

NotificationsĮvery TikTok user can set push notifications to see who liked and commented on their videos, who followed them, etc. Similarly, there’s a separate tab for checking out all the videos they’ve liked. Likes and comments on TikTok work like on Instagram, with hearts as likes. They can also link their TikTok profiles to other social platforms. Social SharingĪpart from sharing their videos within the app, TikTok users can use social sharing buttons to share videos on other social media platforms. Some of the most fun effects are AR effects, which enable TikTokers to alter their hair and eye color and add various virtual elements to their heads, such as glasses, hats, flowers, puppy ears, and more. There’s the famous “Beauty” filter, among others, and various stickers and animations for enriching video content.

The video editor also comes with plenty of filters and effects. They can also choose to add their background music after recording a video. They can also record their videos in the app, and choose a song to lip-sync or dance to from an extensive music library. Video EditingĮvery user can crop, flip, or rotate their uploaded videos, and experiment with the playback speed. Quite obviously, TikTok has a video uploading feature that allows users to upload their own videos to the app. Upon signing up, every user can edit their profile and set all notifications that they would like to receive. TikTok has some basic features that enable users to follow one another, and like and share their videos.

In the first quarter of 2019, TikTok was the most downloaded app in the App Store, with over 33 million installs. The video app has more than 500 million monthly active users and counting. The karaoke-like video app is quite fun and entertaining, which is precisely what attracts a growing number of users.Īccording to Sensor Tower, more than 1.1 billion global users have installed TikTok from Google Play (Android) and App Store (iOS). It enables them to create short-form videos where they lip-sync to background music.

It's a social media app where users create and edit their own videos and share them with the world.
