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In last September’s Google for India event, Google announced YouTube Go, YouTube app re-imagined for the next generation of YouTube users. After months of expanded testing and refinement, YouTube has announced that the beta version of YouTube Go available for download on the Google Play Store in India.

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Every aspect of YouTube Go was designed from the ground up, with four main principles in mind : It’s relatable, with fresh and relevant video recommendations tailored to your preferences; the app is designed to be offline first and improve the experience of watching videos on a slower network; it gives you more control over data usage, by providing choice and transparency into the amount of data spent on streaming or saving videos. And finally, it’s social, allowing you to share videos quickly and easily with friends nearby.

Key features of YouTube Go include

  • A home built for you : YouTube Go home screen features trending and popular videos in your area, so that you can find and discover videos that you and your community care about.
  • Preview videos before you save or watch : On YouTube Go you will see a preview of the video when you tap on a thumbnail, giving you a better sense of what the video is about before you decide if you want to watch it.
  • Choose your resolution when saving or streaming videos : You can choose to save a video for offline viewing later or stream it now. And you can also choose the amount of data you’d like to spend on that video.
  • Share videos with friends nearby : Share videos with friends and family nearby without using any data. You can send and receive videos instantly and offline with others using the YouTube Go app.

To get us to this point, YouTube has worked hard on refining the features that its users have inspired to build, gaining new insights along the way. YouTube has also worked hard behind the scenes to make sharing videos with nearby friends an even more seamless experience, and ensuring that the app works well across a wide range of phones and connectivity.

If you would like to find out when YouTube Go is fully ready, you can sign up here

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YouTube is set to bring YouTube FanFest back to Mumbai for the fourth year in a row-an exciting live show and festival bringing together established and emerging YouTube stars from India and around the world with thousands of fans.

In the past three years, YouTube FanFest has become the biggest annual event for fans to meet their favorite YouTube stars in person and see them perform live in India. This year, YouTube FanFest is set to take center stage on Friday, March 24th, 2017 at JioGarden, Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai. Over 5,000 fans will come face-to-face with some of YouTube’s biggest stars performing live on stage.

Co-produced with Branded and presented by Be Beautiful, 5 Star, Gionee and Maruti Ignis, this year’s YouTube FanFest features a dynamic mix of music, comedy, dance, fashion, and much more, all together on one stage and strutting the red carpet pre-show. The stellar line-up for the YouTube FanFest Mumbai features widely popular YouTubers from around the world, including Vidya Vox, Caspar Lee, Mike Tompkins, Kurt Hugo Schneider, Tanner Patrick, Sam Tsui, Being Indian’s Sahil Khattar, SnG Comedy, AIB, Kenny Sebastian, Mumbiker Nikhil, Siddharth Slathia, Zakir Khan, and many more.

David Powell, Director of Online Partner Development, YouTube Asia Pacific said

We are delighted to announce the lineup of the incredibly talented YouTube creators who will be joining us for the fourth YouTube FanFest in Mumbai. YouTube FanFest has truly become our marquee event to celebrate YouTube creators from India and around the world. We’re excited to see [and hear] the excitement that YouTube creators drum up among thousands of fans!

Jasper Donat, CEO of Branded said

With some of the most exciting local and international talent performing side by side for some of the world’s craziest fans it’s no surprise that Mumbai is one of the biggest stops on the global YouTube FanFest calendar and we’re thrilled to be coming back for our fourth year.

Over the last few years, Indian YouTube creators have built an incredible fan base and YouTube FanFest will these fans to see their favorite YouTube creators perform live and get an opportunity to meet them in person by participating in meet and greet sessions.

All free general admission tickets will be available via Youtube FanFest and will be available at 3pm IST on Feb 24th. Further tickets will be made available in the coming days via sponsors and announcements on @youtubefanfest. For those who can’t make the live show in person, YouTube FanFest will be livestreamed on YouTube here.