So, it compresses, it seems like it's uploading, but then it fails and says only that it can't complete the upload. This happens over and over. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't.
- Robert Scoble
Talking of which, no background processes, either.....
- Roberto Bonini
from iPhone
The thing is, it happens on both WiFi and 3G. It happens if you turn off WiFi. It doesn't seem to matter how long the video is.
- Robert Scoble
Is this an iphone, network or youtube issue?
- Sean Scott
And worse, when it fails, you have to reenter all the metadata about the video again to try it again (title, description, etc). Aaaarrrrrgggghhhhh. This feature was definitely not debugged. Not to Apple's quality level. I guess this is what happens when Steve Jobs takes six months off.
- Robert Scoble
Sean: who knows? There's no information. I assume that because it happens on both WiFi and 3G that it's not a network issue. And, since I've never had a YouTube upload fail otherwise I assume it's not a YouTube issue. That leaves the iPhone. Buggy!
- Robert Scoble
Been trying to tell you about TweetReel geez ;)
- Colin
Apostol: I'm very close to getting an Android.
- Robert Scoble
Maybe it's linked to the Twitter DDOS thing? I'm still under DDOS lockdown.
- Colin
Colin: no. It has happened to me ever since I got the iPhone, not just in past week.
- Robert Scoble
Colin, you mean http://www.tweetreel.com/ -- but why should I have to pay $2.99 to get functionality that's already built into my phone? Sigh.
- Robert Scoble
I just tried uploading a video from my Iphone to YouTube and it worked. Might be AT &T problem? I am in Canada under Rogers contract for Iphone service.
- Shawna Bergen
I can tell that my suggestion to sync the vids using iTunes and then upload is stupid. But yeah. Yet Another Apple Complaint
- Roberto Bonini
from iPhone
Apple provides hardware, developers provide some of the software, that's the way it works with some things.
- Colin
I have not tried this feature, but having a 3G it's kind of moot anyway.The iPhone/AT&T juggernaut gets increasingly underwhelming with every passing day, every new "feature". I'd be on the Pre by now, but can't stand Sprint. Going to have to wait. Meanwhile I may just buy a regular phone to do things that phones do, you know, like make calls without getting dropped all the time.
- Laura Scott (@lauras)
I'm in the U.S. but I'm 99% sure it used my WiFi connection to handle the transfer.
- Carter ♥ JS
Apostol - What's the "best" Android option at this point (from a generally satisfied iPhone user but someone who really likes Google's tools and openness). . .?
- DaveFriesen
Colin: TweetReel doesn't upload existing videos, unfortunately. Carter: yes, sometimes it works. Which is why this is ultrafrustrating.
- Robert Scoble
Robert, it sure does upload existing videos heh.
- Colin
It's been happening to me for weeks too! Also uploading to MobileMe fails most of the time. And there is no 'retry'
- Cameron
As long as you still have them on your phone, right now Apple doesn't give a way to copy videos back to your phone (3.1 it may however)
- Colin
@Apostol I was just lusting over a few unlocked HTC Hero's to replace my iPhone. You might have put me over the top.
- Sam Harrelson
Yep, I've been waiting out for the Samsung or even the "cheap" Motorola Android's that are supposedly coming soon. Having had an iPhone for a while, I'm (at this point after the App Store mess) more concerned with using a device made by a company that treats me like an adult :)
- Sam Harrelson
I have had similar issues - but only with bigger files
- ben rogers
Apostol: Gotcha, thx for the info. Looking more like the Hero then!
- Sam Harrelson
Robert, I use new and old video to upload to youtube from 3GS all the time. Only issue is if I try when it flips to Edge.
- Alan Ashley
Is it a long video, because I just uploaded a short one 36 sec. without any trouble
- Kim Landwehr
Kim, I can't even upload a 15 second with a fail...
- Cameron
Use Pixelpipe for video uploads, you can send videos up to 200MB directly from the phone (without re-encoding) to over 50 services of their +100 support destinations
- Brett Butterfield
Worked fine for me with a 1:36 video. First time I tried.
- Otto
from iPhone
Weird, must be a hit or miss thing not good.
- Kim Landwehr
What also sucks is that there is no option to choose whether to upload the standard 4:3 footage or crop to 16:9 for upload. Although I guess it doesn't really matter if you can't upload it! :-)
- Cameron
On a related issue: Does anyone have trouble playing YouTube videos on their iPhone over WiFi?
- Barak B
If people are still having problems uploading to YouTube from iPhone, please direct message me w/ approx date/time and YouTube username so I can look into it.
- John Harding
"I have a 2005 Pontiac Sunfire. Last year they manufactured the Sunfire, so got a good discount on a new car. I have to say I am very happy with it, no major problems with it the last 4 years."
- Shawna Bergen
"Yep. When Digg first started, it was fair.Now I absolutely cannot get anything to the front page, not even close. I gave up trying a long time ago. :("
- Shawna Bergen