Why iPhone Videos Fail as Telegram Avatars
Learn why iPhone videos fail to upload as Telegram avatars and how to fix it.
Last month, a user attempted to set an iPhone video as their Telegram profile video, but it failed to appear. The issue stemmed from iPhones recording in HEVC (H.265) by default, while Telegram only accepts H.264. The user developed an ffmpeg wrapper and packaged it as a Telegram bot to resolve this issue.
The bot allows users to convert their videos into the appropriate format for Telegram, enabling quick uploads of HEVC videos as profile avatars. This solution provides significant convenience for iPhone users and eliminates the problem of uploading video avatars on Telegram.