Continuing on, remember that the bot first downloads what's needed to itself, and then tries to send it to you in Telegram. Thus, if you can influence the download by the bot with a subscription, then you can influence the download from Telegram to yourself locally with a good internet connection and Telegram premium subscription.
Let's complicate the previous point a bit and look at some aspects:
Why it is not downloadingAs mentioned earlier, the bot is not omnipotent. Only publicly available content, no logins, passwords, or other restrictions.
First of all, if something goes wrong, the bot usually sends a message with some error - try to read it, maybe the answer is already there.
Again, keep in mind that the bot is not omnipotent and some rare specific resources may not be supported at all.
Sometimes there is a situation when a resource has made some changes and it will take time for the bot to adapt to these changes (talking about the need to update components or changes in the logic of the bot), if it's popular like YouTube, adaptation will be faster, if rare like Zen, it may not happen at all as the resource changes were fatal and the bot's underlying systems can no longer work with it.
In general, you can also come to the support group, select the appropriate topic for this bot, and try to share the problem you're experiencing. Info about the group at the end of the article.
Download audioThis option is not always available and depends on the resource itself.
For example, on YouTube, at the very end of the list of what the bot can download, you can see buttons that allow you to download audio separately.
Download audio mp3Such a question often comes from those who download audio from YouTube.
YouTube gives out audio in m4a, which is accepted by Telegram, but creates problems if you will use these files on hardware players.
Specifically for such people, there is an option to convert to mp3, it is enabled in the settings.
Remove descriptionSuch questions also come often and such an option is also in the settings, when enabled the description will be removed from the video sent to you.
Download video onlyUnfortunately, there is no such option.
Download fasterThere are a few options for this:
For example, purchase a subscription, see the "How much it costs" section.
Also, you may be lucky, and someone has already downloaded the material before you, then the bot will send you the already downloaded content from its cache. Such instances are marked with a rocket icon.
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nloaded does not playYes, this can happen, for example, the source might have provided an incorrect file, or there might have been some problem during the downloading process. Therefore, please resend the link to the clip again, and press the button with the refresh symbol, usually it is right under the button with the rocket symbol like here:
No available optionsBesides the fact that the resource might have changed something, sometimes you may get an error for a fresh clip, or the absence of your favorite resolutions. This is observed with newly released clips on VK and YouTube. For example, a recently ended stream or a freshly posted clip that has not yet been processed. You will need to wait a bit and then resend the link to the clip again and then press the "Refresh Metadata" button.
Tips and tricksFrom experience with YouTube:
- For watching on smaller screens like phone or tablet, choose a 360p resolution (The button will have a name like 640x360)
- For larger screens without high demands, aim for a 720p resolution (The button will have something like 1280x720)
Such resolutions allow the bot to download the finished video without wasting time on stitching and so on. And the smaller the video, the faster it uploads it to Telegram.
View quotaPress the "Settings" button and you will see your download data.
The bot also includes this information in the messages it issues during the offering of available download options for clips.
View downloadedHere the bot has a bunch of options:
- By pressing the "Your files" button, the bot will show what you have previously downloaded and you can download it again.
- By pressing the "All files" button, the bot will show what others have recently downloaded and allow you to download it too.
- By pressing the "Inline search" button, you can see examples of searching in inline mode on Telegram, the bot can search through its files as well. Read the description in the hint carefully.