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Introducing a new YouTube app for your iPhone and iPod touch

For all you diehard YouTube fans out there who can't get enough YouTube on your mobile, we've got some great news: starting today, you can download the official YouTube app for iPhone and iPod touch from the App Store …

YouTube Blog Andrey Doronichev

Context & Ripple Effects

YouTube had already reached Apple devices through its 2007 iPhone availability, while VEVO established a separate mobile video app for iPhone and iPod touch in 2010. The new App Store release gives YouTube an official destination on those devices.

The launch also follows YouTube’s dedicated-app expansion to PlayStation 3 and Xbox in 2012, making iPhone and iPod touch part of a broader push to distribute its service through tailored interfaces rather than device browsers.

First-order effects

  • iPhone and iPod touch users can download an official YouTube app from the App Store, creating a direct mobile access point for YouTube.
  • YouTube gains a dedicated iOS distribution channel alongside its console apps, with its own app interface rather than relying on browser access.

Second-order effects

  • VEVO’s iPhone and iPod touch app faces more direct competition for mobile video viewing from YouTube’s official App Store presence.
  • YouTube’s console and iOS releases raise the importance of device-specific apps for video services seeking consistent access across major screens.

Third-order effects

  • If this device-by-device rollout persists, online video distribution will increasingly be organized around service-owned apps across phones, consoles, and connected devices rather than a single web experience.

The trend: Online video services are shifting toward dedicated apps for each major device category to control how audiences reach their libraries.

Related: YouTube · iPhone · YouTube’s 2007 iPhone availability · VEVO’s mobile app launch

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