Finding and Viewing Videos

YouTube features short videos submitted by people from around the world. To use some features on iPhone, you need to sign in to a YouTube account when prompted. For information about requirements and how to get a YouTube account, go to www.youtube.com.

NOTE: YouTube isn’t available in all languages and locations.

Browse videos: 

Tap Featured, Most Viewed, or Favorites. Or tap More to browse by Most Recent, Top Rated, History, Subscriptions, or Playlists.

Search for a video: 

  1. Tap Search, then tap the YouTube search field.

  2. Type a word or phrase that describes what you’re looking for, then tap Search.

    YouTube shows results based on video titles, descriptions, tags, and user names. Listed videos show title, rating, number of views, length, and the account name that posted the video.

Play a video: 

Tap the video.

The video begins to download to iPhone and a progress bar appears. When enough of the video has downloaded, it begins to play. You can also tap Play icon to start the video.