Share videos and channels

30/11/2019

✅ Computer

Share videos and channels from your computer

Tip: When you share a video on YouTube or receive a shared video from a YouTube contact, a private chat is created where recipients can view and discuss the video. You can watch shared videos directly in your chat conversation.

Share videos 

  1. Start watching a video on youtube.com.

  2. Under the video, click Share .

  3. A panel will appear, presenting different sharing options:
    • Message on YouTube: Select the YouTube friend(s) you’d like to send the video to. A private conversation is created where the recipient(s) can view and discuss the video. Click on the Messagesicon on the top right of the page to find the private chat. You can watch the shared videos and chat at the same time.  
    • Social networks: Click on a social network icon (e.g., Facebook, Twitter) to share the video there.
    • Email: Choose the email icon at the right of the social network row to send an email using the default email software on your computer.
    • Embed: Click the Embed button to generate a code you can use to embed the video in a website.
    • Copy the link: Click the Copy button to copy a link to the video that you can paste somewhere else, like in an email message.
    • Start at: To link to a specific part of the video, check this box and enter the start time before you copy the link. For example, to start the video at 2 minutes and 30 seconds, check the box and enter “2:30.”  
    • Community post: You can share a channel in a public post.

Share channels

  1. Go to the Channel page. 
  2. In the browser address bar, copy the URL.
  3. Paste the URL wherever you want to share it.

If you're a creator and you want to create a custom channel URL for your subscribers to easily share, add your YouTube Channel name to the YouTube URL.

✅ Android

Share videos and channels from your computer

Tip: When you share a video on YouTube or receive a shared video from a YouTube contact, a private chat is created where recipients can view and discuss the video. You can watch shared videos directly in your chat conversation.

Videos

You can share videos by copying the video link or by sending the link to another app on your phone. You can also share videos within the YouTube app in the Inbox tab .

Share videos in the YouTube app

  1. Go to the video you’d like to share. 

  2. Under the video player, tap Share.

  3. Select a friend or tap Add friends.

You can share videos and chat about them with one or more friends in a conversation. To view all of your shared videos, go to the Inbox tab . When you send a video to someone "You may know," they'll receive an invitation to connect with you. However, they won't see your shared video until they accept the friend request. Learn more about how to add friends on YouTube. 


Note: Sharing in the YouTube app is not available on tablets.

Share a link

  1. Go to the video you’d like to share. 

  2. Under the video player, tap Share.

  3. Select Copy link, or select an app to share the link directly via that app. 

Channels

You can also share channels in the app.

  1. Go to the channel you'd like to share.
  2. Tap More .
  3. Tap Share.

If you're a creator and you want to create a custom channel URL for your subscribers to easily message, add your YouTube Channel name to the YouTube URL.

✅ iPhone & iPad

Share videos and channels from your computer

Tip: When you share a video on YouTube or receive a shared video from a YouTube contact, a private chat is created where recipients can view and discuss the video. You can watch shared videos directly in your chat conversation.

Videos

You can share videos by copying the video link or by sending the link to another app on your phone. You can also share videos within the YouTube app in the Inbox tab .

Share videos in the YouTube app

  1. Go to the video you’d like to share. 

  2. Under the video player, tap Share .

  3. Select a friend or tap Add friends.

You can share videos and chat about them with one or more friends in a private chat. To view all of your shared videos, go to the Inbox tab . When you share a video with someone "You may know," they'll receive an invitation to connect with you. However, they won't see your shared video until they accept the friend request. Learn more about how to add friends on YouTube.

Note: Sharing in the YouTube app is available only on mobile phones, not tablets.  

Share a link

  1. Go to the video you’d like to share. 

  2. Under the video player, tap Share .

  3. Select Copy link, or select an app to share the link directly via that app.

Channels

You can also share channels in the app.

  1. Go to the channel you'd like to share.
  2. Tap More .
  3. Tap Share.

If you're a creator and you want to create a custom channel URL for your subscribers to easily share, add your YouTube Channel name to the YouTube URL.

* Nguồn: Youtube