How to Upload HD Videos and Photos on Facebook Mobile

When uploading photos or videos to Facebook using the mobile app, it defaults to standard quality. Frankly, most people would probably prefer to upload standard quality photos and videos, particularly if they’re using their mobile data to do so.

If you’re a pixel peeper and would rather upload the best quality possible, you can do that by changing a setting in the app. The process is slightly different depending on whether you’re an Android or iOS user.

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Here’s how to upload HD videos and photos on Facebook.

Uploading HD Photos and Videos on Facebook for iOS

If you have an iOS device, there’s a specific setting inside the Facebook app that you should enable to start uploading HD videos and photos on Facebook. Follow the steps below.

1. Tap the menu icon with three horizontal lines in the bottom right corner.
2. Go to Settings & Privacy and tap the arrow to expand the menu.
3. Choose Settings.
4. Under the Preferences section select Media to go to the Videos and photos settings page.
5. To upload videos in HD on Facebook, ensure Video quality is set to Optimised.

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With this setting, Facebook will adjust videos based on your network conditions. If you have a fast and stable internet connection, Facebook will upload your videos and photos in the highest quality available.

If you’re a long-time Facebook user you can recall that this is unlike older setting options that allowed you to tell the app to strictly upload videos and photos in HD. Nonetheless, it’s better than nothing.

Uploading HD Photos and Videos on Facebook for Android

On Android, the process is slightly different because the menu icon is located in the top right-hand corner—rather than at the bottom.

Here’s how to upload a high-quality video to Facebook on Android, along with photos.

1. Tap the menu icon in the top right corner.
2. Go to Settings & Privacy > Settings.
3. Scroll down to the Preferences section and select Media.
4. To upload HD video, ensure Optimised is on.

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If you do prefer to upload HD video, we’d definitely recommend doing it over WiFi given the time and expense that can be involved with uploading a large file using your data.

Once you’ve saved the settings, every video you post on Facebook via the mobile app will upload in the highest quality as long as your network is capable of doing so.

If you want to save videos you’ve seen online, check out this guide on how to save or download any video from the internet, including on Facebook.

Uploading High Quality Visuals on the Facebook Web Version

If you use Facebook on your computer, there’s no tutorial for uploading high quality videos. This is because Facebook will automatically upload videos in HD if you use it on these devices. Of course, you need to ensure that the video or photo you want to upload is of a high enough quality.

For starters, here’s how to post a video on Facebook.

Uploading HD Visuals to Facebook Is Easy

Uploading HD videos to Facebook, as well as other forms of visual content, helps you get the most out of the social media platform. For instance, uploading videos is a great way to grow a presence on the platform and engage your audience.

Besides that, it’s also more pleasing to the eye of other users. If you’re serious about getting good with Facebook, you might also want to consider learning how to go live on the platform, how to send high quality videos on Facebook Messenger, and more.