How To Send A Video In Facebook Messenger

Facebook Messenger has nearly one billion active users worldwide, making it one of the most popular messaging apps. It's versatile and easy to use, as it lets you send text, emoji, GIFs, voice messages, and videos.

How to send videos on Facebook Messenger

However, if you don't have much experience in Messenger and you have never sent a video before, you may not know how it works. This is an incredibly straightforward process that we will explain in detail.

In addition, we'll talk about how to send Messenger videos to WhatsApp or the default messaging app on your device. Finally, this article will show you how to find a solution to the 25MB video size cap of Facebook Messenger.

How to send videos in messenger

You can use Messenger on your computer, browser or on your mobile device. If you're talking to your Facebook contacts and want to share a fun or informative video, here's what you need to do.

Sending videos to Messenger on your computer:

Open Facebook and launch Messenger.

Select the conversation that you want to send the video to.

When a chat window opens, click the "Settings" icon in the upper-right corner and open the Messenger desktop client.

Click the photo icon on the left side of the chatbox.

Select a video from your computer.

Click on the send icon.

Sending videos to Messenger on your mobile device:

Launch the Messenger app on your iOS or Android device.

In Messenger, tap Introduction or Existing Conversation.

If you already have the video on your mobile device, tap the photo icon next to the chatbox.

Select videos from your gallery.

If you want to record the video first, select the camera icon instead.

Press and hold the shutter button and record a video.

Tap "Send".

That's it - your video is on its way.

Note: Messenger supports sending media files up to 25MB.

How to send a video text in Messenger

Sometimes you get a video from a contact on Messenger, but you want to share it with someone who doesn't have Facebook.

Probably their preferred communication method is the native messaging app on your phone. But the problem is that Messenger app does not support forwarding video directly to another app.

Instead, all you have to do is download the video from Messenger and send it to the text messaging app.

Here's how to download videos from the Messenger app:

Turn on Messenger on your mobile device.

Open a single or group conversation and search for the video you want to share

Tap the video and select the three dots in the bottom-left corner of the screen.

Tap the download button in the bottom-right corner to save the video.

Selected videos will be automatically saved in the gallery.

Sending video to text using iPhone

If you're an iPhone user, you may already know how to send text media from your phone, but let's see what it looks like when sending videos:

Go to your gallery and open the video you want to share.

Tap the share icon. You'll see a list of apps where you can send videos.

Select the "Messages" app and select the conversation you're sending the video to.

If you send to another iPhone user and are connected to the Internet, the video will be sent via iMessage service and no additional charge will apply. But if you send to an Android user or are not connected to the Internet, the video will be converted to Multimedia Message (MMS) and charges may apply.

Sending videos to text using an Android phone

The built-in messaging app on Android can vary depending on the manufacturer. However, the process is pretty much the same regardless of the phone brand you are using.

So, sharing a video downloaded to your phone from your Messenger app with a contact might look something like this:

Open Phone Gallery or Photos on your Android phone.

Select the downloaded Messenger video.

Tap the share icon and select the default texting app from the list.

The Android messaging app will convert the video to MMS, which means it will automatically compress. This will reduce the quality of the video. Some Android messaging apps will suggest trimming the video to avoid losing quality.

How to send a video on WhatsApp in Messenger

Both Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp are Meter affiliates. However, you still can't send a video directly from Messenger to WhatsApp.

Although this may change in the future, for now, you must first download the video to your mobile device and share it with WhatsApp.

This may seem like a complicated process, but in reality, users can download the video and forward it to WhatsApp in less than a minute, especially if their device and internet connection is fast.

To download a video from the Messenger app on your phone, follow these steps:

Open Messenger on your iOS or Android device.

Tap on a single or group conversation and find the video you want to share

Open the video.

Tap the download button in the bottom-right corner to save the video.

Once the video is saved to your device, you can share it with a WhatsApp contact. The process is very simple. Here's what you do:

Open the video in your phone's gallery.

After selecting a video, tap the share icon.

Find WhatsApp from the list of apps.

Select WhatsApp contacts to share videos.

Tap the send icon.

Note that you can trim and edit the video or add a caption to WhatsApp before sending it.

How to send videos beyond 25MB in Messenger

Sending videos via messenger can be fun and practical, but having only 25MB to work on can seem a bit limited. When recording video directly from the Messenger app, you get 15 seconds, which is equivalent to 25MB.

However, you may want to send what you have previously created with your phone or downloaded from somewhere else, and it has exceeded the 25MB limit. If you try to send it via messenger, you will only receive an error message.

Therefore, you need to find a solution. This may not be ideal, but if you want to send videos to contacts in Messenger and not to any other messaging app, you need to compress the video. Fortunately, many excellent video compression apps are available for free.

If you need to compress a video using your computer, Media.io is a great solution. If you are an Android or iPhone user then you might want to consider the Video Compress app.

But there is no need to use third party video editing tools for other options. You can upload a video directly to Facebook and share a link to the video with a contact in the Messenger app.

Here's how to share a Facebook video link with anyone on your messenger friend list from your computer:

At the bottom of the uploaded video, select the share icon in the bottom-right corner

From the menu, select "Send to Messenger".

Select contacts in Messenger.

The process is very similar when using the Messenger mobile app:

Find uploaded videos and tap the share icon.

Select "Send to Messenger".

Choose Messenger conversation or contact.

The person to whom you are sending the video will get the link of the post in your Facebook feed.

Facebook Messenger has all the solutions for sending videos

Sending a video to Messenger doesn't require much effort, especially if you record directly from the app. But if you send a video from your phone, it gets a little more complicated due to the size limit of the media file.

You may need to use third-party video editing tools or upload videos to your Facebook feed before sharing. If you want to forward videos from Messenger to WhatsApp or your phone's text messaging app, you must first save them to your device.

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