Twitter can stop loading or showing images and GIFs for several reasons. It could be your internet, a corrupt application cache, or some random server-side issue.Read on to learn how to fix Twitter not loading or showing pictures on iOS, iPadOS, Android, Windows, and Mac.
1. Check Twitter’s Server Status
1. Check Twitter’s Server Status
It’s best to begin by ruling out server-side issues from the equation. To do that, head over to Twitter’s official API status page or a third-party website monitoring tool like DownDetector to check if everything’s OK with the social media platform. If there’s an outage, wait until Twitter resolves the issue.
2. Check Your Internet Connection
2. Check Your Internet Connection
Next, check your internet. Do other websites or apps load slowly as well? If they do, here are several quick fixes to try out on your smartphone or desktop device:
Toggle Airplane Mode on, then off. Renew the IP lease for your mobile or desktop device. Restart or reset your wireless router. Switch to a different Wi-Fi network. Switch from Wi-Fi to Cellular or vice-versa.
If that doesn’t help, check our guides to troubleshooting and fixing a slow Wi-Fi or mobile data connection for more ways to speed up your internet.
3. Force-Quit and Re-open Twitter
3. Force-Quit and Re-open Twitter
Force-quitting and relaunching Twitter can be a quick way to fix image loading issues with the app. On mobile devices, open the app switcher, swipe away the Twitter card, and relaunch it via the home screen. If you’re using the Twitter app for Windows and macOS, it’s a good idea to shut it down using the Task Manager or Activity Monitor before relaunching it.
4. Disable Virtual Private Network
4. Disable Virtual Private Network
VPNs (virtual private networks) often stop Twitter from displaying images within tweets. If you have a VPN set up on your mobile or desktop device, disable it or connect to a server from another region and try loading Twitter again.
5. Disable Ad-blockers or Content Blockers
5. Disable Ad-blockers or Content Blockers
Twitter occasionally stops working if you have an ad blocker on your web browser. Disabling it or adding Twitter to its exceptions list could make a difference.
6. Check Data Usage Settings
6. Check Data Usage Settings
If the issue persists, ensure that Twitter’s built-in data usage settings aren’t restricting the app or web app from loading images. On the Twitter app for desktop and mobile:
7. Disable Data Saving Modes
7. Disable Data Saving Modes
On mobile devices, disable data saving for mobile data and Wi-Fi on the system level and check if that fixes Twitter’s image loading issues.On the iPhone and iPad:
8. Update to the Latest Twitter App Version
8. Update to the Latest Twitter App Version
Older iterations of the Twitter app can cause lots of trouble, so try updating it to the latest version. To do that, search for Twitter on the App Store, Google Play Store, or Microsoft Store. Then, tap Update if you see the option.Android users: If you sideload Twitter’s Android app, downloading and executing the latest Twitter APK file from an APK repository like APKMirror will replace the older version. If the issue occurs while using Twitter on your desktop, we strongly recommend that you update your browser. For example, if you use Chrome, just open the Chrome menu and go to Help > About Google Chrome to initiate an update. Learn how to update any browser on Windows and Mac.
9. Clear the Twitter App Cache
9. Clear the Twitter App Cache
A corrupt Twitter cache is another reason that can prevent images from loading on mobile and desktop. Clearing the app data will force Twitter to download everything from scratch. On Android devices:
10. Log Out and Sign Back In
10. Log Out and Sign Back In
Logging out and back into Twitter is another fix that can help. On the Twitter app:
11. Remove and Reinstall Twitter
11. Remove and Reinstall Twitter
If none of the above solutions help, you might want to consider removing and reinstalling Twitter. That should reset any corrupt network permissions and other underlying issues preventing the app from working correctly. To remove the Twitter app:
iPhone & iPad: Long-press the Twitter icon on the Home Screen and tap Delete App > Delete. Android: Long-press and drag the Twitter icon to the Uninstall area at the top of the screen. Windows: Right-click the Start button and select Apps and Features. Then, select Twitter > Uninstall. Mac: Visit the Mac’s Applications folder and drag Twitter to the Trash.
Next, re-download the Twitter app via the App Store, Play Store, or Microsoft Store and log into your Twitter account.
Twitter Image Loading Issues Fixed
Twitter Image Loading Issues Fixed
Server outages aside, Twitter’s image loading issues are generally easy to resolve. Usually, it’s just a matter of the internet being flaky or some random glitch messing things up. If not, take the time to work through the rest of the fixes, and you should be able to get Twitter to load images as usual.
