IOS – How to Copy a Video to iPhone and Send It Over iMessage

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I'm trying to send to video I made with my previous Windows Phone over iMessage, but after syncing it to my phone with iTunes, it shows up as a movie.

I can't select it from the messaging app, because I can only select items from Pictures > Video.

How can I get it to show up in there?

Video details:

Format                         : MPEG-4
Format profile                 : Base Media / Version 2
Codec ID                       : mp42
File size                      : 22.3 MiB
Duration                       : 17s 740ms
Overall bit rate               : 10.6 Mbps

Video
ID                             : 1
Format                         : AVC
Format/Info                    : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                 : Main@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC         : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames      : 1 frame
Codec ID                       : avc1
Codec ID/Info                  : Advanced Video Coding
Duration                       : 17s 740ms
Source duration                : 17s 773ms
Bit rate mode                  : Variable
Bit rate                       : 10.4 Mbps
Width                          : 1 280 pixels
Height                         : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio           : 16:9
Frame rate mode                : Variable
Frame rate                     : 29.821 fps
Minimum frame rate             : 6.944 fps
Maximum frame rate             : 30.364 fps
Color space                    : YUV
Chroma subsampling             : 4:2:0
Bit depth                      : 8 bits
Scan type                      : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)             : 0.380
Stream size                    : 22.1 MiB (99%)
Source stream size             : 22.1 MiB (99%)
mdhd_Duration                  : 17770

Audio
ID                             : 2
Format                         : AAC
Format/Info                    : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile                 : LC
Codec ID                       : 40
Duration                       : 17s 740ms
Source duration                : 17s 740ms
Bit rate mode                  : Constant
Bit rate                       : 96.0 Kbps
Channel count                  : 1 channel
Channel positions              : Front: C
Sampling rate                  : 44.1 KHz
Compression mode               : Lossy
Stream size                    : 214 KiB (1%)
Source stream size             : 214 KiB (1%)
mdhd_Duration                  : 17740

Best Answer

Because the video was only 22MB I was able to use Gmail to send it to myself (where it strangely became 30MB).

After opening the attachment from the email app, it began to play, but I noticed it had the sharing icon so I was able to send it over iMessage from there.

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However, I would still like a general solution for larger files.

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