Learn more here. If you're a YouTube Music Premium member, you can enjoy music offline by downloading your favorite songs and videos to your mobile device. You'll need to reconnect to the internet at least once every 30 days to maintain your downloads. Download music to listen offline with YouTube Music Android. Learn more about YouTube Music Premium and how to start your free trial. Once smart downloads are turned on, music will be automatically downloaded for you based on your listening history. You can view, pause, or delete your watch history to improve your recommendations and which music gets downloaded for you. The music selection is refreshed every night when you're connected to Wi-Fi or unrestricted mobile data, depending on your downloads settings and have more than 40 percent battery charge. Music that is downloaded can be played for up to 30 days after you've disconnected from the internet. Note that when you reconnect to the internet, some content may no longer be available due to content changes or restrictions made by the video creator.


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If you consistently find yourself at places with spotty Internet connectivity - when commuting to work or at home, for instance - and you love watching videos, then YouTube's offline feature is aimed at you. The feature allows YouTube users to continue to enjoy their favourite videos on their Android and iOS devices even when there is no usable network connection. Here's what the YouTube's offline feature is all about, and how you can make use of it. Launched in , YouTube's offline feature allows Android and iOS users to save YouTube videos to their device for later consumption.
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In select areas, you can download certain videos from the YouTube mobile app to play offline. YouTube may not be available in the following locations and therefore may not operate in these territories. You can download a music video file, if available, by following the steps to download a video. Tap Send. It also depends on when you last interacted with the playlist.
We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. YouTube Red users have had the option to listen to music offline in YouTube Music for some time, but only through the offline mixtape feature, which is automatically populated based on your listening history. While this technically worked, there was no way to have any additional control over what you were able to listen to. Now, users can also choose specific songs, playlists, and albums to save for offline listening. To save music for offline listening, tap on the Menu icon marked by three dots , next to any song, playlist, or album, and select Save Offline. A pop-up will then appear, asking if you want to save just the audio, SD video, or HD video when applicable. On iOS devices, you can also swipe left on a song in a playlist, and then select Offline. Then, to access your offline music, tap your profile photo and select Offline. PSA: though offline mixtape was probably suitable for most, YouTube Red subscribers can now have complete control over what they can listen to offline in YouTube Music.