YouTube

Google LLC

Contains adsIn-app purchases

About this app

Get the official YouTube app on Android phones and tablets. See what the world is watching -- from the hottest music videos to what’s popular in gaming, fashion, beauty, news, learning and more. Subscribe to channels you love, create content of your own, share with friends, and watch on any device.

Watch and subscribe
● Browse personal recommendations on Home
● See the latest from your favorite channels in Subscriptions
● Look up videos you’ve watched, liked, and saved for later in Library

Explore different topics, what’s popular, and on the rise (available in select countries)
● Stay up to date on what’s popular in music, gaming, beauty, news, learning and more
● See what’s trending on YouTube and around the world on Explore
● Learn about the coolest Creators, Gamers, and Artists on the Rise (available in select countries)

Connect with the YouTube community
● Keep up with your favorites creators with Posts, Stories, Premieres, and Live streams
● Join the conversation with comments and interact with creators and other community members

Create content from your mobile device
● Create or upload your own videos directly in the app
● Engage with your audience in real time with live streaming right from the app

Find the experience that fits you and your family (available in select countries)
● Every family has their own approach to online video. Learn about your options: the YouTube Kids app or a new parent supervised experience on YouTube at youtube.com/myfamily

Support creators you love with channel memberships (available in select countries)
● Join channels that offer paid monthly memberships and support their work
● Get access to exclusive perks from the channel & become part of their members community
● Stand out in comments and live chats with a loyalty badge next to your username

Upgrade to YouTube Premium (available in select countries)
● Watch videos uninterrupted by ads, while using other apps, or when the screen is locked
● Save videos for when you really need them – like when you’re on a plane or commuting
● Get access to YouTube Music Premium as part of your benefits

Ratings and reviews

It was never that good, but it wasn't that bad either, until recently. The video screen gets very dark on mobile for no reason, and clearing the cache, enabling or disabling the image thingy mode. Even changing the device's theme from light to dark doesn't fix it. the only way is by closing and reopening the app. Fix this or I'm canceling my Premium subscription. I shouldn't have to keep looking for solutions for something I pay for, and it wasn't like this in the previous version.

The app itself works well, but some things are pissing me off. I would like to complain about the amount of ads (I got 7 ads within 8 minutes of video) and its content, because almost 50% of the ads (at least in Brazil) are about bets or innapropriate contents (which are not allowed in the platform, I guess). And most of the times, when you get an ad, your screen is mostly taken by the ad, then you have to slide it off or just wait for it to disappear. This sucks, seriously.

A LOT of ADs, before it wasn't like this, but now there's so many unskipable ads that it almost feels like you're watching more ads than the video itself, Premium works really well and really changes the experience, but if you're not using premium, it may feel like you're wasting time watching a bunch of ADs, sometimes 1 minute long ads with no skips allowed, that's just too much. It became more of a streaming service, you'll need to pay to get rid of ads and get a really good experience now.

What’s new

For new features, look for in-product education & notifications sharing the feature and how to use it!