Add YouTube videos from your smartphone

YouTube's official smartphone app allows content creators to , edit, and share their videos without the need for additional computer assistance. According to official data, more than 60% of all s prefer the mobile versions of the service. Let's see how to add a new video to your YouTube channel right from your phone.

ing the video to your YouTube channel

For s who like to videos quickly and frequently, mobile apps for iOS and Android are the perfect solution to the problem. Of course, you can add videos through the mobile version of YouTube in your smartphone's browser. The whole process will be no different from the usual through the site, so we will skip it.

Also read: Add YouTube Videos from Computer

No matter what operating system your smartphone has, iOS or Android, the process will be the same, since the interface of the application is completely the same in both cases. A great advantage of ing iPhone videos to YouTube is the ability to edit the video in Apple applications, as well as preserving the quality. Often when recording a video on an iPhone, there is a problem with transferring files to a computer. If you try to transfer the file to a PC, the quality is lost, which cannot help but be frustrating. Android device owners don't care which device they use to the video to the site, so there are no special notes here.

YouTube for iPhone /  YouTube for Android

1. 1. We open the YouTube application on a smartphone (we will see it using iOS as an example). For frequent use, it will be more convenient to add a shortcut to the bottom menu bar. You can add videos only after logging into your Google . This is your video hosting channel.

1. 1. The top line contains an icon to a video or stream it live. We tap on it.
   2. Depending on the settings you have installed, you may need to open file access on your phone. In this case, you will see a similar recording on the screen. To provide access, go to settings.
   3. In the latest iOS update, the YouTube settings section is similar. Click on the line «Photo» . On Android, all required permissions will be requested independently, the just needs to click the button "Let" .
   4. If you have an Android device, you should skip this step. On iOS, change the value of Never a Read and write . After that, you can go back to YouTube's proprietary app to videos.

1. Next, you need to select a file from your phone. Videos can be of any length. Also, do not forget that when loading vertical rollers, there will be black stripes on the sides. You can remove them beforehand in the video editors. The YouTube application allows you to slightly edit the speed of the piece, cut out unnecessary pieces, add filters and music. All the tools for this are on the bottom line. Once the video is ready to , tap the button "Following" .
2. At this stage, you will need to specify the title of the video, add a description, privacy, and other parameters. In the title it is recommended to fully reveal the meaning and essence of the video. The description is adequate to provide all the information that the needs. It can be the music used, the names of the places where the footage was taken, etc. If you want the video to be open to everyone, in the column "Confidentiality" , se indicates "Open access" . At the end, touch the button "" .

Depending on the length and quality of the video, it may take 1 to 15 minutes to and process the file. During this period, it is best not to close the application or use other YouTube functions. Sometimes this can lead to an accident.

It is important to that when ing files in high resolution, YouTube processes them more slowly. Therefore, at first, s can see the image in poor quality and only after an interval choose HD format.

We discussed how to videos to your YouTube channel directly from your mobile phone. The whole process does not require much effort, and if you want, you can use the hosting as a place to store your memories.