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

seems like each update it gets worse, as they add more bloat. New to you tab feeds you the same stuff you've been watching, just from different people. No option to get rid of shorts, player crashes often, picture doesn't resize or rotate properly more often than not, will play seconds of a video, then buffer for an extended amount of time. When it starts playing, the rest of the page will load in several seconds later. No way to edit or remove the tabs. It is a complete mess. Premium is a waste

This app drives me actually insane. "Fewer ad breaks for this long video," but its 1 giant ad break just as often as they normally have ads. And then it will say skipable in 10 seconds, then count down 10, then have another 5 seconds, and then I accidentally pause the ad because I was trying to skip it. Or it'll say skipable, then I go to skip it, and the ad is just over, so it plays my video, but I went to skip the ad, so it pauses the video. So dumb.

It's a good platform, but on TV and tv-like devices, the ads are extremely long especially for long videos. It makes the experience on TV a bit unbearable. This didn't use to be the feature of ads on a TV, however now it is. I'm still gonna watch it but just because the ads are becoming too much will not mean I'm gonna get premium, I'm just gonna be upset with the free version.

What's new

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