How to Transfer MP4 to iPhone in a Simple and Quick Way? (5 Methods)

Enjoying films or TV shows on the computer brings you a better experience, for the computer enables you to play what you like from the sea of online media resources on a larger screen, edit the media files conveniently or project them onto the wall as if you were sitting in the cinema. However, if you have some MP4 files which are compatible with your iPhone, you may transfer MP4 to your iPhone to enjoy anywhere and anytime. But how to transfer MP4 to iPhone 16? We provide you with 5 feasible ways.

Part 1. How to Transfer MP4 to iPhone Using iPhone Media Transfer (Recommended)

iPhone Media Transfer helps you manage and transfer data from iPhone/iPad/iPod on a computer without iTunes or iCloud. It is just a one-click operation, completely secure and easy to use. Thus, it has become the first choice for many iOS users.

The highlights of iPhone Media Transfer:

• A bridge to transfer photos, music, contacts, Podcasts and more files among iOS devices, computer and iTunes seamlessly, namely, transfer data from iOS to computer, iOS to iOS, computer to iOS, iTunes to computer and between iTunes and iOS devices.
• Transfer contacts, photos, music, iTunes U, Podcasts, ringtones, audiobooks, voice memos, playlists, movies, home videos, TV shows and music videos from computer to iPhone/iPad/iPod in one click.
• Create, delete, move, view, import and export photos without hassle.
• Edit and delete music, convert music into compatible format automatically, create music playlists, make ringtones and play iOS music directly on the computer.
• Delete, create, edit, update, back up and restore contacts.
• Convert HEIC to JPG/PNG format.
• Widely compatible with iDevices running iOS 6 to iOS 18, including iPhone 16/15/14/13/12/11, etc.

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Here is how to send MP4 to iPhone without iTunes and iCloud using iPhone Media Transfer:

Part 2. How to Get MP4 on iPhone with iTunes

iTunes is a traditional way to transfer MP4 files to iPhone. You can put movies and music in MP4 format from a computer onto your iPhone without a network connection. The only drawback of iTunes is that syncing from a computer to an iPhone will erase the current data on the iPhone. Therefore, back up your iPhone first.

The following steps show you how to add MP4 to iPhone with iTunes:

Step 1. Connect your iPhone to your computer with a USB cable and launch iTunes.

Step 2. Add MP4 files to iTunes Library. Click "Files" at the upper right corner > "Add File to Library" > Select the MP4 files > Tap "Open".

Step 3. Sync MP4 files to iPhone. Click the iPhone icon under the "File" option > Tap "Movies" from the left panel > Check "Sync Movies" from the right panel > Choose the movies you want to transfer to your iPhone > Hit the "Sync" option below to begin to sync.

Part 3. How to Put MP4 on iPhone via iCloud

iCloud is Apple's official way to transfer MP4 files to iPhone wirelessly. This solution includes two steps: upload MP4 files to iCloud and sync MP4 to iPhone. Before you start the process, make sure your iCloud account has enough storage left. You can free up iCloud storage or pay for more storage if it is insufficient to save MP4 files.

Here's how to upload MP4 to iPhone via iCloud:

Step 1. On your computer, visit iCloud.com and log in with the same Apple ID that you use on your iPhone.

Step 2. Upload MP4 to iCloud. Click the iCloud icon to enter into the space of iCloud Drive, then tap the cloud-shaped "Upload" icon to browse and import MP4 files from the computer to iCloud Drive.

Step 3. Download MP4 to iPhone. Run the iCloud Drive app on your iPhone and access the uploaded MP4 files. Click the MP4 files to open and press the "Share" icon at the bottom to download to your iPhone.

Part 4. How to Copy MP4 to iPhone with Dropbox

Dropbox is another cloud-based storage service that you can use. It offers 2GB of free storage for every user. Similarly, you need to check if there is enough storage on Dropbox before you start to import MP4 to your iPhone.

How do I transfer MP4 to iPhone from computer?

Step 1. Visit Dropbox.com on your computer and sign in with your Dropbox account.

Step 2. Tap "Upload files" to upload MP4 files to Dropbox.

Step 3. Install Dropbox on your iPhone and run it. Then, sign in with the same Dropbox account and find and download MP4 files to your iPhone.

Part 5. How to Move MP4 to iPhone Through Email

Finally, you can also send MP4 files from a computer to an iPhone via email. Note that your email provider may limit the size of attachments; for example, Gmail limits the file size to 25 MB.

Here is how to put MP4 files on iPhone using email:

Step 1. Search your email service and sign in with your email account on your computer.

Step 2. Click "Compose" from the interface to open a new email window, enter your other email account in the "To" field as the recipient and tap the "attachment icon" to attach the MP4 files to this email from your computer. Then, hit the "Send" button to send out this email.

Step 3. Install the email app on your iPhone and sign in with the same email account that you used to log in on your computer. Next, find the email which you sent a few minutes ago and download the attached MP4 files to your iPhone.

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That's all about how to transfer MP4 to iPhone. Now you know at least 5 ways to transfer MP4 to iPhone from computer. If you are looking for an easy and quick way to achieve this, you can try iPhone Media Transfer, which is highly secure, easy to use and quick in loading and transferring MP4 files, while syncing from iTunes erases the existing data on iPhone, and the other three ways are very slow, insecure or complex.

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