How to Save a Video from Facebook to your Gallery: There are several reasons why you may want to download your Facebook videos: You may want to use the video on some other location, example, you created a live video on Facebook and would want to share that content, or you want to save a video you like from a friend's page.Whatever the case may be, in this tutorial, we would be showing you how to download Facebook videos on your mobile device either iOS or Android.
How to Save a Video from Facebook to your Gallery
Method 1: On iPhone
- Download the Documents app.
- Open Facebook from home screen.
- Go to the video that you want to save.
- Make sure the video is public.
- Open the video. Tap the video to begin playing it.
- Tap Share. This option is directly below the video. A menu will appear.
- Tap Copy Link. It's in the menu.
- Open Documents. Press your iPhone's Home button again, then tap the Documents app icon. It resembles a multicolored "D" on a white background.
- Open the browser.
- Tap the address bar. This is the text field at the top of the screen.
- Open the SaveFrom site. Type savefrom.net into the address bar, then tap the blue Go button in your iPhone's keyboard.
- Paste in the video's address. Tap the text field near the top of the page, tap it again once your iPhone's keyboard appears, and tap Paste in the pop-up menu.
- Tap Download. This green button is in the middle of the page, just below the video's preview.
- Tap Done. It's a light-blue button in the upper-right corner of the screen.
- Tap the "Downloads" icon.
- Watch your video. Once it finishes downloading, tap the video's name on the Downloads tab to play it in Documents.
- You can tap Done in the upper-left side of the screen to return to the Documents page.
- Move the video onto your iPhone. Ensure you're on the Documents page (not the browser page), tap the Downloads folder, tap ⋯ below your video and tap Share, then do the following:
- Tap Save to Files
- Select a folder.
- Tap Add
- Open your iPhone's
Files app. - Find and open the folder you saved the video to.
- Tap the "Share"
icon. - Tap Save Video
Method 2: On Android
- First, download the ES File Explorer app from Google play store. Minimize the Google play store and Open Facebook
- Go to the video that you want to save.
- Make sure the video is public.
- Open the video. Tap the video to begin playing it.
- Tap Share. You'll find this option directly below the video. A menu will appear.
- Tap Copy Link. It's in the menu. Doing so will copy the video's address to your Android's clipboard.
- You may have to scroll down to find this option.
- Open Google Chrome
- Go to the SaveFrom site. Tap the address bar at the top of the screen, type savefrom.net into the address bar, and then tap the Enter or Go button in your Android's keyboard.
- Paste in the video's address. Tap the text field near the top of the page, tap it again once your Android's keyboard appears, and tap Paste in the pop-up menu.
- Tap Download. This green button is in the middle of the page, just below the video's preview. The video will automatically download onto your Android's hard drive or SD card.
- Open ES File Explorer. Exit Chrome, then tap the ES File Manager app icon in the App Drawer.
- If this is your first time installing ES File Explorer, first swipe or tap through the introduction screens before you continue:
- Select a storage option. Tap either the Internal option or the SD Card option depending on where downloaded files on your Android typically go.
- Tap Downloads. This folder should be near the middle of the page, though you may need to scroll down to see it.
That's pretty much it to download a video from Facebook.
