You can upload videos to YouTube from your mobile phone in a few easy steps.

Upload videos

You can upload videos to YouTube in a few easy steps. Below you can find the necessary instructions to upload your videos from a computer or from a mobile device.

Android

The easiest way to upload videos from an Android device is to use the YouTube app. 

1. Sign in to YouTube.
2. Open the Guide  in the top left-hand corner of the screen and navigate to Uploads.
3. Touch the Upload icon at the top of the screen.
4. Select the video that you want to upload.
5. Adjust the title, description, tags and privacy settings of your video.
6. On supported devices, you’ll also see a video preview with trim handles below it. Drag the trim handles to edit your video’s length. A long press on the trim handle will allow you to zoom in to a frame-by-frame view for more precise trimming.
7. Touch the Upload icon.

Tip: Go to Settings > Uploads to modify the type of connection used to upload videos. Use this setting to restrict uploads to Wi-Fi only.

Here's how to send the video from your device to a special email address that's provided with your YouTube account.

Part 1: Find your unique email address for uploading videos

1. On a desktop computer, visit your YouTube Settings.
2. Under the "Account Information" section, find "Mobile uploads". You'll see an email address that looks something like 111111111111@m.youtube.com.
   Don't see an email address?  Click the Create Mobile Profile button and enter the information required. Click the Create Profile button to create an email address.

Part 2: Upload the video

To upload the video, email the video to the address you found in Part 1. You'll receive a confirmation email letting you know that the video was successfully uploaded.

You can edit the video and its settings by visiting YouTube on a desktop computer.