HOW DO I WATCH A LOW-DATA VIDEO?
To give you the best viewing experience, YouTube adjusts the quality of your video stream based on your viewing conditions.
However, on your mobile device with a good internet signal, this could mean that YouTube uses a lot of data!
In order to lower your data usage, you need to choose a low quality option in YouTube, as follows:
On your Phone or Tablet device
To adjust video quality while watching on your mobile device:
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In the video player, select More ( ).
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Tap Quality ( ).
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Select your preferred video quality based on the total data you plan to use from the table below.
On your Computer
To adjust video quality while watching on your computer:
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In the video player, select Settings ( ).
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Click Quality.
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Select your preferred video quality based on the total data you plan to use from the table below.
On your Smart TV
To adjust video quality while watching on your TV:
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In the video player, select More options ( ).
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Click Quality.
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Select your preferred video quality based on the total data you plan to use from the table below.
WHY NOT TRY GIVE IT A TRY?
Why not try what you just learnt with our WayMaker video to see if it works:
STILL CONFUSED?
Try the YouTube Help or watch their How To video below: