How to download YouTube videos for free and legally on your phone

Download YouTube videos – Downloading videos from YouTube in general is an easy task if you have access to “video downloaders”, third-party services that download content from the social network. However, how to download YouTube videos on your phone in a simple way?

Well know that it is possible to do this using the YouTube application itself, but this is a feature that is not so apparent to users.

The disadvantage of using video downloaders is that many of them are loaded with advertisements, which confuses usability. If you accidentally click on some of the ads, you may even end up landing on pages with malware.

Add to that the fact that, according to YouTube’s terms of use, downloading content from the platform from third-party websites is illegal. Although the chances that you have a problem because of this are remote, it is always a good idea to avoid it.

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How to legally download videos on YouTube?

All you need to do is download and install the official YouTube app for Android . In addition to improving your user experience with regard to video consumption, this is also the main legal way to download content on the platform.

Remember that this function will ask you to enable the Youtube Premium function , you can try it for 30 days or hire it.

Step 01 : Open the YouTube app.

Step 02 : Locate the video you want to download.

Step 03 : Touch the “Download” button, located in the lower right corner of the video’s thumbnail (image thumbnail).

Step 04 : A dialog box will open for you to choose the image quality. The options are as follows: Low (144p), Medium (360p) and High (720p).

Step 05 : By checking the “Remember my settings” dialog box, in the following downloads, the option to choose the image quality will no longer appear.

Step 06 : Tap “Ok” to start the download.

The video in question will be stored in “Downloads” and you can access and watch it whenever you want, even if you are offline.

The same advice applies to those who wish to download music. In that case, download the YouTube Music app and follow the same step by step to keep your favorite songs available offline.

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How to download YouTube videos for free in YouTube Go

Another option to legally download YouTube content is through the YouTube Go app . This is a simpler version of the main application, aimed at phones with more modest hardware configurations.

Step 01 : Open the YouTube Go app.

Step 02 : Locate the video you want to download.

Step 03 : Touch the “Download” button, located in the lower right corner of the video’s thumbnail (image thumbnail).

Step 04 : A dialog box will open for you to choose the image quality. The options are as follows: Low (144p), Medium (360p) and High (720p).

Step 05 : Tap “Ok” to start the download.

Simple and easy, isn’t it? You do not need to use any unknown application to download videos directly to your phone. Official YouTube apps are more than enough to solve your problems.

 

Also Read : How to Find the Song Used in a YouTube Video