Searching for a YouTube Video

Since YouTube contains thousands of videos, you probably don’t want to spend your time browsing through each one. To find a specific type of video, you can type a descriptive word or phrase and let YouTube show you only those videos that match your search criteria.

To search for a YouTube video, follow these steps:

  1. From the Home screen, tap YouTube. The YouTube screen appears.

  2. Tap the Search field that appears in the upper-right corner of the screen. The virtual keyboard appears.

  3. Type a descriptive word or phrase, and tap the Search key on the virtual keyboard. (To clear any text in the Search field, tap Close in the far right of the Search field, or tap the Backspace key on the virtual keyboard.) YouTube displays a list ...

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