As you know, today YouTube (hereinafter referred to as “YouTube”) is the most popular video hosting service in the world, where millions of videos are uploaded every day. Of course, for registered computer users downloading video from this resource is not a problem. But the question is: "How to download video from" YouTube "to the" Android "device (meaning OS Android)?" Let's consider some simple solutions.
How to download from YouTube to Android: general principles
The first thing that is worth noting is that in the OS itself there is only the standard “YouTube” client, which allows you only to watch the video. There are simply no standard download tools in the form of embedded applications. In addition, the store (store) of the Play Market programs (Google Play) also prohibits uploading applications on its resources for downloading videos from YouTube. Naturally, the question arises of how to download a video from YouTube to Android in this case.
Do not be upset, because there are a lot of solutions to this problem. Consider first standard tools.
Savefrom.net Service: Method 1
So, to solve the problem, how to download the video you like from “YouTube” to the phone (“Android”), we need a regular Internet browser (Google Chrome, Opera, Opera Mini, etc.). We go to the video hosting page and find the video you need.
We look in the browser at the address bar. Its initial component should look like "youtube.com \ ..." or in the form of a specialized mobile version of the site "m.youtube.com \ ...". Now the task is reduced to changing the address of the link using two letters "s" at the very beginning of the line. It should turn out like this: "ssyoutube.com \ ..." or in the mobile version - "m.ssyoutube.com \ ...".
When using input (activating the transition by reference), a redirect to the Savefrom.net service will be performed. A screenshot of the video and brief information about the video will be displayed on the site’s page on the left, and standard formats indicating the quality available for download will be displayed on the right. In principle, if this does not suit someone, you can use the additional viewing, where you can choose any other format with a lower or higher quality.
Now you need to “tap” the link, after which the system will prompt you to select the application with which the download will be performed. In this case, you can change the file saving location (by default, the clip is saved on the SD card, if available, in the Download folder). It remains to press the save button and wait for the end of the process. After that, you will be offered to either open the file or postpone the action.
Savefrom.net Service: Method 2
To solve the problem of how to download the desired video from “YouTube” to a smartphone (“Android”), it’s possible in a slightly different way. In this case, you must use the standard "YouTube" -client included in the main set of software.
In this method, the essence of the question of how to download videos from "YouTube" to "Android" is reduced to copying the link by which it is hosted. In the client we use the “Send” or “Share” icon, after which a menu appears with a list of available actions. We choose copying. The link, as already understood, will be placed on the clipboard.
Now open the Internet browser and paste the link into the address bar. After this, it remains only to perform the steps above.
How to download from YouTube to Android: special applications
In fact, you can use specialized applications to download videos. Of course, they are not on the Market, but if you search well, you can find a lot of them on the Internet.
The most popular among users are programs like TubeMate, Videoder, FREEdi Downloader, YouTube Downloader, TubeX, Youtube-ext, and many others. Consider the first two applications, especially since all programs of this type work using almost the same principles and algorithms. You only have to install them on your gadget manually using distributions in the form of .apk files.
Videoder Program
Let's try to solve, for example, the problem of how to download the necessary video material from “YouTube” to the tablet (“Android”).
Here, in general, everything is also simple. After launching the application, enter the name of the video in the search bar, then select the desired one from the list of found material. If required, you can display all formats and any available quality, as well as change the download location. It remains only to start the download process.
How to download one or another clip from “YouTube” to the phone (“Android”)? You can use the standard "YouTube" -client. As in the case of the Savefrom.net service, you must click the Share icon, but with the Videoder application installed, the system will prompt you to select the application to download. It is clear that you need to use this particular program, and then the standard operation.
TubeMate Client
Now we will consider a method regarding how to download videos from “YouTube” to “Android” using the small TubeMate application, which is an unofficial client.
In principle, there is nothing complicated in this variant either. Again, use the search, select the video in the video list, open it and click the green arrow located on top. In the list of video type, quality and resolution, we look for the necessary parameters, and then click the same green arrow below to activate the download process.
In general, you can use the work with the YouTube client, where the “Share” command is selected, as described above for the Videoder application.
Other utilities
Almost all applications of this type work on similar principles. The exception is perhaps the small utility FREEdi Downloader and Youtube-ext.
The first feature is that it supports the download of multi-stream video. The second program is not a client for download at all. It was created only in order to “pump over” (optimize) the standard YouTube application that is available on any “Android” device. After its application, the video can be downloaded directly from the native applet, which is part of the standard set of applications, using an additional button.
Perhaps the only drawback of this program is that it does not allow you to select the desired quality and format.
Total
So we figured out the question of how to download videos from “YouTube” to “Android” using several basic methods. Of course, this is not the only solution to this problem, because today on the World Wide Web you can find a lot of specialized applications for every taste.
However, as many have already noticed, the basic principles of their functioning are basically the same (with rare exceptions). Advise which of the above methods to apply in each case, is also not necessary, because different users have their own preferences.