How to Loop YouTube Videos on iPhone

Updated Nov 16,2018 | by Joy

I always want to watch my favorite YouTube videos over and over again and I can easily loop YouTube videos on Windows. Just simply right click on the video and select the Loop option in the list. However, the YouTube app on iPhone or iPad doesn’t have the Loop feature allowing me to repeatedly view the same videos. If you have the same problem, check the guide on how to loop YouTube videos on iPhone with two simple methods.

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Creating a playlist containing the video you want to watch repeatedly is one of the effective ways to loop YouTube videos on iPhone. Follow the steps below.

Want to enjoy YouTube in Background? Check this: 5 Ways to Play YouTube in the Background on iPhone

Step 1. Open the YouTube app on your iOS device and search for the video you want to view in a loop. 

Step 2. Click the icon with three dots at the right of the title of the video. Then tap on “Add to playlist” in the popup window and click “NEW PLAYLIST”.

Or if you’re viewing the video, go to “Save” > “NEW PLAYLIST”. But in this way, the video will be saved to your recent playlist automatically. Then you will need to tap on “Save” again to create a new playlist.

Step 3. Enter a name for the new playlist in the next page. Here you can click “Public”, “Unlisted”, or “Private” based on your own needs. After that, click the tick mark at the top right corner. 

Step 4. Go back to the home screen of YouTube and click “Library” at the bottom right corner of the screen. Then tap on the playlist you had just created and click the video to play it. 

Step 5. Click the downward arrow icon at the bottom right of the video and then tap on the loop icon.

Now, you can view your favorite YouTube videos on iPhone over and over again until you decide to stop the video or quit the YouTube app.

There are numerous third-party iOS apps allowing you to loop YouTube videos on iPhone. Here I take YouRepeat as an example. Before the guide, search for this app from App Store and install it to your iPhone. It’s available for free but you will see many ads here. If you want to use the app without any annoying ad, you’ll need to get the premium version with $6.99 in App Store. But you can download paid apps for free on iPhone in this tutorial. 

After getting the app, open it and search for any video you want to play in a loop. If you’re watching a video in YouTube app, go to “Share” under the video > tap on “Copy link”. Then paste the URL in the search box of YouRepeat app and tap the video in the search result to play it repeatedly.

Methods	Create a Playlist	Third-Party App
Download a third-party app
More annoying ads
Play videos inside YouTube
Take up more memory on iPhone
Create multiple playlists

Each method has its own advantages and disadvantages. You can choose either one as you like. Sometimes, if we view the YouTube videos online, we may find that the network is expected to be very slow. And there are many annoying ads online. In order to solve the problem, you can download YouTube to iPhone and enjoy them on your commute without the need to switch on your Cellular Data.

You can use IOTransfer to make it. It’s an easy video downloader and converter. After downloading, you can convert the videos to any format as you want, such as MP4, MP3, AVI, MKV, MOV, FLV, WMV, etc. One of the good features is that you can transfer the downloaded videos to your iPhone or iPad and enjoy them anywhere. Let’s see how to use it to download YouTube videos to iPhone.

Before the steps, free download IOTransfer here and install it to your Windows 7/8/8.1/10. And connect your iOS device to your computer with a USB.

Start downloading - Launch IOTransfer and go to “VIDEOS” > “Downloader” > paste the YouTube video URL > check the box saying “Automatically transfer the downloaded videos into your iOS device”. Then click “Download” icon to start the downloading process. 

Bottom Line:

The article shows two methods to loop YouTube video on iPhone, you can choose either one based on your preference. If you want to repeatedly play YouTube in background with method 1, just check this guide and you can do it easily. 

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