New Delhi: YouTube today rolled out a new feature called the 'Smart Offline' that will let a user download video at cheaper night data rates. These night data rates are offered by some of the mobile operators in India.
The company wrote on its blog, “Today, we are beginning to roll out a feature called Smart Offline on YouTube that lets you take advantage of these cheaper data rates as offered by your mobile operator, without requiring you to stay up late at night.”
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How to download:
- The users will have to tap on the grey arrow to take a video offline. A prompt will appear, which will give the user an option to select “save overnight” using the mobile operator's discounted night data plan.
- When the user selects it, the YouTube app will smartly schedule the video to be offlined after peak hours that night.
- The videos will be ready to watch offline and on the go, with no buffering the next morning, the company said.
This feature was rolled out for Airtel and Telenor subscribers and would be brought to all users in India soon. Also it should be noted that this feature will not work on WiFi networks and one needs to update YouTube app to the latest version to reap its benefits.
