In plain English
This is a progress state for sending media. It indicates that a photo, video, or other media file is currently moving from a device to an online service. The sending has started but is not yet finished.
In context
Here, it communicates that the media is still in the process of being sent to the platform.
- Situation
- Creating posts, drafts, stories, tags, mentions, visibility, and moderation states
- What it communicates
- shows that media is still being sent to the platform
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not establish that the media has finished arriving at the online service.
Examples
“The video is still uploading from her phone to the website.”
“While the photos were still uploading, she checked their captions.”