An anonymous reader writes: Google India has announced that users of the YouTube app in India can now download content during cheaper night-time connectivity periods for offline viewing later. Downloaded videos can be viewed for up to 30 days…

Streaming providers are currently conflicted between the low-risk policy of denying offline viewing, and the risk of alienating the lesser-connected markets where they’re keen to grab an early foothold. In late 2014 a Netflix executive said offline viewing was “never going to happen”, but in April of this year CEO Reed Hastings backtracked in a letter to shareholders, commenting “as we expand around the world, where we see an uneven set of networks, it’s something we should keep an open mind about.”

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Source: Slashdot – Google Permits India To Download YouTube Content Overnight