Download YouTube Videos on iPhone and iPad (Cydia Way) - Free and Easy

How To Download YouTube Videos on iPhone?

That is the question every iPhone and iPad user has in his/her mind at some point of time. And that is because who would like to spend mobile data to watch the same video; every time they want to watch it. If that they have those YouTube videos on iPhone or iPad they can simply watch it as and when wanted. And they need not to worry about having less internet connectivity in train while they commute. And one more advantage of having YouTube videos on iPhone and watching them offline is; lot of battery life saving. This is because watching a video online and offline is entirely different thing when it comes to battery usage. You could probably save at least 40% or more battery life by having the video downloaded on your iPhone.

So, how to get the YouTube videos on iPhone or iPad. (This is something which is applicable only to jail-broken iPhone and iPads which have Cydia installed. If your iPhone is not jail-broken you will not be able to go ahead with this..Sorry)

- Open your Cydia on iPhone and search for "Chrome Downloader Plus"; download it on your device.

- Now open YouTube in your chrome browser on your iPhone/iPad.

- Open the video which you want to download.

- You will see a little knob at the bottom of your iPhone (iPad) screen. 

- When you tap that knob it will ask for your preferred video resolution for downloading. You can select it and the video will start downloading at your selected destination. (it will ask you for the destination)

- Now, to reach to your downloaded YouTube videos on iPhone or iPad; tap the "three bars" icon showing on the top part of your browser. This is just near web url entry bar.

- This will take you to a tab "Download Manager"; where all your downloaded videos should be present.

Cydia App For Screen Brightness Adjustment

Cydia Utility For Screen Brightness Adjustment:

For those who use Cydia as a perfect utility for iDevices there is a cool Cydia app for the brightness setting of your device. Generally we all put device's brightness setting on certain level and never change it. But as the day changes; so does the external light. And your device might not look as decent and appealing in night as it would look in the day. If you feel if there was a Cydia app which will automatically change your device's brightness depending upon the sunset and sunlight (based demographics or personal preferences).

That Cydia app is already out and is called as f.lux (don't know how would I pronounce it with a DOT between). This is a cool Cydia app which dims your light at the night-time; so that your eyes are not bombarded with bright light rays. In fact the same utility is available for Windows, Mac and Linux as well. Links for these platforms are available here. This is a very cool utility as you can decrease the burden not only on your eyes; but also your device's battery. Because it dims or halogens the light at the night-time when you need the least light to read your device's screen.

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Install F.lux on Your iDevice:

- Let's assume you have a jail-broken device. (If not, you should jailbreak your device first).

- Tap the Cydia icon on your device to open it.

- Now search for "f.lux" on Cydia.

- You should have the search result for same text, click on install to get it on your iDevice.

- This will be it. You can adjust your desired f.lux preferences by going in the setting menu for f.lux. It can automatically detect your location if the location services are enabled. You can also feed manual location for better customization; though in-built location thing is very good.

How to Uninstall F.lux:

The last thing you would like to do is uninstall this great Cydia app. But if you feel you don't want to have this cool app you can uninstall it easily. Go to Cydia and tap on Manage. Tap Packages and find F.lux there. You will see a modify button in the top right corner of your iDevice. Tap Remove to uninstall F.lux.