{"id":114366,"date":"2019-12-27T10:29:55","date_gmt":"2019-12-27T09:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=114366"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:26:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:26:20","slug":"what-is-tiktok-the-number-one-free-app-that-everybody-is-talking-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/what-is-tiktok-the-number-one-free-app-that-everybody-is-talking-about\/","title":{"rendered":"All you need to know about Tik Tok"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TikTok has quickly risen to become the hottest trending social media app on iOS iPhone, and\u00a0Google Android phones. This puts it ahead of other social media\u00a0platforms like Twitter, YouTube, and even Facebook and Instagram. TikTok has been downloaded millions of times in the U.S. \u00a0ABC News in Australia calls it, \u201cthe app your kids love, but you\u2019ve never heard of\u201d which ultimately begs the question; what is TikTok?<\/p>\n

What is TikTok?<\/h2>\n

The TikTok\u00a0app, like Snapchat and a whole host of new apps these days can appear baffling to anybody born before the turn of the millennium. Users can create 15-second comedy skits using a variety of tools including lip-syncing, animations, special effects, and also beat matching popular songs to filmed footage. These all add up to create a tool that can give even the freshest and most inexperienced of movie-makers the ability to create videos that look polished and well made. Videos can they promote across the networks using tools like hashtags. Tik Tok is making people famous.<\/p>\n

TikTok was formerly called Musical.ly, but now has a fresh look and new name. It was taken over by the Chinese firm Bytedance in 2017 and has since gone on to reach hundreds of millions of monthly users in over 150 countries.<\/p>\n

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TikTok\u2019s success in the US has been helped along by late-night talk show host Jimmy Fallon. Fallon has not only encouraged his viewers to use the app, he has also offered an excellent introduction to what it is about: \u201cWhat it is, is you post short videos of you doing fun stuff like lip-syncing to a song or a movie clip or acting out a silly scene with your friends, or even your pets\u201d Another Fallon feature invites users to roll around the ground like tumbleweeds, using TikTok to overlay old western music on top of the video.<\/p>\n

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TikTok is a fun-to-use app that invites users to create funny, silly, and hopefully engaging videos that they can then share on the app. Let\u2019s have a look then at some tips on how to use Tik Tok.<\/p>\n

Top TikTok tips<\/h2>\n

Tip #1 The TikTok Share button does a lot<\/h3>\n

You\u2019ll find\u00a0Share<\/strong>\u00a0buttons on almost all social networks and apps. You click share if you want your friends to see something you like or maybe hate. The Share button on Tik Tok, however, does a lot more than just sharing Tik Tok\u00a0videos. First up, it\u2019ll give you the option to\u00a0download a video<\/strong>\u00a0so that you can watch it later when you\u2019re offline. Another cool thing you can do when hitting the Share icon on Tik Tok is saving\u00a0the video as a GIF<\/strong>. This is a great option as many of the short Tik Tok\u00a0videos look fantastic when played over and over again as GIFs. You can also make\u00a0Live Photos\u00a0<\/strong>out of Tik Tok videos.<\/p>\n

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The final cool feature found in the Tik Tok Share menu is the\u00a0duet option<\/strong>. If you find a video you like, you can perform a duet with the performance in that video. Click here<\/a> for our guide to Tik Tok duets.<\/p>\n

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Tip #2 TikTok Quick Actions<\/h3>\n

You can actually access some core Tik Tok features without having to go into any menus. When watching a Tik Tok\u00a0video all you need to do is\u00a0hold your finger down anywhere on the screen to open up the Quick Actions screen<\/strong>. This will enable you to quickly\u00a0Save video<\/strong>,\u00a0Add to Favorites<\/strong>, or tell Tik Tok you\u2019re\u00a0Not Interested<\/strong>\u00a0in this type of content, so it won\u2019t show up in your Home tab.<\/p>\n

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Tip #3 Use TikCodes to connect with other users<\/h3>\n

Tik Tok has its own cool version of QR codes that you can use to connect with other Tik Tok\u00a0users. Your TikCode will look like a circular QR code that is wrapped around your profile picture.\u00a0To create your own TikCode go to your profile page and hit the code button<\/strong>, which is above and to the right of your profile picture. This will show you your code, which you can either show to another user directly or save and share across your social networks and messaging apps. If somebody else shows you their code and you want to scan it, you need to tap the\u00a0Scan button<\/strong>\u00a0at the bottom of your\u00a0TikCode\u00a0<\/strong>screen. Once you\u2019ve scanned the other person\u2019s code, you\u2019ll be taken to their profile page.<\/p>\n

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Tip #4 Privacy Settings are important<\/h3>\n

You need to consider your own safety when uploading videos of yourself to the internet. This means thinking about your privacy and who can have access to your videos, who can download them, and who can perform duets with them. To access your\u00a0Tik Tok\u00a0Account Privacy and Safety menu\u00a0<\/strong>you need to open your\u00a0Profile page<\/strong>\u00a0and then tap the\u00a0Ellipsis (three dots) menu icon<\/strong>\u00a0in the top-right corner of the screen. This will open the\u00a0Privacy and Settings menu<\/strong>, where you\u2019ll find the\u00a0Privacy and Safety menu<\/strong>\u00a0as the second option in the\u00a0Account section<\/strong>. This is where you\u2019ll be able to control all of your privacy settings and keep yourself as safe as possible when using Tik Tok.
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Tip #5 Handsfree makes anything possible<\/h3>\n

You want your Tik Tok\u00a0videos to shine. That means doing a little bit more than simply hitting record and capturing whatever it is you\u2019re doing at any particular moment. This means taking the time to plan out what will happen in your new\u00a0video. You could practice a dance routine, go through your lines for a lip-sync masterpiece, or even draw up a script for a little 15-second movie. Once you\u2019ve done all that though, you\u2019re going to need to freedom to pull it all off without having to hold down the record button. To use Tik Tok\u2019s timer feature go to the video capture screen and\u00a0look for the small clock icon<\/strong>. Select\u00a0how long you want the timer to wait before it begins recording<\/strong>, and then hit\u00a0Start Countdown<\/strong>. Click here for our guide to help you become Tik Tok Famous.<\/p>\n

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