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Tried to upload some videos from my Mac computer to the iPhone7. when i try to synch it tells me that I have to install a video app on my phone??? On the iPad there is a video app installed why not on the iPhone 7??
which video app do I need, any suggestions??
Thanks
iOS 11.2.2, iPhone 7
The Videos App was changed in iOS 11 to the TV App.
If your iPad is running a earlier version of iOS or is set to a region where the TV App may not yet be available, then it will still have the Videos App
If you have an older version of iTunes on your computer, it won't know that, and require you to install the default Videos App by Apple. However once updated to iOS 11 there is no Videos App to install anymore.
The fix is to update iTunes to a more recent version to sync again so it understands the Videos App is now the TV App.
Alternatively, you can use a 3rd party Video App like VLC for instance and use iTunes File Sharing to upload the videos to it on your iPhone.
The Videos App was changed in iOS 11 to the TV App.
If your iPad is running a earlier version of iOS or is set to a region where the TV App may not yet be available, then it will still have the Videos App
If you have an older version of iTunes on your computer, it won't know that, and require you to install the default Videos App by Apple. However once updated to iOS 11 there is no Videos App to install anymore.
The fix is to update iTunes to a more recent version to sync again so it understands the Videos App is now the TV App.
Alternatively, you can use a 3rd party Video App like VLC for instance and use iTunes File Sharing to upload the videos to it on your iPhone.
I had exactly this problem when trying to upload some videos from my Mac to my new iPhone X for the first time a few days ago! Although everything is right up-to-date on both my iMac and iPhone (macOS 10.13.3 with iTunes 12.7.3, and iOS 11.12.5) I could not find the new TV app anywhere on my phone. It just wasn´t there. But it should be a part of iOS. I finally worked out what to do:
1) On your iPhone go to the App Store and download Apple´s free TV app. Just type “TV” in the search field, and make sure you get the right one! It looks like this:
2) On your Mac open iTunes and import into iTunes any videos you want to upload to your iPhone. You´ll then find them displayed in “My Videos”.
3) Connect your iPhone to your Mac with a USB cable as usual, and with iTunes open you can now sync any video in iTunes to your iPhone, after making sure they're selected. The videos can then be found by opening the TV app on your iPhone and selecting “Library” at the bottom. They may take some time to appear, so be patient!
The trick in all this is that you have to get the videos into iTunes on your Mac first, then sync to your iPhone. Once you get your head around all this it´s easy to do and fast. Apple has just confused the issue in typical fashion by calling the new app “TV” — a better name, IMHO, would be “TV and Videos”. Hope all this is understandable and that it helps you! Cheers, Ian.
Thanks for your reply. My Problem is with the iPhone 7, when I make videos with my iPhone I can view them with the photo app installed by Apple. However when I triy to to synch videos from my computer (itunes) to the iPhone there comes a pop up telling me to install the video app. Why is it not pre-installed??
Again, on an iPhone running iOS 11, the Videos App has been changed to the TV App. The Videos App no longer exists there because it was changed.
If iTunes is not updated it does not know this, and requires the Videos App exist on the iPhone to upload videos to. Update iTunes on your computer to a more recent version so it does not look for the Videos App, and instead looks for the TV app.
Try opening the videos in Photos (the kaleidoscope icon).
You can also fine a bazillion video apps at the App Store (the white A in a blue circle icon)
cannot find the video app on my iphone7
