YouTube app: Upload videos via mobile phone - how it works
We'll show you how to upload YouTube videos in the mobile app directly from your phone.
Upload YouTube videos via app on your smartphone
Videos that you have recorded with your smartphone can be conveniently uploaded using the YouTube app on the video platform. To do this, do the following:
- Open the YouTube app on your mobile device.
- Swipe the side menu open from left to right.
- Touch Uploads.
- With a finger on the upload symbol in the top right, you open the file manager and can select a video file from your smartphone.
- Then enter a title and description in the fields provided and add tags if necessary.
- Under "Privacy" you also set whether the video should be displayed publicly, privately or not listed on YouTube. Videos that are not listed can only be viewed if the user has a corresponding link.
- Then tap the upload icon in the top right again. The video will be uploaded, depending on the size, it may take a few minutes.
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