# Offline Video Viewing Apps YouTube Apps are About to Let You Watch Videos Offline By Sarah Dos Santos | Published 2013-09-19 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/youtube-apps References: [mashable](http://mashable.com/2013/09/18/youtube-offline-viewing/) & [techcrunch](http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/18/879643/) [YouTube](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/youtube-1) apps have finally caught onto an update that will help anyone who's tired of waiting until they get internet connection to finish watching a video. No longer must we cut short our video watching experiences when we are out of WiFi range! YouTube has announced it will launch a new feature on its mobile apps in November that will allow viewers to [watch videos offline](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/offlinepages). It works by letting viewers add videos to their devices to continue watching without Internet connection for a certain amount of time. How long that time is, is still unsure. So all you [YouTube fans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/youtube-shopping) can breathe a sigh of relief. New updates are on the way so you can keep watching videos on the go. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.9/10 - Popularity: 45% | Activity: 94% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Offline Video Viewing Apps:** Enabling offline video viewing feature in apps/services is becoming a trend for media platforms - **Mobile Video Viewing:** Mobile video viewing continues to be a dominant trend in the media industry - **Personalized Video Recommendations:** Personalized video recommendations is a growing trend in the media industry ### Sectors Adopting This - **Media:** Media and entertainment companies can benefit from implementing offline video viewing features in their apps to enhance user experience - **Telecom:** Telecom companies can benefit from the increase in mobile video viewing by providing better data plans and network services - **Advertising:** Advertising companies can capitalize on personalized video recommendations by delivering targeted ads to users based on their viewing preferences ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Paid Online Platform Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/youtube-premium-feature.md) - [Content-Streaming Infotainment Updates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/volvo-cars.md) - [Offline Streaming Music Playlists](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/offline-mix.md) - [Multi-Service Streaming Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/youtube-3.md) - [AI-Powered Video Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/youtube-jump-ahead.md) - [Educational Streaming Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/youtube-2.md) - [Social Video Downloaders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snap-tube.md) - [Sleep-Tracking Streaming Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/youtube-10.md) - [Music-App Podcast Expansions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/youtube-music-2.md)