A Guide of Uploading Videos On YouTube From iPhone

Now, who hasn’t heard of YouTube? In today’s world, our days remain unfulfilled without watching a single video. Moreover, It has had such an all-pervasive influence on us. 

Needless to say, It is the biggest platform in the digital medium to upload and watch video content. 

More than millions of video content have been uploaded to this platform. Furthermore, each day the number keeps on increasing. So what are you waiting for? It’s time to make your content and share it with the world!

In this article, we will show you how to upload a video to youtube from your iPhone.

It’s not a hassle to upload videos from a device like an iPhone. On the contrary, Youtube’s easy user interface makes it a walk in the park to upload videos than you can expect. A user can upload their creation straight from the iPhone photos app. Besides that, it’s also easy to upload using the YouTube App as an option. 

Make a Google account

Firstly, make an account on google. Without a Google account, you won’t be able to upload any videos to YouTube. 

Added to this, a user needs to install the Youtube app for IOS on their iPhone. It’s also an important step to consider. 

Now before jumping straight to the procedure, let’s talk about some important points on YouTube’s privacy settings for a comprehensive understanding of video accessibility.

Privacy settings 

It’s important to have a good grasp of YouTube’s privacy settings before uploading your videos. 

Private videos 

Just as the name suggests, by making your videos private, only you would be able to see them. Neither those videos appear on your YouTube Channel, nor do they appear on the platform by searching. Other users won’t be able to see ‘private videos’.

However, you can choose whom to provide access by selecting from your list. 

Videos selected as unlisted 

Selecting your uploaded videos as unlisted would only provide access to those with whom you’d provide the video link, hence, those videos cannot be found through the ‘search function. They won’t be available to your channel as well.

Videos that are selected as ‘Scheduled’ 

This setting allows you to fix a specific time for a video to be viewed.

Finally, With this information on privacy settings, we can now move onto our main goal. There are two ways by which you may upload your videos to YouTube from an iPhone.

Upload Videos to YouTube From iPhone via the Photos app

Needless to say, it is perhaps the easiest method of uploading from an iPhone. You can directly upload them from the Photos App. Using the share option opens before you a few options. 

1. Firstly, go to Photos App on your iPhone
2. Then, you will find the Videos folder or any customized folder
3. Find the video you want to upload.
4. Then, you will see an ‘up arrow’ like icon. It’s the share icon. It provides various mediums where you can share your file.
5. After tapping it, there will be a few options. 
6. Next, scroll down and choose ‘YouTube’. You might get a prompt asking you to log in to your google account in case you are not logged in.
7. After that, a screen will show up. You need to provide a suitable title for the video and a brief description according to the content. 
8. Choose a category for the video. For example, humor, action, Tutorial, etc. 
9. Edit the privacy settings. If you want to make your video available to everybody, click on ‘public’. Otherwise, you may also choose other options ( unlisted or scheduled ).
10. Once you have successfully put all the required information, you are set to publish it. Tap on ‘publish’ located at the top-right corner.

Upload via YouTube App

Uploading your video to YouTube from the app gives you more options. You can customize and edit your video before uploading it.  Here’s the process.

1. Open the YouTube app.
2. Next, find ‘My Account’ on the top right. 
3. If you haven’t logged in already, then you will be asked to log in.
4. After signing in, click on the Video-like icon.
5. Also, If you are uploading it for the first time, you will see a pop-up. It will ask you to give access to Photos App. you may click on ‘OK’
6. Then, select the video you want to upload from its location.
7. Next up, you will see a scissor icon. This option will allow you to trim down your video to your liking.
8. You may also apply filters and customize your video. Moreover, You can also add music if you want.
9. Tap next and choose a perfect title and brief description for the video. And also make sure to choose the desired privacy setting.
10. Finally, click on upload. Congratulations! You have successfully uploaded a video.

In the end, it was easy to upload a video from your iPhone right? At first, the process may look complicated. However, it’s really simple. Hope you found this guide useful.

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