The action of saving a video file shared through Twitter’s direct messaging feature onto a device’s local storage is a user’s goal. For instance, if a friend sends a video through a private Twitter conversation, the process of transferring that video from the Twitter platform to a phone’s gallery or a computer’s hard drive constitutes this activity.
This ability provides several advantages, including offline access to shared content, archiving important or sentimental videos, and facilitating the sharing of content on other platforms or with individuals who may not have Twitter access. Historically, users have sought methods to accomplish this due to the limited options offered by the native Twitter application.