Facebook to Test Offline Videos With Select Group of People in India From July 11

It looks like  Facebook  is set to follow YouTube 's lead in offering users the ability to download select videos and watch them later.

"Starting July 11, 2016, we'll be rolling out the option for a small group of people to download videos to their Facebook app while they're online with good Internet connections, so they can then watch the video at any time, offline or online." 




Test will be conducted in India, one of the markets where connectivity is a real issue, and publishers will have the ability to opt out of the trial.


Facebook also assures publishers that the downloaded videos will be stored in the Facebook app alone and it will not be available to share or view in other applications.