewhere with little or no connectivity. Fortunately, with a few simple steps you can save any video on YouTube to your Android phone for offline viewing. You can even convert music videos to MP3 files you can put on your playlist. Here's how to download YouTube videos on your Android phone.
Note: Downloading videos may violate YouTube's terms of service.
Installing YouTube Downloader
1. Navigate to the settings menu on your Android phone.
2. Select Security.
3. Toggle "Unknown sources" to on if it is not already checked. This setting will make sure you can install apps that don't come from Google Play.
4. Download YouTube Downloader from Dentex's blog on your Android phone.
5. Tap the download notification for YouTube Downloader in your notification drawer.
6. Tap Install. The program will take a few seconds to install.
You can browse videos and download them either through the YouTube app or by using the YouTube Downloader's search feature. We prefer using YouTube's own app.
Downloading Videos From the Official YouTube App
1. Find the video you want in the YouTube app.
2. Tap the share button which appears when you tap on the video player.
3. Select YouTube Downloader from the share menu.
4. Select the video / audio format you wish to download. We recommend MP4 files in 1080 or 720p for videos and MP3 files if you only want the audio.
5. Tap Download here to confirm.
6. Tap Download to grab a plug-in file if necessary. This will only happen the first time you download a file in a given format.
Downloading Videos Directly From the YouTube Downloader App
1. Open YouTube Downloader.
2. Enter a term in the search box and tap the search button. A list of videos appears.
3. Tap the video you want to save. A list of options appears.
4. Select the video / audio format you wish to download. We recommend MP4 files in 1080 or 720p for videos and MP3 files if you only want the audio.
Whichever way you find your video, YouTube Downloader will then take anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes to download and store it on your phone. You can play the file directly from YouTube Downloader or find it in the Download folder on your phone.
