Google Now Rolling Out Offline YouTube Support For Android In India

Google is finally making good on its promise to bring offline support to YouTube for Android in India. Like most of Google features, it is also rolling out in phases and some users have started getting notifications that YouTube videos can now be saved for offline viewing in the app. Others are expected to get it in the coming days.

The company had originally revealed that it is bringing the offline support to YouTube in September this year at the Android One launch event and it was supposed to go live within a few weeks. But, it seems to have taken a whole lot more time.

The offline support is quite easy to use and all you have to do is tap the download icon next to video title and it downloads the video to your phone in the selected video quality. Considering the copyright issues and other content restrictions, these downloaded videos can only be seen in the YouTube app under the Offline section.

If you have already got the offline support in YouTube on your Android phone, do let us know about the experience in the comments.

Microsoft Released ‘Torque’ an ‘Ok Google’ Rival Search App On Google Play

Microsoft has released the Torque search app for Android smartphones,. The Bing powered voice assistant app was first launched for Android Wear devices in OctoberThe Torque app works similar to the “Ok Google” voice command however you have to twist your wrist to activate the assistant rather than using your voice. It offers all the necessary information like weather updates, sports scores, information about nearby restaurants, stock prices, and more.

Now, the Torque app will work by shaking your phone if you don’t have a Android Wear smartwatch. The ‘Shake Anytime’ option on the app will be disabled by default and users will have to check the box to activate the feature.  In addition, users would need to sign into their Microsoft account to use the voice-based search app. Along with shaking the phones, users can also activate the microphone by hitting the “b” button in the pop-up window.