YouTube

Video watching and sharing in one app

YouTube is a video platform for watching clips, music, news, tutorials, live broadcasts and creator channels on an Android phone or tablet. It also supports publishing: users can record, edit and upload videos, or start a live stream from the app. That makes it suitable both for people looking for something to watch and for creators building an audience.

Built around discovery

The home feed presents recommendations based on viewing activity, while subscriptions keep track of channels you choose to follow. Shorts provide a separate stream of brief vertical videos, and the Explore area helps surface popular topics and categories. Comments, live chat and channel posts add ways to respond to videos and follow activity beyond the player itself.

Playback, accounts and devices

YouTube includes familiar playback controls such as captions and selectable video quality. A signed-in account can connect viewing history, subscriptions and saved content across supported devices, making it easier to continue watching after switching from a phone to a tablet or television. The Library brings together personal viewing activity and saved items.

What the numbers say

Developed by Google LLC, YouTube is listed in Video Players & Editors. It has a rating of 3.89 out of 5 from more than 168 million reviews, with 10 billion-plus installs. Those figures reflect its broad reach, though the experience can feel busy as viewing, social features and creator tools share the same app.