Google releases YouTube mobile application

You can now access the mobile version of Google's supersite YouTube via your Symbian and Windows Mobile smartphones! Google on Friday rolled out a new YouTube application that enables users to view YouTube's mobile site right on their Symbian and Windows Mobile-based phones.

Google declared that the YouTube application allows the users of most Windows Mobile and Symbian Series 60 devices to access m. youtube. com from their mobile devices. Google stated that the new YouTube application is developed to help fetch the YouTube's mobile site on Symbian and Windows Mobile and for wireless subscribers.

In a Google's Mobile blog on Friday, Andreas Tuerk, product manager, and Stephen Spence, software engineer, both of Google's mobile team, wrote, "We've been working hard to support more devices and to offer better speed, quality and robustness on the YouTube app. So we're excited to announce a new version of our mobile that's optimized for most Windows Mobile and Symbian Series 60 devices."

Google explained that many Symbian phones already have Flash-capable browsers that help viewing on YouTube's mobile site, but the new YouTube application also allows wireless users to view the mobile version of YouTube. The application automatically picks the highest-quality video, according to the user's device and network. According to Tuerk and Spence, "Once installed, no configuration is required outside the application. We've worked really hard to make video playback 'just work.' " Google claimed that the YouTube application lets users watch videos, view a list of the top-rated clips, and search videos. The app plays videos in landscape mode with the standard YouTube controls. It offers better speed, sharper video quality, improved streaming over Wi-Fi and powerful streaming even in weak coverage areas.

According to Google, the YouTube application is compatible with almost all Windows Mobile devices and Nokia S60 3rd edition devices. It is available for most Windows Mobile handsets like the Touch Diamond and for Symbian S60 3rd edition devices. It can be downloaded from m. youtube. com.


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