Guides · 8 pages
Getting content out of X and onto your device or another app, plus fixes for the errors that stop you reading.
Guide · 2 min
Save photos from X posts at full resolution on iPhone, Android and desktop, get the original size, export your own images, and respect copyright.
In short: Open the image, then long-press and Save (mobile) or right-click and Save image as (desktop); for the largest version on desktop, open the image in a new tab and change the name parameter in its address to 'orig'.
Guide · 2 min
Ways to save X videos: the native download for Premium subscribers, your archive for your own videos, third-party sites and their risks, and copyright.
In short: X Premium subscribers can download many videos from the post's More or share menu if the creator allows it; your own videos are in your data archive, and everyone else can bookmark the post to keep it handy.
Guide · 2 min
Keep an X thread for later: bookmarks and folders, reader apps that unroll threads, saving as PDF, exporting your own threads from your archive, and screenshots.
In short: Bookmark the first post to keep it in X, use a thread-unrolling service or 'print to PDF' to save a readable copy, and download your X archive for your own threads.
Guide · 2 min
Seeing 'Rate limit exceeded' or 'Cannot retrieve posts' on X? What triggers it, how long it lasts, and nine fixes from waiting it out to checking apps and network.
In short: Wait 15 minutes to a few hours, then reload; if it keeps happening, log out of unused apps and devices, disable extensions that auto-refresh X, avoid rapid scrolling or refreshing, and check X's status before assuming it's your account.
Guide · 2 min
Make X usable on slow or expensive mobile data: Data saver, autoplay off, lower media quality, the web app, offline-friendly habits and what each setting saves.
In short: Turn on Data saver (Settings > Accessibility, display and languages > Data usage), set video autoplay to never and image quality to lower, and use the lighter x.com site in a mobile browser if the app struggles.
Guide · 2 min
Share an X post to Snapchat, Instagram Stories, WhatsApp and more: the share sheet, link stickers, screenshots, and making a clean post image sized for Stories.
In short: Tap the share icon on the post and pick the app from your phone's share sheet, or copy the link and add it as a link sticker; for a clean image, use a screenshot or rebuild the post at 1080 x 1920 for Stories.
Article · 2 min
Why videos from protected X accounts can't be downloaded by outside tools, what followers can and can't do, the privacy and legal issues, and how to save your own.
In short: Not with outside tools: posts from protected accounts are only served to approved followers, so downloader sites can't reach them, and saving or sharing someone's private videos without permission breaks their trust, X's rules and often the law.
Article · 2 min
X's rate limits explained: why they exist, the July 2023 reading caps, posting, following and DM limits, API limits under pay-per-use, and staying under them.
In short: Rate limits cap how many actions an account or app can take in a period, such as reading, posting, following and messaging; X uses them against spam and scraping, and its API applies separate limits per endpoint.