YouTube has
announced that the YouTube Go app previewed at the recent Google for
Nigeria event is now available for initial public download in Nigeria.
YouTube has been
reimagined to meet the needs of the next generation of users in YouTube
Go, which is available for initial download in the Google Play Store.
YouTube plans to continue to learn from our users to improve the app
over time.
Speaking on the
announcement, Johanna Wright, VP Product Management at YouTube, said:
"YouTube Go has been designed to take into account the challenges faced
by YouTube users in countries like Nigeria, such as data cost and
connectivity. With YouTube Go, we are making it possible for everyone in
Nigeria to be able to discover videos that they love, regardless of
their network status or data consumption preferences."
With more Nigerians
coming online every year, and most of them only using their mobiles for
internet access, we are working hard to make products that are tailored
to Nigerians' specific needs.
"You can save
videos for offline watching, and can choose what resolution video to
save - basic quality or standard quality - giving you better control
over how you use your precious data.", he added.
Built from the
ground up to meet the needs of the growing online youth population,
YouTube Go offers easy video downloading, phone-number sign-in,
effortless searching, and more effective ways to control data use.
YouTube Go also features a home screen that shows both personalized
recommendations as well as trending and popular videos nearby, allowing
users to see the latest content that the people around are watching,
upfront. It offers a 'preview video' function to make it easier to
decide what to watch or download.
Before developing
YouTube Go, the YouTube team spent thousands of hours gathering
information, conducting interviews, doing testing, and refining the
product. The result is YouTube Go, an entirely new YouTube app that is
designed to be offline first.
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