X removed the public Likes tab from other people's profiles years ago, but your own liked posts still exist. They have simply been renamed and relocated. Open your profile, tap the bookmark style icon or look for "Likes" in your profile tabs, and your history should still be there, unless X's algorithm is filtering what it shows you.
Why This Keeps Confusing People
I get asked this a lot, so let's clear it up. X (formerly Twitter) changed how liked posts are displayed a while back, and the change was never explained well. One day your likes were a public tab anyone could browse. Then they were not. That alone makes people assume their data has vanished.
It has not vanished. X restricted who can see your likes, not whether the likes exist. There is a difference, and it matters if you are trying to track down a post you engaged with weeks ago.
Where Your Likes Are
Your liked posts still sit on your account. They are tied to your activity history, the same way bookmarks and reposts are. What changed is visibility and navigation, not storage.
To find them now, go to your own profile. Look along the row of tabs near the top, Posts, Replies, Highlights, and so on. Depending on your app version, Likes may appear there, or it may have been folded into a less obvious spot.
If you cannot see a Likes tab at all, that is not unusual. X has moved this feature around more than once, and not every account sees the same layout at the same time.
Checking The Mobile App
On phones, the path is usually quicker than on desktop. Here is what to try.
- Open the X app and tap your profile icon
- Scroll through the tab row underneath your bio
- Look for a heart icon or the word Likes
- If it is missing, tap your profile picture and check the menu for an Analytics or Engagement section, since some accounts find likes referenced there instead
If none of that works, your account may simply not have the tab enabled right now. That happens with staged rollouts, and it is frustrating, but it is not the same as losing your data.
Checking On Desktop
The desktop browser version of X often lags behind the app in terms of which features are switched on. I have seen accounts where the Likes tab shows up fine on mobile but is absent on the web version entirely.
If you are on desktop and cannot locate it, try logging in through the app instead before assuming something is broken. It is a quick way to rule out a browser specific issue.
Why You Might Not See Old Likes
Sometimes the tab is there, but the content looks thin or incomplete. A few reasons for that.
X limits how far back some feeds load without manual scrolling, so very old likes might require you to scroll for a while before they appear. The platform also occasionally hides likes on posts that have since been deleted by the original poster, which makes your own history look shorter than it should.
None of this means the like itself was erased from your account. It usually means the originating post is gone, or the interface is not rendering everything at once.
What You Cannot Do Anymore
I want to be plain about this bit. You cannot browse someone else's full liked posts the way you once could. That public visibility was removed, and there is no setting to bring it back for other users' accounts.
You also cannot export your like history as a downloadable list through the normal app interface. If you want a record of everything you have liked, you would need to request your account archive through X's data request settings, and even then the format is not built for easy reading.
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I am saying this clearly because I see people spend ages hunting for a feature that simply is not available anymore in that form.
If The Tab Has Fully Disappeared
Occasionally the Likes tab vanishes from an account entirely, with no heart icon anywhere in the profile menu. Before assuming you have lost data, try these steps.
- Update the X app to the latest version
- Log out and log back in
- Restart your phone, since cached versions of the app sometimes hold onto outdated layouts
- Check a second device if you have one, to see whether the tab appears there instead
If the tab still refuses to show after all that, it is likely a staged feature rollout rather than a fault with your specific account. X does this regularly, testing interface changes on some accounts before others.
What I Would Do Next
If you need access to a specific liked post urgently, your quickest route is usually your own memory of who posted it, since you can search their profile directly rather than relying on the Likes tab.
If this is about managing your overall activity on X rather than one specific post, I would not spend much time chasing the old public Likes feature. It is gone for other users, and your own private view may shift position again without warning.
Focus instead on what is reliably available, your profile tabs, your bookmarks, and direct search. Those tend to be more stable than the Likes feature has proven to be.
Frequently asked questions
Did X delete my liked videos permanently?
No. Your likes are still attached to your account. What changed is visibility and where the tab sits in the app, not whether the underlying data exists on X's side.
Can I see someone else's liked videos on X?
Not publicly anymore. X removed the ability to browse other users' full like history some time ago, and there is no setting that brings that visibility back.
Why does my Likes tab look empty?
Often this happens because the original post was deleted by its author, or the feed has not fully loaded. Scroll further before assuming your history is missing.
Can I download a full list of everything I have liked on X?
Not through the normal interface. You would need to request your full account archive through X's data settings, and the resulting file is not designed for casual browsing.
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