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YouTube is Google's official app for phones, tablets and Android TV, offered here as a direct APK so you can install or update it on a device with no Play Store or no Google Play services, signed by Google and unmodified.
If your phone, tablet or TV box cannot reach the Play Store, this file is the way in.
It is Google's own YouTube app, delivered as an APK instead of through the store, with the same account, subscriptions, comments, playlists and Premium features you would get any other way.
Nothing is modified, nothing is repackaged, and there is no sign-up in front of the download.
Who This APK Is For
Most people get YouTube from the Play Store and never think about it. You need the file when the store is not an option, or is simply too slow:
- Devices with no Google Play services - custom ROMs, de-Googled phones and most recent Huawei models.
- Android TV boxes and streaming sticks - where the store is missing, locked down or stuck on an ancient build.
- Regions where the Play Store is blocked - the app works, the storefront is what is unavailable.
- Anyone tired of waiting for a staged rollout - the store releases new builds to accounts in batches, and a file does not queue.
One honest caveat before you spend the bandwidth. YouTube is a Google app, so on a device with no Google Play services at all it may install and still refuse to sign in, and some ROMs need MicroG or a Google apps package added before it will open properly.
Is This YouTube APK Safe?
Yes, and the reason is worth understanding rather than taking on trust. Every Android app is cryptographically signed by whoever built it, and only Google holds the key that signs YouTube.
A repackaged or tampered build cannot carry that signature, and Android refuses to install one over the genuine app. The file here is the unmodified package, checked against the official release before it goes up and refreshed as new versions ship.
Check it yourself. Run any APK through our APK Checker before installing and it reports the package name, the signing certificate and the real Android requirement, straight out of the file. For YouTube the package name should read com.google.android.youtube and nothing else.
How to Install the YouTube APK
- Tap Download the YouTube APK and wait for the file to finish.
- Open it. On Android 8 and newer your phone will ask whether to allow installs from your browser or file manager, and you need to say yes once.
- Tap Install, give it a few seconds, then open YouTube from the app drawer.
If YouTube was already on the device, the APK updates it in place and leaves you signed in. Nothing needs uninstalling first.
The download is large for a phone app, so start it on Wi-Fi - the exact size for the current build is listed at the top of this page. If a file will not open at all, that is almost always the download rather than your phone, and our walkthrough on installing an APK safely covers the checks worth doing.
System Requirements
Current YouTube builds need Android 10 or newer, and run on phones, tablets and Android TV devices alike.
Devices still on Android 9 can keep an older YouTube installed and it will carry on working, but Google no longer ships updates that far back, so sideloading a current APK there will not help - the install simply fails. Play Store Check is worth a run first if you are setting up a device with no Google services, since it flags whether an app expects the store to be present.
Want to Save Videos, Not Just Stream Them?
The app streams. It does not give you files you can keep, and Premium's offline downloads stay locked inside the app rather than landing in your storage.
On a desktop, yt-dlp is the most capable tool there is, and YTDLP-Interface wraps it in an ordinary window if the command line is not for you.
On Android itself, VidMate pulls video from several platforms, though it is worth reading our note on getting VidMate safely first, because it attracts more fake builds than almost anything else.
If what you actually want is a playlist you can open in another player, our YouTube Playlist to M3U tool converts one in the browser, nothing to install.
Handy Apps to Pair With YouTube
YouTube handles streaming, but the video files already on your device need a real player. VLC for Android plays practically all of them - MKV, AVI, HEVC and the awkward ones other players refuse - with nothing extra to install.
To turn a box into a proper media centre, Kodi for Android organises a library with cover art and episode tracking, and takes IPTV and podcasts through add-ons. Setting up a TV device from scratch? Our guide to the best video players for Android TV narrows the field.
Making videos rather than watching them? CapCut for Android covers trimming, transitions and effects with a direct export to YouTube, while YouCut keeps it to cuts, merges and text, with no watermark even on the free version.
For the footage itself, Blackmagic Camera brings cinema controls to a phone camera, and if you are uploading regularly it is worth knowing which codec to upload so YouTube's own re-encode does less damage.
Fixing Common Problems
If YouTube closes the instant it opens, the device is almost certainly missing Google Play services. Some custom ROMs need a Google apps package or MicroG installed before any Google app will run, and no amount of reinstalling the APK changes that.
If video keeps buffering, check the connection first. YouTube picks quality to match your bandwidth on its own, but locking a lower resolution in the app's settings gives a steadier picture on a slow link.
If playback stutters only on newer videos, the codec is the likely culprit rather than the app - our guide to AV1 playback on YouTube explains why older chips struggle. For local files that will not play, Codec Info lists exactly which formats your device can decode.
Quick questions
Is this the official YouTube app?
Yes. It is the unmodified package signed by Google, the same one the Play Store delivers. If you want to confirm that for yourself, run the file through our APK Checker and look at the package name and signing certificate.
Will it work on a phone with no Google services?
It will install, but YouTube is a Google app and expects Google Play services for signing in and casting. On a de-Googled ROM you will usually need MicroG or a Google apps package before it behaves normally.
Why is the version here different from the one on my phone?
Google releases new YouTube builds every week or two and rolls them out to accounts in batches, so two devices are rarely on the same build. The version served here is shown at the top of the page.
Do I lose my account or history by installing the APK?
No. It updates the existing app in place and leaves you signed in, with subscriptions, history and downloads untouched. There is no need to uninstall first.
Will it keep updating itself?
Only if the Play Store is present on the device. Without it, nothing updates the app automatically, so come back here when you want a newer build.
Can I use it to download videos?
Not as files you can keep. Premium's offline mode saves videos inside the app only, so for actual files on disk you want yt-dlp on a desktop instead.
Download the YouTube APK and see how it goes on your device, or tell us how it went if you have already installed it - especially if you got it running on a box with no Google services, because that is the answer everyone else is looking for.
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