How Tik Tok works: everything you need to know on the social media of the moment
Tik Tok is the most downloaded application of the last period, by now no Millenials is without it and does not know its secrets. Yet, this platform still remains obscure for many who have never approached social media which, however, we ensure is not complex to use! If you are here it is because Tik Tok has intrigued you too and you want to learn how to use it, creating content and trying to make the most of all the potential that the social network guarantees. You will find a complete guide before landing on the most famous social network of the moment!
What is TikTok?
Let's start from the basics: what is this platform? How did it arrive in all the countries of the world?
It is difficult to describe this social network in one word because it is a "multitasking application, so to speak. Tik Tok, in fact, allows its users to create short videos, funny, creative, motivational, personal and of the most varied kind. The feature of the app is precisely the brevity of these videos and the frequent use of lip sync, or lip synchronization, which allows you to associate the movements of your lips with a recorded voice: whether of singers, actors, famous people or other users. . Also, you can edit this item with filters, or, for example, speed up the playback speed.
The social network, in short, can be defined as a music video and editing channel, while essentially referring to a social app. In fact, this aspect is predominant when a video is put online, because it can be seen and commented on by the entire community, if the profile is left public - but let's go in order.
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Why is it called Tik Tok?
Probably the name was chosen because it recalls the beating of time on the hands of the clock. It is therefore no coincidence, if we think that time is one of the fundamental elements of the social network that shares videos of very short duration, from 15 to 60 seconds. As mentioned, these videos can be customized to your liking, with the addition of filters, music, special effects, writings and stickers.
The video is therefore the basic tool with which users interact on the platform; it was precisely this element, we can say, that differentiated Tik Tok from all the other social networks which, generally, allow you to share images, photos or captions only.
How does TikTok work? The practical guide to use
First of all, to be able to use Tik Tok you need to download the application on your smartphone or tablet. Compared to many other platforms, this social network enjoys a remarkable intuitiveness, to the point that it is the app itself that suggests the contents to be shared. . Even before registering, as is essential in all other social apps, from Facebook to Instagram, on the main board there is a large number of videos posted by the most popular users of the platform: they are videos of various kinds, from short tutorials to comic sketches.
As mentioned, however, the most popular type of video, which has made the users of the social network fall in love, is the lip sync, in which the protagonists of the video move their lips in sync with a backing track or an already recorded voice.
In addition to being a spectator, however, on Tik Tok you can be the protagonist of a video even if you don't have a specific talent: the key is just to be imaginative!
How to register on TikTok?
After downloading the app (from the App Store if you have iPhone, Play Store if you have Android), you therefore have an overview of how the social network works. The registration screen, in fact, will not appear immediately, as mentioned, but you will see the most popular videos. After scrolling through the various clips, you can proceed to register by clicking on the little man in the lower left corner of the screen. As is typical in social networks, you can sign up using an existing profile - via Twitter, Facebook or Google - or create a new TikTok account, which will need to be linked to a phone number or email.
After registration, the app will grant you a short tutorial that will explain how to use the basic functions of the platform: to make videos it is obviously necessary to allow access to the microphone, camera and gallery.
How to edit your TikTok profile
After that, you can choose to edit your profile details, as well as for Facebook or Instagram. The procedure is very easy and intuitive: just click on the "Me" icon at the bottom right, then on "Edit profile", where you can update your profile picture and insert a short bio, where you can leave your followers the your Instagram and YouTube accounts.
How to create content?
Now that all the settings aspect is settled, the fun begins! To record your first TikTok video, simply click on the "+" icon in the middle of the screen and make your clip, for 15 to 60 seconds. Don't forget to add, as we said, filters, music, effects and stickers before finishing the recording and publishing it. The best part is perhaps the ability to record without holding down the record button, thus preventing you from using your hand and showing yourself in full. It is an extremely convenient function because it allows you to make videos by yourself, with the use of the timer.
The clip editing functions are varied and allow you to fully customize the content you are about to publish. From top to bottom you will find these possibilities: flip, speed up, beauty, filters, timers, flashes. Once you have chosen the function that suits you best, you can give yourself to the final creation of the video, choosing the duration - from 15 to 60 seconds, as has already been repeated.
Besides recording a video - which, it turns out, is really easy! - you can also upload a video from your mobile gallery. Just confirm on the "Upload" button below!
Before publishing the video, the app will ask you for a brief description of what you are about to post, in which you can also add the relevant hashtags and the tag of friends or those who participated in the video. stage you can also allow comments, duets and reactions, such as sharing on other social accounts.
After selecting the parameters you prefer for this single content, just confirm the operation by clicking on "Publish" to share the video with TIkTok users!
Other functions of the app
The functionalities of TikTok, it is understood, are truly the most disparate, to the point that creating and publishing a video is the simplest.
- Add text on your content by clicking on the icon below and let your creativity run wild by selecting font, color and text alignment.
- Add other sounds to your video to create the most famous lip sync in the world. Tap on the "Sounds" button at the top of the screen to access the section dedicated to all the music tracks that Tik Tok makes available: choose the one you prefer and enrich your video!
- Add the special effects that will make your video unique. This is a wide range of options, probably the funniest in the application! Among these, there is also the famous and widely used slow motion.
Don't forget the one essential rule: have fun and give free rein to your creativity!
