How to Turn on the Data Saver on Twitter

Twitter's Data Saver feature can reduce your data usage by up to 70%. When you enable this feature, images will load in lower quality, and videos won't autoplay. Now learn how to activate it.

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On the Twitter App for Android

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    Launch the Twitter app. It's the blue icon with a white bird. Make sure that the Twitter app is up to date. If it's not, navigate to Google Play Store and update the app.
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    Open the Settings. Tap on your profile icon, at the top-left corner of the screen and select Settings and privacy from the menu.
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    Scroll to the “General” section and select Data usage. It's located right after the “Display and sound” option.
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    Check the box right after the Data saver option. The Data saver feature automatically reduces your data usage by disabling video autoplay and high-quality images. Finished!
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On Twitter Lite

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    Go to Twitter. Open mobile.twitter.com in your web browser or launch the app.
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    Tap your profile picture at the top. Or go directly to mobile.twitter.com/account.
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    Turn on the Data Saver settings. Tap the slider next to Data saver.
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    Done. The image will now appear blurred for preview. You can load and view any image by tapping “Load image”.
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Warnings

  • Twitter Lite is currently compatible with devices supporting select browsers: Available on Chrome - Version 40 & above, Firefox - Version 40 & above, Safari - Version 7 & above, Android Browser - Version 4.4 and above, Microsoft Edge and Opera. So, you can't use it on a feature phone.
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References

  1. https://support.twitter.com/articles/20113771#data-usage

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Updated: February 21, 2023
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