YouTube Go Launching in ‘Mzansi’ South Africa

YouTube Go is designed to be the first way to access offline YouTube videos, and you can use this link to download the app on your Android smartphone.

Google revealed that YouTube Go will soon be launched in South Africa. The beta version of the app was launched in India earlier this year, while there was no exact date given for the South African launch. The app was launched in Nigeria in September.

The app is designed to give viewers an offline-first way to access YouTube videos. The app is designed to help users manage their data in such a way that they can control the amount of data usage while downloading or browsing online. The app was specifically designed for countries that fall into the emerging markets categories.

Again, YouTube Go is created to cater the needs of the users trying to use YouTube on a slow and very slow internet connections existing in the country.

The new YouTube app is designed using the already existing Smart Offline feature which allows a user to download a YouTube video for offline viewing. In fact, it has taken a few steps further.

YouTube Go offers more transparency in terms of how much data is used to download a specific video. Before downloading a video, the app shows how many MBs it would require. Google’s data compression algorithms work to reduce the size of the offline video file. The app also benefits the people in your vicinity allowing you to share your offline YouTube videos. Therefore, in a way, you can watch videos without using the internet.

The features of the app include:

• Give video recommendations tailored to users’ preferences.
• Improve the experience of watching videos on a slower network.
• Provide control over data usage, offering choice and transparency for streaming or saving videos.
• Share videos with friends.
• Easy video downloading
• Phone-number sign-in
• Effortless searching
• A home screen that shows both personalised recommendations as well as trending and popular videos nearby, allowing users to see the latest content that the people around are watching, upfront
• A ‘preview video’ function to make it easier to decide what to watch or download

YouTube Go exited beta earlier this week, and is currently only available in India and Indonesia.

Users can also download the app from APKMirror.