If you’ve ever watched a video and wanted to save it on your iPhone the good news is that you can do this. To save videos on iPhone is not that difficult and this guide will take you through the process. If you save online videos and images to your phone, you can view them without having to be connected to the internet, which is handy when traveling on the subway.
Save videos on iPhone
It is worth noting that when you download a video from YouTube or Facebook that is not yours, there is a grey area in terms of copyright. For your personal use is fine, but should you sell it then the chances are you are breaking the law in most countries.
As such, the golden rule when it comes to downloading someone else’s content is that you don’t sell it.
Choose Your Storage Location
Before you start downloading videos and images, it is a good idea to choose the location where you want to store what you download. If you use Safari the Files app is by default where your videos and images will be stored. You can specify if you want to store them on your device or in an iCloud folder.
You can specify a different cloud provider, however, such as Dropbox or Google Drive. To change, do the following;
- Go Safari, Downloads.
- From the list select the location you want.
Saving a Video to Your iPhone
Although iOS 13 now includes a video download facility there will be times when you need to use third party sites. This is the ideal way to save YouTube and Facebook videos as this is impossible using the respective apps. If all else fails you can record the video from the iPhone screen although the results are often not that good.
Downloading Your Facebook Video to Your iPhone
If you’ve uploaded a video to Facebook and want to download it to your phone, do the following:
- Copy the Facebook video link.
- Open Safari and go to your third party downloader app of choice.
- In the Search field paste the URL.
- Tap the arrow.
- Tap and hold Download and then Download Linked File.
- Tap the Downloads icon at the top.
Your download will start.
Downloading Videos From YouTube to Your iPhone
The procedure for downloading YouTube videos is very similar to Facebook. So:
- Copy the YouTube URL of the video you want to save.
- Open Safari and go to your third party downloader app of choice.
- In the Search field paste the URL.
- Tap the arrow.
- Tap and hold Download and then Download Linked File.
- Tap the Downloads icon at the top.
Your download will start.
Downloading Videos Using Safari
If you find a video you want that is not on YouTube or Facebook, you can use Safari to download it.
- Copy the URL of the video.
- Open Safari and go to your third party downloader app of choice.
- In the Search field paste the URL.
- Tap the arrow.
- Tap and hold Download and then Download Linked File.
- Tap the Downloads icon at the top.
Your download will start.
Saving videos on iPhone isn’t that hard and it gets easier with each new upgrade. For more information visit Apple Support.
Working as a cyber security solutions architect, Alisa focuses on application and network security. Before joining us she held a cyber security researcher positions within a variety of cyber security start-ups. She also experience in different industry domains like finance, healthcare and consumer products.
