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iPad User Guide

Share long videos on iPad

Some long video files are too large to send in a standard text message. You can use AirDrop, iCloud, or Mail Drop to send long videos that you record with your iPad camera.

Send a video using AirDrop

The simplest way to send a large video to a nearby iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Vision Pro is with AirDrop 👁 Image
. AirDrop sends information using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth®, so before sending, make sure both you and the recipient have these controls turned on in Control Center.

  1. If the person you’re sending the video to isn’t in your contacts, have them do one of the following:

    • On iPhone or iPad: Go to Settings 👁 Image
       > General > AirDrop, then tap Everyone for 10 Minutes.

    • On a Mac: Choose Apple menu  > System Settings, then click General in the sidebar. Click AirDrop & Handoff, then click the pop-up menu next to AirDrop and choose Everyone.

  2. Go to the Photos app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  3. Tap the video you want to send, then tap 👁 the Share button
    .

    If you want to send the video in its original format, including metadata, location, and any associated edit history or captions, tap Options, then turn on All Photos Data.

  4. Tap AirDrop, then tap the contact or device you want to share with.

    After you share, the recipient receives an alert to accept or decline the AirDrop transfer.

Send a video using an iCloud Link

An iCloud Link is a URL that you can use to send a large video with Messages or Mail.

To send an iCloud Link, make sure you have iCloud Photos turned on. Then follow these steps:

  1. Go to the Photos app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Tap the video you want to send, then tap 👁 the Share button
    .

  3. Tap Options, then tap iCloud Link.

  4. Go to Messages 👁 Image
    ,     Mail 👁 Image
    ,     or another communication app, then enter the recipient of the iCloud Link. Paste the iCloud Link into a message, and send it.

    Recipients have 30 days to download a video sent with an iCloud Link.

Send a video using Mail Drop

With Mail Drop, you can send a large video as an attachment in Mail.

  1. Go to the Photos app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Tap the video you want to send, tap 👁 the Share button
    ,     then tap Mail.

  3. Tap the To field, then enter the name or email of the recipient.

    If you want to add a subject or message, tap the Subject field or message body.

  4. Tap 👁 the Send button
    to send.

    Recipients have 30 days to download Mail Drop attachments.

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