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Emailing larger video files

Second generation, iPhone SE. iOS 16.6.1

when I attempt to email these videos files, my phone gives me the message that they are over 100 MB and I need to connect to Wi-Fi. Prior to this recent update, my phone always connected to Wi-Fi when available before using cellular data. In every other way it is functioning as expected. I can do anything online. I can send normal emails all on Wi-Fi. I am doing this at home on my home network. So far I have tried turning off cellular data, so that Wi-Fi was the only option. Any suggestions or help is much appreciated. I will do a workaround by chopping the email in to smaller segments, but would like to understand..

iPhone SE, iOS 16

Posted on Sep 12, 2023 5:47 PM

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Posted on Sep 13, 2023 2:40 AM

Turn on Mail Drop for large attachments

You can use Mail Drop to upload large attachments to iCloud, where they are encrypted. Recipients see an attachment or a Mail Drop link in the message and they can download the files for up to 30 days after they are sent.


Add an email attachment in Mail on iCloud.com - Apple Support

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Sep 13, 2023 2:40 AM in response to NB67

Turn on Mail Drop for large attachments

You can use Mail Drop to upload large attachments to iCloud, where they are encrypted. Recipients see an attachment or a Mail Drop link in the message and they can download the files for up to 30 days after they are sent.


Add an email attachment in Mail on iCloud.com - Apple Support

Sep 13, 2023 5:37 PM in response to NB67

NB67 Said:

"Emailing larger video files: Second generation, iPhone SE. iOS 16.6.1: when I attempt to email these videos files, my phone gives me the message that they are over 100 MB and I need to connect to Wi-Fi. Prior to this recent update, my phone always connected to Wi-Fi when available before using cellular data.[...]"


Try Compressing the File:

Use a computer to compress it. So do so, upload this to to iCloud, and then download it to your computer. On your computer, open it, and compress it. Then, send via a compressed file to yourself.

Here are the steps:


I. Compress the File:

Compress the file into a ZIP file.

Go here: Zip and unzip files and folders on Mac - Apple Support


II. Email it to yourself:

Add the Zip file to the eMail


III. Send it it:

Once downloaded from the eMail, decompress it:


Note:

This wont work for a 100MB file, but it will when needing to send items that just larger than what is granted by your eMail provider.

Sep 13, 2023 4:19 PM in response to SravanKrA

Thank you for responding. I realize I can upload to iCloud and I assume other paid cloud services. It seems Apple makes it very difficult not to use their other paid services if you have their devices. This is my third iPhone, but I only just started using it to video grandchildren. I’ll try downloading to my windows, computer and emailing from there. I know there’s an app that will let me do that.

Sep 13, 2023 5:03 PM in response to NB67

I don't know any email provider that will let you email a 100Mb file, most cap the file size at around 10-30Mb.


You could try using a file sharing program such as Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, etc. or one of these -

https://www.capterra.com/sem-compare/file-sharing-software/?utm_source=ps-google&utm_medium=ppc&utm_campaign=:1:CAP:2:COM:3:All:4:US:5:BAU:6:SOF:7:Desktop:8:BR:9:File_Sharing&network=g&gclid=CjwKCAjwu4WoBhBkEiwAojNdXqNcWtot4KLTuIBI49ChnSIjBNrM8teZ9L246H7J5P4WMjXO3G19PhoCl3AQAvD_BwE

Sep 13, 2023 5:33 PM in response to NB67

Thank you. As I said, I’m new to trying to send anything but very brief video clips. Apparently I need to do more research. I appreciate your suggestions. I do have some sort of cloud account with windows or maybe iCloud will turn out to be the best option. It’s certainly the easiest. I do appreciate your help and I guess I shouldn’t be so quick in my frustration to malign Apple.

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