With Full HD and 4K video recording becoming the standard, it’s easy to record large volumes of video on most Android phones. While these videos are ideal for viewing on a giant 4K TV or projector, you may have trouble sharing them on social media or instant messaging apps. Before you send a video file to anyone, you need to compress the video. Here are the best ways to reduce video size on Android.
You don’t need to transfer videos from Android phone to PC to reduce video size. Besides using the built-in editing tool in your phone’s Gallery app, there are a number of third-party apps to do the same. You can use Google Photos or WhatsApp to compress the video file. The only thing you need to remember is that video compression also means a loss of quality in addition to a reduction in file size. Check out our options.
1. Use Google Photos to compress video size
Google Photos has several backup options for saving your videos to Google servers. When you select ‘Space saver’ or ‘Express’, the service compresses your video to high definition or standard definition. After you upload the compressed video file to Google Photos on Android, use the Google Photos web to download the compressed file. Here’s what you need to do.
Step 1: Open Google Photos on Android.
Step 2: Tap your account photo in the top right corner.
Step 3: Select Photo settings.
Step 4: Tap Backup and sync.
Step 5: Turn on Backup and sync. Select Upload Size in Settings.
Step 6: Select ‘Storage saver’ or ‘Express’ from the following menu.
The ‘Space Saver’ option compresses videos to high resolution while ‘Express’ provides the fastest backup at the lowest resolution. It uploads videos in standard definition.
Step 7: Return to the Main Photo tab. Google Photos will initiate the upload process.
When Google Photos finishes uploading the video, go to Google Photos on the web and download the compressed file.
Step 8: Open Google Photos on the web.
Step 9: Select a compressed video and press Shift + D to download the video.
All your Google Photos uploads will count towards the default 15 GB Google Drive storage. This method is not viable if you are running out of space in Google Drive.
2. Using third-party apps
The Google Play Store has many third-party video compression apps. However, only some apps work as advertised. We tested a few of them and chose the ‘Compress Video Size’ app to get the job done.
Step 1: Open the Google Play Store on your Android.
Step 2: Search for ‘Compress Video Size’ and download the app from the following menu.
Step 3: Open the application after successful installation.
Step 4: Select Import from home page.
Step 5: Tap the radio button above the video and tap Next.
Step 6: You have several options to compress the video file.
- Small file: 640×360 . resolution
- Medium file: 960×540 . resolution
- Large files: 1920×1080 . resolution
You can also choose a custom resolution, quality, or frame rate from the same menu.
Step 7: We selected ‘Medium file’ and pressed Compress.
Step 8: Change the File name from the following menu and check the sound settings.
Step 9: You can check the video compression process directly.
We imported a 58MB video file and the app just compressed it to 4.64MB. You can play, share, compare and delete videos from the same menu.
3. Use WhatsApp to compress videos on Android
WhatsApp limits video sharing to just 16MB. When you try to share a large video file via WhatsApp, the app compresses to send the video without any problems.
You can create a WhatsApp group and send large videos to reduce the size. You can then save the video from your personal group. Read our dedicated post to create WhatsApp with yourself. Then follow the steps below:
Step 1: Open your personal group in the WhatsApp app on Android.
Step 2: Click the attachment icon and select Collection.
Step 3: Select the video you want to compress and press the Send button.
Step 4: Open the same video in WhatsApp and tap on the kebab menu (three dots) in the top right corner.
Step 5: Select Save to download the compressed video to your phone gallery.
This WhatsApp grouping method is one of the effective ways to reduce video size on Android without installing specialized video compression apps.
Compress your videos instantly
Most online services do not support high-resolution video. You must reduce the file size for seamless sharing. What trick did you use to compress videos on Android? Share your preferences in the comments below.
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