With the full-fledged digital world we live in, YouTube has become an essential means of entertainment, education, and information. Whether you’re learning a new skill, watching your favorite music video, or getting lost in engaging content, the ability to loop videos makes the experience more enjoyable. Here is an ultimate guide to loop YouTube videos on Android devices.
Use the YouTube App’s Native Loop Feature
YouTube on Android introduced a simple loop feature for video playback. Here is how to enable it:
- First Step: Launch the YouTube AppOpen the YouTube application on your android device. Make sure that you are logged in to use customized options.
- Choose a Video You Want to Loop: Search for or browse to your subscriptions and recommended videos to get to the video you want to loop.
- Video controls: Tap on the video to bring up the playback controls. On the top right, you see the gear icon for settings.
- Enable Loop: Hit the gear icon, and then the “Loop video” checkbox in the drop-down. Now the video will repeat until you turn the loop off again.
Tip: To turn off the loop, follow the same steps and uncheck the Loop video option.
NOTE: The following Chrome section is tested on Chrome. However, it may also work on other mobile web browsers.
For those who’d rather either a web browser if the app has any limitations around looping videos:
Open Your Browser Open your web browser on your Android phone
Go to YouTube: Open m.youtube. Step 1: Open a web browser on your mobile device and visit m.youtube.
Request Desktop Site: Tap the three vertical dots in the top right corner of your browser and choose Desktop Site. It will open YouTube for desktop, where you have more features.
Find the Video You Want to Loop → Search for and play the video you want to loop.
Enable Loop: Long-press on the video player to bring up extra options. From the pop-up menu, choose Loop. The video should now loop forever.
(more on this below) Note: This trick allows the loop feature to work just like what you can do on a desktop, so you see what you hear.
Building and Looping a Playlist
Now, if you want to loop multiple videos or have a specific video looped, you’re better off creating a playlist:
Add Video to a Playlist:
To save the video, keep tapping on the video and click the button “Save” available under the video player.
Select a playlist you already have or hit “New playlist” to create a new one.
If creating a new playlist, give it a name, then set the privacy settings as you wish and press “Create.”
Access and Play the Playlist:
Click at the bottom of the app to go to the library section.
Under Playlists, click the playlist that has your video as the one you wish to move to.
Enable Loop on the Playlist:
Play the playlist.
Select the loop icon at the left of the playlist’s control box below the video player. This will put the entire playlist on repeat.
Use the loop icon to repeat the video Once the video starts playing, tap the loop icon one more time until you see a “1” in the center. This indicates that the selected video will continue to repeat.
Tip: This trick comes in handy when you want to loop several videos or repeat a certain section from a lengthy video.
Create a GIF That Loops a Selected Section of a Video
Not surprisingly, if you need to watch a certain part of a video over and over again, third-party tools can help. One such tool is media. Ogi’s Online YouTube Video Looping Feature:
- Access Media’s Loop Tool: Visit Media. io）Online YouTube video loop.
- Add the URL of YouTube Video To Loop
- Set Loop Count: specify loop iterations. Drag the left and right sliders to loop video between those two points.
- Make It: Once you’ve adjusted your settings, preview the tempered loop video. When you’re happy with it, download the video or store it in your favorite storage service.
Level of controlling part of video and number of repeating sections.
DIAGRAM: Illustration of Looping Techniques
Here is a flowchart that further clarifies the looping processes:
Use the YouTube app on your Android device to loop a video—a very simple set of steps as per the flowchart above.
Conclusion
Hey, to improve your YouTube experience on Android devices, it is good to loop YouTube videos to play them continuously. From using the app’s built-in features, taking advantage of browser functionalities, creating playlists, or using a third-party tool, there are various ways to customize YouTube to your liking.
