Good News: Introducing YouTube offline in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and South Africa



Hello All.............

I am blogging this today the 18th of November, 2015 with lots of excitement coming from Google Africa about one of Google's Product (In-case you don't know) YouTube.

YouTube is a video sharing website and the second largest search Engine after Google Search. its usually frustrating to watch this videos online basically because of our slow internet connectivity in Africa, Today Google through its Product Manager, Mathew Darby announced through Google Africa Blog that Africa countries like Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and South Africa will be able to watch videos on YouTube offline for 48 Hours without buffering using YouTube Mobile App, According to him

"Today we’re bringing offline playback to more countries including Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and South Africa. This feature lets you save many videos offline in the YouTube mobile app to watch later during periods of low or no internet connectivity. For videos where this feature is available, you can choose to save the video for offline viewing by tapping on the offline icon. Once saved offline, videos can be played without an Internet connection for up to 48 hours, so you can enjoy them without worrying about slow connections (music videos excluded).

Starting today, the majority of YouTube videos in these countries will become available for people to view offline, from movies to local comedy and unboxings. Making these popular videos available for offline playback will help people move past the challenges of data connection, speed and cost to enjoy a smooth, buffer-free version of their favorite content.

Offline playback is just a start. We working on even more ways to make video content more affordable and accessible to our growing base of mobile users in the region."



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