Google, back in the month of April announced the beta version of an app called YouTube Go in India. Befitting the name -- YouTube Go is a video-centric application -- much like our very own YouTube. But then, this app works even if you have no internet access or the data speed is very low. YouTube Go is introduced mainly for the developing countries, or for people who have limited access to the internet. YouTube Go -- is a toned down version of YouTube and allows you to watch a video, share or download them even with slow or no internet connection.
Untill now, YouTube Go app beta version was available in India. But starting today, as some report suggests -- YouTube Go app is out of beta and is available for everyone. Well, it is, but then, it seems the stable build of the application is still in the rolling out process. So, if you are yet to receive the final version of the app -- you may have to wait for some more time. It seems the roll out is happening in a phased manner.
If you are an Android phone user, you'll find the YouTube Go application on Google Play store. We tried checking the same -- but it seems -- the stable build of the application is yet to roll out for us. When we tried checking for the app on Play store -- the
YouTube Go (Unreleased) version was available for us - on both mobile and desktop Play store. Below the application, it was mentioned -- "This is an unreleased app. It may be unstable." However, even though it shows that the app is an unreleased one -- you can still install it -- but as already mentioned -- it may be unstable.
While checking for the YouTube Go app availability on iOS -- we found out that the app is not available on App store. Well, there are no official words if at all the app will hit the App store or not. Probably it will, or maybe it may not. We are not sure on that yet.
With YouTube Go, you can download videos from YouTube and save it on your phone. Not only that, you can also share offline YouTube videos with your friends via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi Direct. And all these can be down even when if your internet connection is slow. With the YouTube Go app, you can preview videos before you download or watch and also choose how many MBs you want to use on videos.
YouTube Go also allows you to watch videos without buffering -- even if your internet is slow. You can also watch the videos anytime and anywhere and for as many times as you want with no extra data cost.
