Saving FLV files from YouTube or other video streaming services to your Android phone isn't as tricky as you might think with these two easy methods!

One of the most popular uses for mobile devices is to enjoy streamed content, typically movies (but often music as well) and one of the most common ways of streaming content is via the FLV format. This can be played in the browser or a dedicated FLV viewer as it is downloaded, allowing the Android device to play, perhaps, a movie trailer from YouTube.


1.  TubeMate – YouTube Downloader

TubeMate. This app makes it super easy to download any video from Youtube or any mp3 audio file from any Youtube video.

How to use TubeMate

1. First install and then run TubeMate.
2. Browse “m.youtube.com”.
3. Use “Menu” key to download video (To download the file, you should browse the video review page).
4. Choose a video quality from 3GP(Lowest), MP4, HD, Full-HD(highest).
5. Support background Download.
6. Support continuing download.
7. If you want to stop to download, click the message in the notifications and it shows you the dialog. Click “CANCEL” to stop downloading.
8. If you have canceled the downloading, but download the same file again, TubeMate continues downloading the rest of the contents.

Download TubeMate app for Android.

2. Save FLV Files with KeepVid

If you would rather keep the process simple, or have a need to save streaming FLVs to your Android phone that aren’t available on YouTube, your best option is the useful web-based service KeepVid.

Available from http://keepvid.com, the idea of this website is simple – any file you want from YouTube or any other site offering FLV format streams can be downloaded simply by pasting the URL into the KeepVid website.

For instance if you were viewing a sports clip in your Android browser, you could select and Copy the URL for the video, load up keepvid.com, Paste the URL into the field on the KeepVid website and tap Download