Twitter (X) liked posts not showing: Every Fix in Order for X (Twitter), 2026

Why liked posts disappear on X

Liked posts not showing up is one of the most common complaints I hear about X. It happens to personal accounts and business accounts alike, and it's rarely one single cause.

Sometimes it's a simple app fault. Sometimes the account you're trying to view has changed its privacy settings. And sometimes X itself is having a bad day with its servers.

Before you panic or assume your data is gone, work through the checks below in order. Most people find the fix within the first three steps.

Check if the account is private

If you're trying to view someone else's liked posts and nothing appears, check whether their account is set to private. Private accounts hide likes from anyone who isn't an approved follower.

Even if you follow them, liked tabs can sometimes be hidden depending on their individual settings. There is no way around this. If someone has chosen to hide their likes, you simply cannot see them.

If it's your own account and you're logged in but still seeing nothing, this isn't the issue, so move to the next step.

Confirm you're logged into the right account

This sounds obvious, but it catches people out more than you'd think, especially if you manage several X accounts for clients or for your own brand.

Log out completely and log back in with the correct credentials. Then go straight to your profile and tap the Likes tab to check.

If you manage accounts through a scheduling tool or a shared login, double check which account session is active on your browser or app before troubleshooting further.

Clear your app cache and data

A corrupted cache is one of the most frequent reasons likes stop displaying correctly. This is simple to fix on both Android and iPhone.

1. Close the X app completely, don't just minimise it
2. On Android, go to Settings, then Apps, then X, then Storage, and tap Clear Cache
3. On iPhone, you'll need to delete and reinstall the app since iOS doesn't offer a separate cache clear option
4. Reopen the app, log back in, and check your Likes tab again

This fixes the problem for a large number of users. If it doesn't, the issue likely sits with X's servers rather than your device.

Try a different device or browser

If clearing the cache hasn't worked, test the same account on a different platform. Try the X website on a desktop browser if you've only been using the app, or try the app if you've only used the browser.

This helps you work out whether the fault is with your specific device, the app itself, or your account on X's end.

If liked posts show up fine on one platform but not another, you've narrowed the problem down considerably, and it's almost certainly a local app or browser fault.

Check for a wider X outage

Sometimes the fault has nothing to do with you at all. X experiences outages and partial feature failures like any large platform, and liked posts have been affected by these in the past.

Search on another platform or check a service status site to see if others are reporting the same problem at the same time as you.

If there's a known outage, there's nothing to fix on your end. You just need to wait for X to resolve it, which is usually within a few hours.

Review your own privacy and activity settings

If it's your own likes that aren't displaying, check your account settings. X has, in the past, made changes to how visible your likes are to others, so it's worth confirming your current settings match what you expect.

Go to your profile, open Settings and Privacy, then look under Privacy and Safety for anything related to audience and tagging or discoverability.

If you've recently changed your account from public to private or vice versa, give it a little time to fully update across X's system before assuming something is broken.

When to accept it's a known limitation

I'll say this plainly: X does not guarantee that every liked post will remain visible or retrievable forever. Some users have reported likes vanishing after certain app updates, and X has not always explained why.

If you've worked through every step above, including checking privacy settings, clearing cache, testing another device, and ruling out an outage, and the problem persists, it may simply be a platform limitation rather than something you can fix.

In that case, your best option is to report the issue directly to X support through the app's help centre. Keep a note of when the problem started and which device and app version you were using, as this helps if they ask for details.

I know it's frustrating when a basic feature stops working, but chasing a fix that doesn't exist wastes your time. Document it, report it, and move on until X pushes an update.

Frequently asked questions

Why can't I see my own liked posts on X?

This is usually caused by a corrupted app cache, a login issue, or a temporary server fault at X. Clear your cache, confirm you're logged into the correct account, and try viewing the Likes tab on both the app and a browser.

Can I see someone's liked posts if their account is private?

No. If an account is private, or if the user has chosen to hide their likes individually, you cannot view them. There is no workaround for this and it's not a fault, it's a deliberate privacy setting.

Does clearing my cache delete my liked posts?

No, clearing the app cache does not delete your likes from X's servers. It only clears temporary data stored on your device, which often fixes display issues without affecting your actual account history.

Is there a way to recover likes that have disappeared permanently?

If likes have vanished due to a platform bug rather than a privacy setting, there is no guaranteed way to recover them yourself. Report the issue to X support with details of when it happened and your device.

More X and Twitter fixes: the X help guide.