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If you are one of those who watches your favorite video clips through YouTube at any time or place, surely you are always short of MB in your Internet rate. And it is that playing these videos on the mobile without a WiFi wireless connection can be a real data drain. Something that users residing in places with more restrained infrastructures suffer especially. That is why Google has created a second YouTube application. It's called YouTube Go, and it's a kind of light version with many interesting extra options
The YouTube Go app has just left its beta phase behind. Its last stage of development. And it has already been published on the Google Play Store. However, it is focused on emerging countries where there is no access to good bandwidth. That's why it's so restrained and efficient But it also means that, at the moment, there is limited access to this tool. The good thing is that it can now be downloaded for free and safely from the APKMirror repository. At the moment the download of content is limited, but it is possible to use it to watch videos with lower data consumption
First steps
Once the latest version of YouTube Go has been downloaded, all that remains is to install it. Remember that, as it is an application from outside the Google Play Store, it is necessary to activate the Unknown Sources function It is found in the terminal settings, although it is also carried out her in the installation process.
After that touch enter phone number. Something that helps to check if other contacts in the phonebook use the tool. Element that also facilitates the transmission of videos between users.
YouTube Go's layout is much simpler than the usual YouTube app Fewer menus and a cleaner, simpler look. There is only a button at the top to share, a magnifying glass to search and the user's profile. At the bottom we find two large sections: main page with recommendations and downloads with all the downloaded videos.
The interesting thing is that, when you click on a video, it is possible to see a expedited preview with a few frames Something that helps to know if it is the video that we want to see before loading it.You can also choose the playback quality to save data.
Download videos from YouTube
One of the strengths of this application is the ability to download the contents of the platform. In this way they can be seen during a journey or a trip without using the Internet connection. Of course, it is advisable to have downloaded the video previously through a WiFi network to speed up the process and, of course, not to consume data from the contracted Internet rate .
Now, YouTube Go also has different possibilities when it comes to downloading these videos. On one side are the quality options A way to speed up the download process by choosing a lower resolution than the original video.Quality and definition are lost, yes, but speed is gained.
On the other hand, there is the possibility to share all these downloaded videos through Bluetooth connectivity Which does not incur any data expense of the Internet rate. All this knowing that the videos can be downloaded both in the terminal's memory and in the MicroSD card
A light and efficient app
Google has built this YouTube Go application with older terminals in mind, as well as slower ones. For this reason, they have achieved a capable, efficient and effective tool that only weighs 9.4 MB in memory It has features such as curated content on music, movies, television, humor, clothing or even food. Basically like the usual YouTube app recommendations.
The application also works on terminals with Android 4.1 Jellybean onwards In other words, a wide range of terminals with Google's mobile operating system so as not to leave anyone out. Neither old mobiles, nor low-end mobiles, not even the most up-to-date and high-end mobiles. The app is for everyone.
