Although Twitter has had its fair share of ups and downs recently, the social network remains extremely popular among users, businesses, celebrities, and politicians. Many have experienced issues loading images and videos with their tweets. Your text-only tweets, which don't contain media files, may not receive high engagement. Here are the best ways to fix Twitter not loading images and videos.
Thanks to Twitter's new program to share ad revenue with creators, many have started actively posting on the platform to increase engagement. However, images or videos loading on Twitter at 99% can ruin your experience. Let's troubleshoot and fix the issue once and for all.
Note: Twitter recently changed its company name and logo to X. However, due to platform recognition, we will refer to it as Twitter throughout the post.
1. Check the media size.
First, you need to check the video size on your phone. If you don't have a Twitter Blue subscription, you can upload a video up to 140 seconds (20 minutes and 512 seconds) and up to XNUMXMB in size. Here's how to check video size on iPhone and Android.
iPhone
Step 1: Open Photos application on your iPhone.
Step 2: Select a video and drag it up. Check File size.
Android
Step 1: turn on Google Photos on Android.
Step 2: Locate Video clip Pull it up to check the size.
If you want a higher upload limit, get a Twitter Blue subscription. Paid users can upload up to two hours of video (about 8 GB in size) to Twitter for iOS and the web (10 minutes on Twitter for Android).
2. Restart the app and try again.
You can restart the Twitter mobile app, launch it, and try again. Swipe up and hold from the bottom to open the recent apps list, then swipe up on Twitter to close it.
Open Twitter, And press Create button, And type Text, And try Upload photos and videos.
3. Check the network connection
An error may appear. “Failed to load some media” Due to a slow internet connection on your phone, you can enable Airplane mode on your phone and disable it after some time to establish a new mobile internet connection.
If problems persist,Reset network settings On your phone and try again.
4. Check your data usage settings on Twitter.
Have you enabled data saving mode on Twitter? You may be experiencing issues loading high-quality images and videos on the platform. Here's what to do.
Step 1: Open Twitter app on your phone.
Step 2: Click on Your profile picture, and expand Settings supportand open Privacy settings.
Step 3: Specify possibility Access, display, and languages.
Step 4: Click on Use of Data and disable Data saving mode.
Step 5: Locate High-quality image downloads and click "On cellular or Wi-Fi."
5. Disable system-wide data saving
System-wide data saving mode can affect media uploads on Twitter. You should disable data saving mode on iPhone and Android.
iPhone
Step 1: Open Settings app and select Mobile phone services.
Step 2: Locate Primary SIM card your own and disable the switch Low data mode.
Android
Step 1: turn on Settings and select Network and Internet.
Step 2: Click on data saving And disable it.
6. Check for Twitter server outage
When Twitter servers experience an outage, You cannot retrieve tweets., AndVideo playback breaksThe platform does not upload images and videos either. You can visit Downdetector Search Twitter to confirm the issue. You'll need to wait for Twitter to resolve the issue on their end.
7. Your account is restricted
Have you violated any of Twitter's Community Guidelines or Terms? Twitter moderators may restrict your account to read-only mode. You won't be able to like, retweet, reply, or post new Tweets. You may receive a confirmation message from Twitter.
Account restrictions can last for a few days, a week, or a month, depending on how many rules you've broken on the platform.
8. Disable VPN
Twitter may behave strangely when a VPN is active. The platform is also blocked in several regions. You may need to disable your VPN and try again.
9. Log out and log back in.
Twitter media upload may fail due to an account authentication error. You'll need to log out of your account and log in again.
Step 1: Open Twitter app on your phone.
Step 2: Click on Your profile picture, and expand Settings supportand open Privacy settings.
Step 3: Locate Your account. Click on Account information.
Step 4: Click on Sign out.
Log in with your Twitter account details, and you're ready to go.
10. Update Twitter
Older Twitter apps may cause problems loading photos and videos using Tweets. You'll need to update Twitter to the latest version from the App Store or Play Store.
11. Try Twitter Web
Are you still having trouble uploading images and videos to your Twitter mobile apps? It's time to ditch them for the Twitter web version. You can transfer your media files to your desktop and start tweeting.
Share your thoughts on Twitter
You may miss out on high engagement during busy hours when Twitter doesn't load images and videos. What trick worked for you? Share your results in the comments below.
