TikTok

Dear TikTok, you have really stepped up your game with your latest algorithm. It shows videos based on your interests, so no more cringe-worthy videos from local creators. Plus it helps to reduce cultural hate, which is great. I totally appreciate this change and give it two thumbs up! And Yes, the slideshow templates look awesome with those great transitions.

A lot of videos I view have the 'sound removed' but my bf sitting right next to me viewing the same videos has sound. As an example, all but 1 of Linkin Parks videos are muted for me but not if they're sponsored!! I've reported it multiple times and it only keeps getting worse and worse to the point where it is ruining the experience of using this app.

Subtitles are becoming increasingly unstable. It used to be that if I wanted to change the font of the subtitles it would just do a section and not the whole script. Haven't had that issue in a while but now I posted a story and 2 lines of subtitles showed up in the middle of my video, when i wanted the WHOLE video with subtitles. I have deaf friends who watch my stuff. We need better accessibility PLEASE

There is good and bad, like too many unwanted commercials/ads, and the biggest thing is hard-core fast battery drain. The positive thing is that you can find great recipes! Suggestions would be to add an advanced search filter feature to find local friends with, like maybe, an option to choose (filter by) Christian or even a sub-filter by denomination. (Example: Non-denominational Christian) or sort by Christian bowling group or soccer.

Love the app. My only problem is that after the recent update tiktok has been glitchy. Videos are lagging and I have to scroll up and down to get the video to play properly. After I leave a comment the keyboard opens up and closes multiple times unless I exit the comment section and go back in and sometimes a video will be playing fine but the moment I like the video it freezes or lags and the audio continues. I've never had these issues before and since I updated the app its been doing this

Tiktok hasn't gotten worse and worse. Everytime I get on it shows the same video first. Almost like it's trying to force me to "like" a video before it will leave the "front spot". It makes me want to block people that I follow just so I don't have to see the same video that I don't want to "like". Also it crashes alot when using the search bar. I can't search anything specific without the app crashing. Sooo annoying.

Ads on the following page are awful. A notification dot will appear on following but there's nothing new. Top of my screen turns white randomly. Video and audio unsync. Can't block sounds when they get annoying and they keep showing up after hitting "not interested" every time. It keeps asking if I wanna sync contacts no matter how many times I put no.
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Seems pretty good. Download as a joke, but find some funny stuff. My main gripe is that the controls take up 1/3 of the screen. I'd like to hide them so i can properly watch the videos. Update: They finally added a way to hide the ui, but not the top part, so some things are still cut off. Also, horribly addicting.
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I have been using the app and creating content for about eight months. While it is fun to scroll, this app really needs a way for creators to recover lost drafts. I've filmed probably 10 drafts in the last month or two that were deleted because I accidentally clicked a notification or something. It's irritating to spend time filming and editing something that gets instantly deleted if I leave the creator portal without hitting "Save draft". Also, upload speeds are WAY down.
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It's an entertaining app, great to have fun and have a good distraction. Adding to that is also informative and educational to a point. I don't consider it kids friendly, remember kids are unpredictable, will recommend if they are being supervised or interacting with other adults. On the other hand when it comes to opportunities for new creators trying to grow a new kind a thing the system makes it hard for them. With that I can say that if it gives new niches and opportunity to Grow.
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After spending so many years on tiktok, I got to know that tiktok isn't a reliable platform because anytime they can mute your videos without any special issue mostly. Secondly, if you delete your some of videos, they do not have restoration option to get back these videos. Luckily, I was able to get back some of my videos by personal effort but disheartened by tiktok. Their feedback team isn't cooperative at all. No one should create video in that third class platform at all. Thanks!
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The app is great for watching really entertaining videos with it's visually appealing and easy to understand interface. However, this afternoon I was disturbed to find out that it had used up 1.47 GB of mobile data (3/4 of my total available data) in less than a month, just in the background - not even while I was using the app. I have since disabled it's ability to do that but the fact that it is using so much data while the app is closed is frankly disturbing.
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the algorithm used to be very accurate, but after the last few updates the "Not Interested" mechanic doesn't seem to work anymore, and you can only block up to 100 video tags that barely exclude anything that you can't ignore. This has left me with having to block hundreds of profiles in their entirety in order to avoid unwanted content, and even that doesn't help much. 1/30/23 - "Not Interested" and "Hide videos with this sound" still not working. no point in having these options
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Hi, thanks for the great suggestions! We will be sure to share your suggestions with our product team for consideration. TikTok team is committed to promoting a better user experience. Thanks, TikTok Team.

Can't finish recording a video! I love using the app, but now it glitches out so badly. When I'm recording a video, I pause to do a transition. Yet when I resume the recording, it doesnt record even when there's about 8 seconds left over and it freezes up not letting me finish my video recording. I've tried to refresh/restart the app, but it still doesn't work. Anyone else dealing with the same problem? I'll rate it better when these issues are fixed.

Loved it :/ Was my favorite. Used a video w/trending audio that wasn't mine, & now it's a nightmare. I continue to promote videos, and they continue to reject. I upload original work, & they continue to mute. Filed claims with no word for weeks. Went from my favorite app to most discouraging. I thought I found my break through app. Hopefully, there can be restoration to our relationship. I am currently deleting bc of error on default font desc. not working. Be back in a few day with 🤞🏼

This app is amazing. I came Errors occur while using the app. for the For example when you press the button to record. Video with sound when the sound plays. The camera is only stock in one position .no more. On A camera app has never been like this. This The error is happening for about 1 month. And a half. Sometimes it works but not often. I Anyway record video anytime but I do. However post edited. And it works fine. So It's not really me bro. viral my videos 📝 thanks

Edit: My experience with this app is just getting worse and worse, not only are the filters usability questionable by the day, but lately I can't get through the majority of the skits, vids, and compilations (no matter the length) without locking up and freezing. While other times, there is no problems. This is getting ridiculous. Please fix your app. Not to mention, sometimes my phone will flicker until I have to restart.

I watch and create YouTube shorts with no issue. I do the same with Instagram reels with no issue. But when I open Tiktok to make vids, ever since they changed the captions and added new features, my phone, which is only a year old, gets extremely hot, system processes freeze and stop responding, and Tiktok crashes. If it DOES work, it drains my battery like nothing else. It's nearly impossible to use for its intended purpose. No other video sharing app I use is this bad on the same phone.

My previous review detailed an issue with the spam filter locking my account and since then, this seems to have resolved! There's lots of talk about new issues with the algorithm and the ability to block certain sounds/creators/trends, but I don't seem to be having any problems in that regard at this time, thankfully. Aside from the occasional temporary connection error with no explanation, I'm not experiencing any significant issues. Good stuff :)
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Hi, sorry for the inconvenience. Could you please provide the issue details within the TikTok app via the following steps: 1) Go to your profile page 2) Tap on the button on the top right corner 3) Choose "Report a Problem" on the "Privacy and Settings" page. Thanks, TikTok team

It's nice for the entertainment value. But, it is a massive resource hog! Watching shorts, etc., is okay-ish. However, watching lives will drain the battery very quickly. Upon installing it, make sure to remove all permissions, alerts, notifications, and disable background data unless you want to have loud alerts play even when the phone is silenced as well as eating up your data plan!