How to Save Videos from Facebook to iPhone and iPad Directly

Updated Dec 29,2016 | by Shannon

Facebook is the world's most popular social sharing website that attracts millions of users per day. On Facebook, users can both share their happy moments and some funny videos with their friends and families. How to save videos from Facebook to iPhone and iPad since we all know Facebook doesn't provide any video download options? Don't worry, because in the following content, 2 practical methods will be given if you're wondering how to save Facebook videos to iPad and iPhone.

To directly save videos from Facebook to iPhone or iPad, the best solution is to make use of a Facebook Video Downloader. Not every video downloader allows you to download Faceboook videos to iPhone, while IOTransfer can do that with few simple clicks. IOTransfer brings a Online Video Downloader, which supports to directly download online videos from 100+ sites including Facebook, Youtube, Instagram, and Vimeo to your iDevices. It works in a simple way. Just follow these steps.

Step 1 Download, and install IOTransfer on your PC in Window 10/8/7. Connect your iOS deivce to that PC via a USB cable and wait until the device is recognized. When you see the notification "Trust This Computer", tap on "Trust" to proceed.

Step 2 Go to your favorite video on Facebook, right-click on the video, and then copy the URL. 

Step 3 Launch IOTransfer and click on the VIDEOS tab in the top toolbar. Paste the URL of the video into the video downloader. Here you can select 'Automatically transfer the downloaded videos into your iOS device', and click 'Download' button.

Watch this tutorial video to learn how to download Facebook video to iPhone/iPad with IOTransfer.

The videos will be downloaded and transferred directly to your iPhone or iPad. Simple enough? Now you know how to save Facebook videos to iPad and iPhone easily. In the following content, we will also show you how to save Facebook videos without third-party tools.

If you want to save Facebook videos that were uploaded by others, follow these steps to download them.

Step 1: Find the video you want to download on Facebook.

Step 2: Right-click on the video and select the option of "Show video URL"

Step 3: A small pop-up window with the video URL will appear. Press Ctrl+C to copy the URL.

Step 4: Open a new browser tab and paste the URL.

Step 5: Now, edit the URL, replace "www" with "m". Then, the URL will begin with https://m.facebook.com/

Step 6: Press "Enter" on your keyboard to view the mobile version of the page.

Step 7: Right-click the video and you'll see the option "Save". 

In this way, you can download videos uploaded by your friends or of your favorite pages on Facebook. If the video was uploaded by yourself, it will be much easier to download. Follow these steps.

Step 1: Open Facebook and find the videos in photos/videos section.

Step 2: Click on the video to open it.

Step 3: Click "Options" under the video.

Step 4: In the "Options" menu, you're going to see 2 buttons - "Download HD" and "Download SD". Select the right one according to the resolution of the video itself. If the video is recorded in HD, select "Download HD". If not, select the "Download SD" option. 

Bottom Line

Now, you've successfully downloaded videos from Facebook to PC. The next step is to transfer videos from computer to iPad or iPhone.

How to save videos from Facebook to iPhone? By comparing the above 2 solutions, I believe you have already found the most convenient way. Free download the IOTransfer video downloader to have a try! And in case you have any further questions about video download, feel free to contact us.

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