One major problem leaving Iphone to htc one !!!!!

[Mark Davies5]

ok well since I read up ton this and didnt see anybody answering the OP post, the answer is very simple ok on IOS as well as WP8 when you are trying to send a video that exceeds the maximum file size, it will automatically compress it for mms sharing, while on android there is an app that will allow you to compress it so you can share it, sorry dont remember the name, but I ran into this problem before and I think is something that google has to fix, yes I did a test with my friends GS3 a lumia 920 and an iPhone 5 and yes the S3 could not get it done and yes all 3 phones shot the same video with the same length.

I too have been doing the research
and also around images

I live in Africa and my mum lives in the uk, so it's very important she gets to see her grandson grow up
she doesn't have a Google account

I want to be able to send small images (not 2mb files) and videos that she can get on s limited data plan

I found 2.apps

The first is called image shrink
it does a good job of giving you options for small medium large and original
it's lengthens the process of emailing pics and you have to goto the gallery first, then share, then image shrink, then.select quality, then open.with mail app

the video app is called video shrink and you follow.the same steps
however, it doesn't recognise the video.format and bombs out after.trying

I would welcome suggestions on other apps to try
thanks

 

[HalizDad]

Personally, I'd be pissed if someone tried to email me a 200MB video of their baby's first smile....But hey, that's just me...

That's what Dropbox is for...

 

[EverNap]

One thing I'm still getting used to is holding the One differently to my ear when on a call. With my iPhone, I just held it with the earpiece in the middle of my ear, and the proximity sensor would turn the screen off.
With the One, when I do the same thing, the phone's wide enough to peek out from behind my ear, which throws off the proximity sensor. This leads to the screen getting turned On and me pressing all sorts of crazy buttons unknowingly.
It took me a while to figure this out. Initially, I just thought that the One's proximity sensor logic sucked. Now I just hold the phone so that the proximity senor (the left top part of the phone) is in the the middle of my ear. The screen stays Off, and no more accidental button presses

 

[robjulo]

Videos sent via iMessage, even short ones like 30 seconds, are compressed and look like utter garbage.

 

[adriandb]

Videos sent via iMessage, even short ones like 30 seconds, are compressed and look like utter garbage.

They're being sent to a phone. No one is expecting beautiful 1080p. The point is with iOS at least you have the option to send the video.

 

[Mark Davies5]

Personally, I'd be pissed if someone tried to email me a 200MB video of their baby's first smile....But hey, that's just me...

That's what Dropbox is for...

So would i

I think you missed the point of this whole thread

On iOS it isn't 200mb and is good enough quality to play on another phone
On droid it's just a massive fail
we are looking for ways to get around this poorly thought out feature
It allows you to attach videos, as long as they are 5 secs or less

 

[Mark Davies5]

They're being sent to a phone. No one is expecting beautiful 1080p. The point is with iOS at least you have the option to send the video.

Exactly!!
This is all phone to phone (or small tablet) stuff
And MP4 /mpv is supper high quality and low file size

We use Viber to send stuff to each other

 

[robjulo]

They're being sent to a phone. No one is expecting beautiful 1080p. The point is with iOS at least you have the option to send the video.

I understand that. But it isn't a matter of it looking beautiful. A 30second video,is barely even watchable when it is sent and compressed by iMessage. I didn't want the perception being the videos sent via that method look good, because they are literally terrible.

 

[adriandb]

I understand that. But it isn't a matter of it looking beautiful. A 30second video,is barely even watchable when it is sent and compressed by iMessage. I didn't want the perception being the videos sent via that method look good, because they are literally terrible.

I think you're exaggerating. I'll test a couple videos with my wife's iPhone.

 

[Mark Davies5]

I understand that. But it isn't a matter of it looking beautiful. A 30second video,is barely even watchable when it is sent and compressed by iMessage. I didn't want the perception being the videos sent via that method look good, because they are literally terrible.

Really? I've never noticed them being bad
But I mostly used Viber and email... occasionally iMessage

Anyone's know if 4.3 will have this?

 

[robjulo]

I think you're exaggerating. I'll test a couple videos with my wife's iPhone.

Yes, your right, I'm exaggerating and simply making this all up. How can you even make an assertion like that without having tested before (since you are just now testing with your wife's iPhone)?

I've done it before, on several occasions on videos taken from my 4s and sent to my iPad. They have always looked, blocky, highly and compressed and downright awful.

 

[Mark Davies5]

Yes, your right, I'm exaggerating and simply making this all up. How can you even make an assertion like that without having tested before (since you are just now testing with your wife's iPhone)?

I've done it before, on several occasions on videos taken from my 4s and sent to my iPad. They have always looked, blocky, highly and compressed and downright awful.

IPad screen is a lot bigger than iPhone screen

We are talking phone to phone here

 

[Aquila]

How is compressing and sending low quality a more simple and/or higher quality method than sharing via G+ or sending a YouTube link, or any of the dozens of other methods? Is it just a paradigm thing, as in no one was aware there are much better ways? Or is there something intrinsic in receiving it as a text that makes this process cleaner? I can't say I've ever sent a video via text, without reading about it here the thought wouldn't have occurred to me because of all the other options.

 

[adriandb]

Yes, your right, I'm exaggerating and simply making this all up. How can you even make an assertion like that without having tested before (since you are just now testing with your wife's iPhone)?

I have tested it, my wife and i were iPhone users from day one. I'm going to post a couple videos as soon as I have the time to send a video from her phone. This One is my first Android device.

It will also depend on the subject matter to a great degree, but I'll try to get at least one with a lot of motion.

I've done it before, on several occasions on videos taken from my 4s and sent to my iPad. They have always looked, blocky, highly and compressed and downright awful.

Viewing on an iPad isn't the use case I mentioned. The larger screen will show compression artifacts and distortion quite a bit more.

The bottom line is that this is one area where iOS gives more options that the Android device I'm currently using and that seems backwards to me.

How is compressing and sending low quality a more simple and/or higher quality method than sharing via G+ or sending a YouTube link, or any of the dozens of other methods?

Because one can just send a video while in the middle of a txt conversation with two clicks. It's incredibly convenient. Sure, part of it is probably just that it's what iOS users are used to, but it's shocking when something so simple and commonly used isn't available on a new OS.

After using my One for a while now I see the same thing when I go back to the iPhone and have to use the keyboard. I'm shocked that the keys display uppercase characters all the time, whether caps lock is engaged or not. It's amazing to me that in all the years I used iOS this never bothered me, but now that I've been using SwiftKey it's a glaring omission in iOS.

 

[Aquila]

Because one can just send a video while in the middle of a txt conversation with two clicks. It's incredibly convenient. Sure, part of it is probably just that it's what iOS users are used to, but it's shocking when something so simple and commonly used isn't available on a new OS.

After using my One for a while now I see the same thing when I go back to the iPhone and have to use the keyboard. I'm shocked that the keys display uppercase characters all the time, whether caps lock is engaged or not. It's amazing to me that in all the years I used iOS this never bothered me, but now that I've been using SwiftKey it's a glaring omission in iOS.

I'm not saying it's not a cool feature, I'm just saying it's a weird one I wonder if it's purposely not included due to patents on protocols in iMessage that aren't typical to mms. That'll be a good thing about when hangouts gets sms/mms, Android should be able to send to all phones at that point.

 

[adriandb]

That'll be a good thing about when hangouts gets sms/mms, Android should be able to send to all phones at that point.

Can't wait.

 

[robjulo]

I have tested it, my wife and i were iPhone users from day one. I'm going to post a couple videos as soon as I have the time to send a video from her phone. This One is my first Android device.

I did some additional testing as well and will partially stand corrected. I sent one of the same videos to the iPad again than I have sent previously via iMessge. The compression was significantly less today. I don't know what the difference is other than time of day as I did my second test fairly early this morning. Possibly server load.

 

[Topgonzo]

I'm waiting to see results.. I use drop box at the moment. Wish there was a way to take a 30 second clip and send through mms or email

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[adriandb]

I was hoping to get some video of my kids as they're the best subjects I have. The cats are pretty boring. I'll post original and compressed videos tomorrow evening for comparison.

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[Gathomblipoob]

iMessage isn't SMS. I'm not sure of file size restrictions. iOS devices will compress video and audio on the fly and if something is too large you'll be asked to trim it down.

I actually tested this a few weeks ago while I was on vacation. I sent a video via iMessage (can't remember the size, unfortunately) and it went through beautifully at full resolution. I also sent it via carrier data and it was a bit more compressed but still looked pretty good. I'm not sure what the problem is concerning Android phones and texting videos, though. My One won't do any of the stuff I tried on my iPhone 5 as far as sending videos through the messaging app.