{"id":38574,"date":"2022-07-30T14:14:30","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T14:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=38574"},"modified":"2022-07-30T14:14:30","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T14:14:30","slug":"how-to-use-tiktok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-use-tiktok","title":{"rendered":"How to Use TikTok"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a03432baf4b3\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a03432baf4b3\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a03432baf4b3\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-use-tiktok\/#How_to_Use_TikTok\" title=\"How to Use TikTok\">How to Use TikTok<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-use-tiktok\/#Create_a_profile_on_TikTok\" title=\"Create a profile on TikTok\">Create a profile on TikTok<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-use-tiktok\/#Upload_a_video\" title=\"Upload a video\">Upload a video<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-use-tiktok\/#Share_it_with_friends\" title=\"Share it with friends\">Share it with friends<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-use-tiktok\/#Turn_off_notifications\" title=\"Turn off notifications\">Turn off notifications<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-use-tiktok\/#Delete_a_TikTok_account\" title=\"Delete a TikTok account\">Delete a TikTok account<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Use_TikTok\"><\/span>How to Use TikTok<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/Ul2F2HV.jpg\" style=\"margin:0px 10px; width:auto; max-width:42% height:auto; max-height:269px;\" align=\"right\" alt=\"how to use tiktok app\">  <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re wondering how to use TikTok, you&#8217;ve come to the right place! Here you&#8217;ll learn how to create a profile, upload a video, and share it with friends. You can also browse the latest challenges by tapping on the magnifying glass icon in the upper-right corner. Alternatively, you can search the hashtags or sounds in the search bar to find specific creators and videos.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Create_a_profile_on_TikTok\"><\/span>Create a profile on TikTok<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can create a profile on TikTok to showcase your videos and make yourself more easily identifiable among your audience. You will need a valid email address, a phone number, and a date of birth. You can also add a photo to your profile, and change your display name to something more unique to you. While the bio field has limited space, make sure to put important information first. Use space-saving language so that your audience can relate to you.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to gain a following, make sure to create an engaging profile. Users spend an average of 52 minutes on the TikTok app each day, which is more than other social media platforms. Moreover, video content is highly engaging and keeps the viewers&#8217; attention. While most of the videos have only 60 seconds, you need to make them more interesting and compel the viewers to check out your profile.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Upload_a_video\"><\/span>Upload a video<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re wondering how to upload a video using the TikTok app, then read on! This article will teach you the steps involved. First, you&#8217;ll need to update your device&#8217;s Play Store app to the latest version. After that, you can create a video up to 5 minutes long. Then, log in to your TikTok account, if you have one. Click the &#8220;+&#8221; icon, usually found at the bottom center of the menu bar.<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve registered on TikTok, you can start uploading your videos. You can use Google or Apple accounts or your email to sign in. After you&#8217;ve done this, you can choose a cover and caption for your video. If you have a PC, you can even add text to your video. You can also add a caption or make a comment. Once you&#8217;re ready to share, follow the instructions provided on the app&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Share_it_with_friends\"><\/span>Share it with friends<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve created a video on TikTok, you may want to share it with your friends. You can share your videos through Facebook and Twitter. You can also create a short URL to share your video with your friends. In this article, we&#8217;ll show you how to use the TikTok app to share it with friends. You can use this URL to share your video with friends on social media sites.<\/p>\n<p>In TikTok, you can see the videos and accounts that your friends have shared. By selecting the Friends tab, you can see the videos of your friends that you follow. This way, you won&#8217;t miss out on any of their videos. In addition, you can see if you have any mutual friends. Afterward, you can download the data to your computer. Just remember that you&#8217;ll need to wait a few days for the files to download.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Turn_off_notifications\"><\/span>Turn off notifications<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are many ways to disable notifications when using TikTok. By default, users will be notified when someone likes their content or mentions them. You may also get notifications when people like or comment on your video. However, you can disable these notifications by customizing the app&#8217;s settings. You can also turn off sound notifications, if you are bothered by them. This way, you won&#8217;t be disturbed by them in your daily routine.<\/p>\n<p>First, you must login to your account to turn off notifications. To do so, go to Settings &gt; Notifications. Then, select the &#8220;Direct Messages&#8221; option. Once you have selected the option, you will no longer receive notifications for direct messages. Additionally, you can mute the user if you want to avoid receiving notifications from them. However, you will not know who muted you.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Delete_a_TikTok_account\"><\/span>Delete a TikTok account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Delete a TikTok account. You can do this if you&#8217;re tired of being inundated with countless notifications. It also lets you remove the TikTok watermark. However, you won&#8217;t be able to retrieve any of your videos or make any purchases. Depending on the app, you can recover your account within 30 days. To do this, follow these steps.<\/p>\n<p>First, delete all videos from your account. Once you delete your account, all of your videos and messages will be deleted. Additionally, all of your private messages and comments will be removed. If you don&#8217;t want anyone to see any of your videos, you can disable the in-app purchases. If you have a private message with someone, you can choose to remain anonymous. If you don&#8217;t want others to see your videos, you can disable the notifications and private messages for those who follow you.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe width=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PyaZxrN_gM8\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"296\" style=\"margin:0px auto; display: block;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Use TikTok If you&#8217;re wondering how to use TikTok, you&#8217;ve come to the right place! 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