The Best Way to Download Youtube Videos (GUARANTEED)

topdnbass · Feb 1, 2009

I have finally discovered the best method to download youtube videos in the highest quality in playable format on our G1's.

I will update this as frequently as I can to make sure it stays current/works properly.

Alright, so steps 1 and 2 only need to be done one time.
1st: Go to the market and download MyBookmarks.
2nd: Open it, click import your bookmarks (type in 0420420420 when asked for your phone #)
Simply import the bookmark! (one by one or all at once)

3rd: Just go to the youtube page of choice on your stock browser, and once on it go to your bookmarks. Find and click the new bookmark (usually at the very bottom) called "YouTube Downloader".
Thats it. It'll instantly start downloading.

If you would like to rename the file, get a file manager such as ASTRO from the market. For Astro open it up, find the file in /sdcard/downloads and long press it. Then choose edit and rename..

Don't forget to 5* Rerwares great apps! Show them some support

Also Steel functionality has been added.
1. Go to www.xblight.com/tube.html on your steel browser.
2. Since copy and paste doesnt work too well on steel, do this. Hold down shift (arrow facing up, bottom left of keyboard) and start moving the trackball around until the code it all highlighted. Then hold down the track ball and copy all.
3. Now simply add a new bookmark and paste that in the bottom portion.
4. Now just do it the same way as before. Go to a youtube video page and click on the bookmark.

The good thing about the steel method is that it lets you rename the file on the fly

If you are on the youtube application, watching a video, and suddenly decide you want to download it, do the following. Hit menu -> share. Long press the link and copy all. Then just paste it in the URL hit enter, and click on your bookmark =)

I've also added several things which you can see below in the changelog.
Don't try to do it any other way, the steel code does NOT work in the stock browser and vice versa.
E-mail me at TopDNBass@gmail.com with any suggestions or problems.

Changelog:
1.0 - Works and downloads the very highest available quality.
1.1 - Quick fix. Found out that our g1's don't like to play the HD videos so now it gets the highest quality that isn't HD.
1.2 - Now it will check to see if you are actually on a youtube video page. If not itll redirect you to the youtube homepage. (Code altered to work on steel)
1.3 [1-3-09] - It now gives you a message right before you redirect so you know whats going on =P. Also the name was changed to YouTube Downloader.

Enjoy!

Dayzee · Feb 1, 2009

Where does it store the stuff you Download? Just wondrin...

EDIT - Never mind - I had a go and it goes in the downloads folder on the sdcard an d it works WONDERFULLY!! Thanks for this

Dais xx

Ryanmo5 · Feb 1, 2009

I have no clue how you got that to work but great job!

knoxbrder · Feb 2, 2009

Can't you just cut/paste the bookmark here instead of us needing to get it from that saved bookmark via the import bookmark program?

My guess is it must just be a URL to a site that uses the previous URL you were at (I think it's called the Referrer URL)?

topdnbass · Feb 2, 2009

I would but it doesnt work.
If you copy and paste the code in a bookmark on android it'll instantly add http:// to the beginning.
The code is in javascript and adding http:// will render it useless.

This is the only way around it.
Plus its quicker for everyone

knoxbrder · Feb 2, 2009

so you are just changing the url on the fly?

can it be done with a simple http referrer check?

if you are one of the people who setup one of those sites I think you could do it that way and then it would work from any browser/phone/pc without javascript

1. goto youtube.com/foo?goo=hoo&ioo=joo
2. goto someutubehack.com/getmedavid
3. script getmedavid looks at the referrer which is the url in 1
4. script getmedavid gets the vid and sends it back to you
5. you save it
6. profit! (sorry I read to much /.)

topdnbass · Feb 2, 2009

Yeah,
That works, but this way is the quickest way for android phones.
And yea, it just changes the url on the fly,
and if the video has HD available, it gets that version.
Meaning best quality every time =)
Go to the URL in my first post.
There are several methods to do the same thing.

giantcrazy · Feb 3, 2009

This rocks! Thanks for sharing...

I had previously used another method for downloading, but how does it get any easier than this? You just hit Youtube, find the video, and hit the bookmark.

Only downside is needing to rename the video after download, but that's the same as with any PC-based downloader as well.

blufabric · Feb 3, 2009

worked like a charm

EDIT- So do you have to go through step 2 again everytime? I had to because i couldnt find the "DL Youtube Video" bookmark in my bookmarks..??

topdnbass · Feb 3, 2009

If you downloaded it within the past 6-7 hours it will be called Youtube Downloader.
I updated it last night and found that name more fitting.

EDIT: New instructions added check above.

forceshield · Feb 4, 2009

am I crazy or is mybookmarks gone from the market? Lost it when I did a wipe installing 1.41

philje123 · Feb 4, 2009

You're carzy! hehe

I just literally downloaded it from the Market myself... maybe do a search.

Phil

acousticdank · Feb 5, 2009

0420420420

Hey fyi 0420420420 no longer has the bookmark. Can you reup it or give a similar solution like you gave to steel users? It was working earlier today but I went to jf1.41 and forgot to save it. Thx

su3ng · Feb 5, 2009

Use the steel link and copy the code and save it to your own bookmarks and upload it to your own number in mybookmark. I just did this and it worked. Plus now you have your own personal copy.

topdnbass · Feb 5, 2009

Yes, it appears someone has replaced the bookmark.
I put it back up, still 0420420420.

Don't know why anyone would do that.

Also, the steel code does NOT work with the stock browser.
The easiest and basically only way to get this working on the stock browser is like this.

13bjunkie · Feb 5, 2009

sweet another reason to get sidetracked at work. good stuff.

su3ng · Feb 5, 2009

Yea don't pay any attention to me. Whoa I got 2 now I'm on a row baby. Well thanks for this anyways, I can't stop downloading from youtube.

acousticdank · Feb 5, 2009

topdnbass said:
Yes, it appears someone has replaced the bookmark.
I put it back up, 7647647000.
If this happens again then I will start constantly changing the numbers.
Don't know why anyone would do that.

Also, the steel code does NOT work with the stock browser.
The easiest and basically only way to get this working on the stock browser is like this.

If you notice that someone has changed this one let me know here or email me asap and i'll put up a new one.
Don't listen to su3ng he has 1 post .

Thanks for the update, but is it really that easy to change a book mark, what a crappy way to set up that app then...

btw, you may want to tell people to do it one by one. cause when your old 420 bookmark was overwritten, there were about 25 bookmarks. i did one by one, and went thru each one hoping that yours was still there, but it'd be a total pain in the ass if you imported all 25 and had to delete them

elmejor183 · Feb 5, 2009

thanks this is great. i love the fact that it downloads in mp4 format which is great for easy importing into your computer.

topdnbass · Feb 5, 2009

I just never thought anyone would overwrite mine.
So sad

I'm gonna talk rerware and see if theres a way to lock it.

EDIT: RERWARE IS GOING TO LOCK 0420420420!

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