YouTube

Contains adsIn-app purchases
3.9
160M reviews
10B+
Downloads
Content rating
Parental guidance
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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
Updated on
31 Jan 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 9 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted
Independent security review

Ratings and reviews

3.9
149M reviews
Apollo Skye
11 January 2025
The app is getting worse and worse to use. They make unnecessary changes to the UI (that are honestly ugly and annoying) and the app often just breaks (i.e: videos having a black screen, shorts not playing in the right order, and other such nonsense things happening.) If YouTube wasn't such a giant in the industry I'd have left at this point. I might just stop using the app if it keeps breaking and getting worse. I pay for YouTube premium and everything
25 people found this review helpful
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SoaringWinds633
21 January 2025
Videos are great. Content creators get paid. Ads are getting bigger and longer. I accidentally hit the Doordash one constantly, which closes the app. The ads in the middle of the video can be anywhere from 10 seconds to an hour and a half. You're lucky if the SECOND ad of 2 is one you can skip. But now they show 2 ads at 1 one and they're both non-skipable. How much of my life am I wasting watching ads? The YouTube subscription is very expensive. I've been using YouTube since the beginning.
7,938 people found this review helpful
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Iconfan82
21 January 2025
The YouTube app used to be very convenient and easy to use but, as of posting this, the very last update broke and ruined a lot of things. They removed the play and pause buttons that would pop up in the center of the screen, there is no longer a full screen thing to press either, and the tutorial for precision seeking leaves a darkening overlay on the screen that won't go away even after activated. This is awful now.
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What's new

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