Now, when it comes to any legal troubles, if you're just downloading YouTube videos for personal viewing, you should be fine. YouTube Premiumįirst of all, other than the official way we're about to show you, downloading videos from YouTube that aren't yours is against the company's terms of service.Īs PCMag points out, YouTube's terms state (Opens in a new tab) "You are not allowed to.access, reproduce, download, distribute, transmit, broadcast, display, sell, license, alter, modify or otherwise use any part of the Service or any Content except: (a) as expressly authorized by the Service or (b) with prior written permission from YouTube and, if applicable, the respective rights holders." There's an official way to download the content.and a few unofficial workarounds. There are a few ways to download your favorite YouTube videos to your iPhone so you can watch without any internet connection. If only you had some of your favorite YouTube content downloaded directly on your iPhone for offline viewing! Perhaps there's no WiFi connection available because you decided to go camping and, lucky you, you're stuck in your car because of a downpour. Maybe you're out on the road and there's spotty service. There are few things more frustrating than watching a YouTube video on your iPhone and then suddenly.buffering.Įven worse: Your video is buffering because you've lost your internet connection.