How to Upload 4K Video to YouTube from iPhone

Author: Iqbal | Guide: iPhone |

The 21st century is the century of high definition movies, shows and videos, YouTube is the largest video sharing platform and now you can learn how to upload 4k video to YouTube from iPhone.

Youtube has more than a million videos on the platform and people across the globe upload videos and many more watch them. Now YouTube allows you to control the quality of videos they upload and watch. You can learn how to play videos in high quality on YouTube.

How To Upload 4K Videos To YouTube From iPhone / iOS Devices

Upload 4K Video to YouTube from iPhone In 15 Steps

Step-1 Open the YouTube App: Open the YouTube by one of the following ways:

  • Looking for the YouTube app in your app menu
  • Searching for the app in the search bar of the app library
  • Installing the app from the app and then sign into the app

The YouTube app icon is shown in the picture given below.

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Step-2 Tap on the profile icon: The YouTube homepage will open. Now on the homepage scroll up. In the top right corner next to the search option you will see your profile icon.

The profile icon will be the initial of your username or the miniature version of your profile picture.

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Step-3 Tap on Settings: In the settings menu you will see the following options:

  • Your channel
  • Turn on incognito
  • Add account
  • Get YouTube Premium
  • Purchases and memberships
  • Time watched
  • Settings
  • Help and feedback

Scroll down on the page and tap on the Settings option.

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Step-4 Tap on Upload: YouTube has several general settings options for its users like:

  • Purchases and memberships
  • Autoplay
  • Try new features
  • Video quality preferences
  • Offline
  • Upload
  • Live chat
  • Notifications etc.

Your next step is to tap on the Upload option.

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Step-5 Tap Upload Quality: Now you will be redirected to a new page. Here you will be able to see all the settings for uploads. The topmost option will be of Upload Quality.

Tap on the right corner of the Upload Quality option.

 
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Step-6 Tap on Full Quality: The options will lead you to a page with all the qualities in which YouTube allows you to upload videos. These include:

  • 360p
  • 480p
  • 720p
  • 1080p
  • Full Quality

To upload pictures in 4K you need to choose the option that says Full Quality.

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Step-7 Go back to the home screen: The next step is to scroll back to the top of the screen. There you will see a back arrow. Tap on this ‘<’ arrow to go back to the homepage.

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Step-8 Tap on the plus icon: Once younger back to the YouTube homepage scroll to the bottom of the screen. There you will see some options:

  • Home
  • Shorts
  • Add
  • Subscriptions
  • Library

Right in the middle of these options is the Add button. Tap on the Add option.

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Step-9 Tap on Upload a video: Three options appear in a pop up message on the bottom of the screen:

  • Create a short
  • Upload a video
  • Go live

Tap on the second option that says: Upload a video.

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Step-10 Tap on the 4K video: Now you will see all the videos present on your device. Choose the 4K video you want to upload. Tap on the video.

 
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Step-11 Tap on Next: After choosing the video you will see the Next option on the bottom of the screen. Here you will also see the duration of the video and also the option to convert it into a Short.

Tap on the Next option.

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Step-12 Customise the video: In the next step you can customise the video. Here you should:

  • Add the Title of the video
  • Write the description of the video
  • Set the visibility of the video, you can make it private or public
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Step-13 Tap on Next: Now that you are done with the customization process the next step that you need to follow is to tap on the Next option. This option is present on the top right corner of the screen.

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Step-14 Choose one: Before completely uploading the video YouTube asks you:

  • Whether your the video is for kids: Yes, it's Made for Kids
  • Or it's not for child audience: No, it's Made for Kids

According to the content that you are uploading choose one of the two options.

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Step-15 Tap on Upload Video: The final step is to scroll down to the bottom of the page. On the bottom of the late you will see a blue option that says Upload Video. Tap on this option to upload your 4K video on YouTube.

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FAQ

What do You Mean By 4K Video?

A 4K video literally means a video with a resolution of 4K or 4000. This type of video has 4000 pixels. The 4K video resolution has 4 times more pixels than 1080p.

Other names given to this resolution are Ultra HD or simply HD (High Definition). It is not known by the actual pixels of this mode which is 2060p. The first time Hitachi Graphics Processor was able to display videos in 4K was in 1984. Since then through the years it has become more and more accessible and now is available on YouTube.

What is Better 1080p or 4K?

If we look at the pixels at the resolution these options offer then we get a clearer picture and get to know who is better. The resolution that they offer are:

  • 1080p offers a resolution of 2 million pixels (1920*1080)
  • 4K offers a resolution of 8 million pixels (3940*2160)

This clearly states that 4K videos give an exceptionally clear picture and is four times more pixelated than 1080p

Does Watching Videos Drain Data?

Yes, it is widely known that watching videos in 4K drains a lot of data. So if you want to save those precious bytes and gigabytes of your data plan then you might not want to watch or download videos in 4K.

  • Watching videos in 360p for 1 hour only uses 60MB of data
  • Whereas watching videos in 4K for 1 hour uses 2.70GB of data

Alternatively to save further save data you can learn how to enable data saver mode on YouTube.

 

How Long Does it Take to Upload 4K Videos on Youtube?

The duration of uploading a video on YouTube generally depends on the cop or the number of frames per video and the resolution of the video.

To better understand this youtube gives an example. According to Youtube a 4K video which is an hour or 60 minutes in length and has 30fps will take up to 4 hours to upload on the site. Whereas the same video with 60fps will take a larger to upload.

Is it a Good Idea To Upload Videos in 4K?

4K videos are the highest resolution of videos that YouTube currently offers. Uploading videos in 4K will help your viewers watch your video in the highest resolution possible.

This increases the quality of your videos and the content you put on the platform. Along with this your viewers can always change the settings and watch the videos in a lower quality.

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