News & Reviews:   TikTok

Even if you don't play TikTok, there's no denying that the app has made its mark even more during the pandemic where people learn to create their own content and entertained everyone online. TikTok is arguably one of the most downloaded apps and it seems that Facebook may get a major redesign to compete with them.

TikTok is probably one of the most addictive apps in this generation. Providing short videos curated by a genius algorithm to match your taste, who doesn't love it? However, there must be times when you tell yourself to get off the platform, but your hands just don't follow your mind. Therefore, TikTok has added some new features to help with that problem.

If you're thinking what I'm thinking, yes, TikTok Avatars is probably inspired by Apple's Memoji and it's now rolling out on the platform. The function is also similar where you can create your own personalized style.

World’s most popular video platform, TikTok today announced a new feature which allows for its top creators to charge subscription fees to viewers. Called LIVE Subscription, the new feature will be introduced this week.

TikTok yesterday announced the launch of TikTok Pulse, a new advertising programme that will allow the platform’s top creators to earn substantially more than its current monetisation programme. Pulse will allow advertisers to buy inventory in the top 4 percent of all videos in 12 different categories on TikTok, which will directly benefit creators.

Google is reportedly testing ads on YouTube Shorts as a another way to help creators monetise their videos. For now, the ads on Shorts will include products like App Install and video action campaigns.

TikTok is currently testing a ‘dislike’ feature in its comments section so as to make users feel ‘more in control’. In a recent blogpost, the massively popular app revealed that it has started testing a way to let individuals identify comments they believe as irrelevant or inappropriate.

Have you ever got a video stuck in your head but you can’t seem to find it anywhere online? Well, that’s where a watch history in a video-sharing or streaming app comes in handy.

Unfortunately, that feature is actually missing from the world’s most popular website and one of the most popular apps in the world, TikTok. However, this may change soon as the popular app is reportedly testing a new feature that allows for just that.

It looks like Instagram has given up on its attempt to capture the long-form video market following the company’s move to kill off the IGTV standalone app. In an official blog post on Monday (28 February 2022), Instagram confirmed that it is discontinuing support for the IGTV app thus ending the service as a whole. RIP!

TikTok is once again extending the duration of the videos. Previously, the short-video platform had extended the one-minute limit to three minutes. Now, users start receiving notifications that mention that it's now possible to upload videos for up to ten minutes.