How to Upload Videos to Steam on iPhone or iPad

Last Updated: June 15, 2018 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to share a video from your iPhone or iPad to Steam. The easiest way to share the video is to first upload it to your YouTube account.

Part 1

Part 1 of 2:
Linking Steam to YouTube

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Upload the video to your YouTube account. If you haven’t done this before, see this article to learn how.
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Go to https://store.steampowered.com/login in a web browser. You can use any browser on your iPhone, including Safari or Chrome, to access Steam.
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Enter your login details and tap Sign in. This brings you to the Steam Guard screen. Also, Steam will now send a code to the email address associated with your account.
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Open the email message from Steam. This message contains the code you’ll need to type into the Steam Guard screen.
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Type the Steam Guard code into the blank. You can copy it from the email message and then paste it into the blank. Here’s how to do it:
- Highlight the code in the email message from Steam.
- Tap and hold the highlighted area.
- Tap Copy.
- Return to the Steam Guard screen (in Safari).
- Tap and hold the Enter your code here field.
- Tap Paste.
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Tap Submit. Depending on your settings, you may also have to tap Proceed to continue.
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Tap the ≡ menu. It’s at the top-left corner of the page.
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Tap You & Friends. Additional options will expand.
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Tap Profile. Your profile page will appear.
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Scroll down and tap Videos. Any videos you’ve already shared will appear here.
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Tap Link YouTube Account. You may have to scroll down to find it. A brief introduction will appear.
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Tap Access your YouTube videos. It’s the green button at the bottom of the page. This redirects you to a Google login page.
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Enter your Google username and tap NEXT. This is the email address or phone number you use to sign into YouTube/Google.
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Enter your password and tap Sign In. A confirmation message will appear.
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Tap ALLOW. This gives Steam permission to access your YouTube videos and returns you to your Steam profile. Now you can select a video to post to Steam.

Part 2

Part 2 of 2:
Posting the Video

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Return to your Steam profile. Now that you’ve linked Steam to YouTube, you’ll find your videos in the Videos section of your profile.
- If you’re not already at your profile, tap ≡ at the top-left corner of the Steam homepage, select You & Friends, then tap Profile.
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Scroll down and tap Videos. A list of your videos will appear.
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Select the video(s) you want to post. To do this, scroll down and tap the empty box to the left of each video you want to add. A check mark will appear in the box to show that it’s selected.
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Select whether to associate the video with a game. Scroll down past the last video in the list to “2. Associate the video(s) with a game.” If your video(s) has something to do with a specific game, select the game from the drop-down menu.
- If you don’t find the game in the drop-down menu, type its name into the “Other/Unlisted” box.
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Tap Add video. It’s the green button under “3. Add it to your profile.” This posts the video to your Stream profile.