When uploading photos or videos to Facebook using the mobile app, the default quality is standard. Frankly, most people would probably prefer to upload standard quality photos and videos, particularly if they use their mobile data to do so.
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 example, uploading videos is a great way to increase your presence on the platform and engage your audience.
Besides that, it is also more pleasing to the eye for other users. If you're serious about getting good at Facebook, you might also want to consider learning how to stream live on the platform, how to send high-quality videos on Facebook Messenger, and more.
If you're a pixel peeper and prefer to upload the best possible quality, you can do so by changing a setting in the app. The process is slightly different depending on whether you are an Android or iOS user.
Here's how to upload HD videos to Facebook, as well as photos.
Upload photos and HD videos to Facebook for iOS
On Android, the process is slightly different because the menu icon is in the top right corner, rather than the bottom.
Here's how to upload a high-quality video to Facebook on Android, along with photos.
- Touch the icon of menu in the upper right corner.
- Go up Settings and privacy> Settings .
- Scroll down to the section Multimedia content and contacts and select Media and contacts.
- To upload HD videos, turn on Carica video in HD . To load photo in HD, active Upload photos in HD .
If you prefer to upload HD videos, we strongly recommend that you do so over WiFi, given the time and expense it may take to upload a large file using your data.
Once your settings are saved, every video you post to Facebook via the mobile app will be uploaded in the highest quality.
Upload high quality images to the web version of Facebook
If you use Facebook on your computer, there are no tutorials for uploading high-quality videos. This is because Facebook will automatically upload HD videos if you use it on these devices. Of course, you need to make sure that the video or photo you want to upload is of a high enough quality.
