Show HN: iOS App that saves videos for offline viewing (Super Bowl Ads Demo) (opens in new tab)

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18 pointsandrewhyde13y ago12 comments

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sounds interesting... i give it at least a try.

f* the download restriction...there are tons of apps out there with this function, and i guess google has to put these lines in there rules.

weiran13y ago

How does this app get around the YouTube license restriction about downloading or caching their videos?

cowchase13y ago

It's just a matter of time until Apple kills this app. Not even web browsers are allowed to save downloaded YouTube videos for offline use (http://www.icab.de/blog/2013/01/26/app-reviews-are-unpredict...).

halviti13y ago

I don't know. It is against YouTube's ToS, and the owner's copyright, but the app isn't for YouTube, it's just for videos in general.

If I download Flickr photos with the built in "save image" feature, then I'm violating Flickr's ToS, and the owner's copyright, but it doesn't make the save image feature a bad thing.

youngerdryas13y ago

iCab can download videos and is far and away the best browser for iOS.

http://www.icab.de/mobile.html

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overdrev13y ago

The only product I know for watching entire videos offline.

rinrae13y ago

wouldn't the tech talk channels (confreaks, js, TED…) make a better demo for a place like HN?

just sayin'.

emeidi13y ago

Finally, Instapaper for Video!

randomchars13y ago

There already was an instapaper for video. It was called Spool. First, Google asked them to not download YouTube videos, then Facebook acquired the company and they shut down.

sgehlich13y ago

Actually, watchlater is older than Spool...

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