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YouTube Go

Download and watch your favourite videos without eating up your data

3.5

134 Votes

  • Category Video
  • Program license Free
  • Version 3.25.54
  • Size 13 MB
  • Works under: Android
  • Program available in English
  • Content rating Teen
  • Package name com.google.android.apps.youtube.mango
  • Program by Google LLC
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YouTube Go is an official app from YouTube that provides an enhanced video viewing experience specifically designed for Android users with limited data or unstable internet connections.

App Overview

YouTube Go is created by the same team that brought us YouTube, but with unique features aimed at users who often find themselves with limited data or unreliable Wi-Fi. The app allows for video downloads, previews, and sharing, adding a new level of flexibility and control in your video consumption.

Key Features

The most striking feature of YouTube Go is the ability to download videos directly to your Android device. This novel feature preserves your data by allowing you to download videos when you are connected to a Wi-Fi network and watch them later without consuming any data.

Video Preview is another feature that sets YouTube Go apart. This option lets you view a few still images from a video before deciding to stream or download it, thereby minimizing data usage.

Adjustable Video Quality is a feature that further enhances your control over data usage. You have the option to watch videos in basic quality if you are running low on data.

Finally, the app's Bluetooth Sharing feature allows you to share downloaded videos with friends without using any data. This feature is particularly beneficial for sharing your favorite content without worrying about data usage.

Performance

YouTube Go is designed to work efficiently even on slow or unstable internet connections, making it an ideal choice for users who often face such issues. While it may not have all the features of the official YouTube app, it certainly brings some unique and useful ones to the table.

In conclusion, YouTube Go offers a user-friendly interface and a set of features that effectively address the challenges faced by users with limited data or unstable internet connections.

Pros

  • Allows downloading of videos for offline viewing
  • Offers video preview before streaming or downloading
  • Enables video sharing via Bluetooth, saving data
  • Adjustable video quality for controlled data usage

Cons

  • Does not have all the features of the official YouTube app

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Potentially dangerous permissions

  • ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION: Allows an app to access approximate location. Alternatively, you might want ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION.
  • ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION: Allows an app to access precise location. Alternatively, you might want ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION.
  • CAMERA: Required to be able to access the camera device.
  • READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: Allows an application to read from external storage.
  • READ_PHONE_STATE: Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
  • RECORD_AUDIO: Allows an application to record audio.
  • WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: Allows an application to write to external storage.

Other permissions

  • ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE: Allows applications to access information about networks.
  • ACCESS_WIFI_STATE: Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
  • GET_PACKAGE_SIZE: Allows an application to find out the space used by any package.
  • INTERNET: Allows applications to open network sockets.
  • READ_SYNC_SETTINGS: Allows applications to read the sync settings.
  • RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED: Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting. If you don't request this permission, you will not receive the broadcast at that time. Though holding this permission does not have any security implications, it can have a negative impact on the user experience by increasing the amount of time it takes the system to start and allowing applications to have themselves running without the user being aware of them. As such, you must explicitly declare your use of this facility to make that visible to the user.
  • VIBRATE: Allows access to the vibrator.
  • WAKE_LOCK: Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
  • android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS
  • com.google.android.apps.youtube.mango.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
  • com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
  • com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES