YouTube is one of the most popular video sites containing videos from all over the world and on absolutely any topic you can think of. These videos if present in your device may come in handy at any time. Unfortunately there is no direct downloading link given on the site. In this article steps to download videos according to the devices is given.
Download YouTube Videos on PC
To download the desired video first of all open its link and then add ‘ss’ before the word ‘YouTube’ in the URL present on the address bar. The option of downloading the video will present itself; all you need to do then is select the desired formant and start downloading.
Some of the other convenient options are downloading in-browser integration which will enable you to directly download videos to your PC by just one click. Third option is to directly open savefrom.net and enter the URL of to be downloaded video in the address bar given on the top of the page and press enter. This will enable all the direct links to download video from that particular page.
Download YouTube Videos to Android Phones or Tablet
There are several ways to carry this procedure but first ensure that your device is configured in a way that it allows third party applications. To do so you need to go to ‘settings’ then ‘security’ then ‘device management’ and check ‘unknown sources’ option in it.
Direct Download From PC
Directly videos can be downloaded to the PC and then copied to the android device which is connected with the help of USB cable to the computer. This is the simplest way and will play back all YouTube videos compatible with android devices compatibility.
Download YouTube Videos directly Through Android Web Browser
What you need to do for using this method is to open the respective YouTube video which you want to download and copy the URL by tapping the menu and then ‘go to URL’ option. Now open a website that offers the service to download videos and paste the already copied link in the address box and hit enter. Now all you need to do is tap download option and then search for the downloaded video in the browser history. One of the disadvantage of adopting this method is that the video might be downloaded in the format which is not compatible with you android device and you will need to convert the video format before watching it.
Download YouTube Videos With the Help of Android Apps
There are multiple apps that will not only support several video formats but also enable conversion of these videos to Mp3 format and can also serve as complete media player for your device. The disadvantage of his method is that an extra application will be occupying your device storage space and might become a cause of slow speed.
Download YouTube Videos With Official Android Application
This application is available for android 2.3 versions only. What you will have to do is first of all download modify YouTube apk on your computer and transfer it to your android device with the help of micro SD card and install it like a normal application with the help of file manager now hold phone in portrait mode and play the YouTube video you want to download with the help of the app. Tap more option shown on the screen during the video and then tap the popped up download option. This will begin downloading the video and its progress can be checked on the notification bar.