Last updated on 2012-08-07, by Tony

3 Different Methods to Watch YouTube Videos on iPhone 4S

As one of the most popular Apple devices available, iPhone 4S has helped Apple to consolidate its dominance in the mobile market. With dual-core A5 processor and 3.5-inch widescreen Multi-Touch display, iPhone 4S is an ideal device for enjoy videos. Consequently, with abundant video resources, YouTube has become a favored choice for many iPhone 4S users to enjoy videos.

In recent days, iOS 6 had surprisingly rejected YouTube app for an alleged ended term. Therefore, for users who have updated their mobile systems to iOS 6, they may have difficulty in enjoying YouTube videos with iPhone 4S. Moreover, without the support to YouTube app, users need to figure out other ways to watch YouTube videos on iPhone 4S. Therefore this tutorial will show users three different methods to view YouTube videos on iPhone 4S.

I. Watch YouTube videos on iPhone 4S with iOS 5: YouTube app

For iPhone 4S with iOS 5, YouTube app is still accessible. Therefore, those users can easily play YouTube videos on iPhone 4S. What they get to do is just download and then launch corresponding app. However, just like every coin has two sides, the cost for getting easy access to YouTube videos via iPhone 4S is that users have to abandon all the advantages brought by iOS 6.

II. Watch YouTube videos on iPhone 4S with iOS 6: Frash

Watching YouTube videos on iPhone 4S with iOS 6 is not an easy task providing that Adobe Flash has been rejected by iPhone 4S while YouTube app has been turned down by iOS 6. Luckily iPhone 4S can still get access to YouTube videos via Safari with the help of a plug in named Frash which functions equally the same as Adobe Flash Player.

After loading Cydia to install Frash, users can view YouTube videos on iPhone 4S via Safari. However, since it consumes much more data than YouTube app, this methods need to be backed up by reasonable data plan. Moreover, sometimes users may fail to play certain YouTube videos with iPhone 4S smoothly

III. Watch YouTube videos offline with iPhone 4S: Moyea YouTube Downloader

There are also some situations where iPhone 4S users can’t get access to YouTube videos directly. They may either have run out of the data plan beforehand or are taking a long plane travel. Therefore, watching YouTube offline with iPhone 4S becomes a favored choice for them. To help them manage it, they need to download YouTube videos in MP4 formats for iPhone 4S. Just follow those steps.

1. Copy the URL address of the YouTube video. Then download and launch Moyea YouTube Downloader.

2. Open Moyea YouTube Downloaer, click “New” icon and then paste the URL address of the desired YouTube video to the URL bar. Then the YouTube videos will be downloaded.

3. Right click the downloaded video and choose “Convert” option in the drop-down menu.

4. Set the output video as MP4 video for iPhone 4S in the drop-down menu of “Profile“.

5. Click “Settings” button in the panel and then set video size as “960×640” and other video parameters including video codec, audio codec and audio bit rate for iPhone 4S. After that, iPhone 4S users can view YouTube videos offline freely.

Those are the methods to watch YouTube videos on iPhone 4S. They all get their advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, iPhone 4S users can choose those methods that are most suitable for them.