The commotion around Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition has yet to stop. In July 2023, the social media platform was officially rebranded as X. And while many people, businesses, and advertisers jumped ship, Twitter still ranks among the most popular social media platforms.
A dedicated app on yourfavorite Android tabletmeans you can conveniently access your account. Accessing, downloading, and removing your data is just as easy. Granted, why would you do that? Perhaps you want to know what data the platform has on you. Or maybe you wish todelete your Twitter account. Whatever the case, we show you how to download all of your X data from a mobile app and via your desktop browser.
you’re able to easily download all of your X data, including your completepost history(formally known as tweets) on your phone or laptop. The process is straightforward, but there are a few things you’ll want to keep in mind.
We used the X app for Android for this tutorial, but these steps should also work for the iOS and iPadOS apps
In both cases, X asks you to enter your password. Afterward, you’re prompted to receive a verification code via email or text message. After entering the code, click the bluerequest archivebutton to receive a ZIP folder of your data. X will send a notification when your archive is ready, which could take up to a couple of days.
X marks the spot
Now that you’ve downloaded your information, you can review it, back it up on an external drive, or delete it altogether. If you’re not quite ready to call it quits on Twitter, take a look at our guide to themost common Twitter problems and their solutions.
