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

Youtube is one of the primary ways I get my entertainment, and I appreciate the access creators may get to show their stuff. This app flaunts the most inconsistent UI, and it keeps changing. One would assume frequent updates to be a good thing, but here they are experimental and counterintuitive. Major and basic layouts change too often. An example is the You page where I can find my Playlists. That shouldn't have changed. The playback/UI controls are inconsistent and inconsistent across device

I now spend more time watching ads than content. Ok, if I'm honest, not really, but it feels like it now. The thing I hate most is when a minute long string of unskippable ads pops up saying it saves you from watching ads for a while, but then 10 minutes another minute (or longer) string of ads pops up. I used to like YouTube, and I tolerated the ads (yes, I understand content creators need paid, and I was ok with that), but now there's just way too many ads to the point it ruins content.

Even as a youtube premium user, you cannot turn off auto play on the "watch later playlist". For example, once I'm done watching a video, it will automatically play the next video at the beginning, and when I exit out immediately, I will lose my place on the video timeline. It's especially infuriating when this happens on a podcast that's 4 hours long! It's nearly impossible to find your spot again once the history deletes your previous watch interactions! This is a huge oversight!

What's new

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