Methods to discover an account on TikTok
So you’ve created your TikTok account. What now? Maybe you want to follow some of your friends who are already on the app?
The easiest way to get the content you want is to interact with content you like and follow the creators who create that content. You may already have some people on your mind. That’s great! How do you find them now?
There are several ways you can do this, and in this article we’re going to cover everything from simply searching by name and username to syncing your contacts and Facebook friends.
Search the Discover page.
1. Navigate to the Discover page by tapping the magnifying glass icon at the bottom of the screen.
Navigate to the TikTok Discover page.
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2. Enter the name or username of the creator you are looking for in the search bar.
Let’s say you’re looking for Miley Cyrus. You can sort the results by users, videos, sounds, and more.
If you’re looking for Miley Cyrus, type her name in the search bar above.
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3. Tap the account you are looking for and you will be redirected to its profile. Completed! Tap the Follow button to follow this creator.
Search on your profile page.
1. Instead of tapping Explore at the bottom of the screen, tap Me.
2. Tap the “Find Friends” icon in the top left corner of the screen.
“Find Friends” using the button in the top left corner of your profile page.
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3. Enter the name or username of the account you are looking for in the search bar.
Find a TikTok account using the “Find Friends” button on your profile page.
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4. Tap the account you are looking for and you will be redirected to its profile. Tap the Follow button to follow this creator.
Find friends through Contacts or Facebook
You can also use the Find Friends button to find TikTok accounts from your contacts or Facebook friends.
To do this, you need to go to your phone settings and allow TikTok to access your contacts. On Facebook, the app will ask you to sign in to your Facebook account and display a warning that the app and website can share information about you, such as your Facebook name and profile picture.
Either method may require you to expand your TikTok network and share your account with others. In addition, you hand over some of your personal information to TikTok. So before you decide on the next steps, make sure this is comfortable for you.
Find friends through contacts
1. Go to your profile page and tap the “Find Friends” button in the top left corner.
2. Under the search bar next to Contacts, tap Search.
3. You will be asked to open your settings and allow TikTok to access your contacts. Tap “Open Settings” and make sure TikTok has access to your contacts.
4. Navigate back to your TikTok app and you will see a list of the accounts TikTok was able to find in your contacts.
5. Tap Follow on each of the accounts you want to connect to.
Find friends on Facebook
1. Go to your profile page and tap the “Find Friends” button in the top left corner.
2. Under the search bar next to Facebook Friends, tap Search.
3. TikTok will ask you to log into your Facebook profile, which will allow TikTok to access information about your Facebook account. Tap Next to view more information and sign in.
4. You should see a page that says, “TikTok will receive the following information: your name and profile picture and your friends list”.
5. Read the warning at the bottom of the page. It will say, “If you continue, TikTok will have continued access to the information you have shared and Facebook will be recorded when TikTok accesses it.”
6. If you want to continue, tap Next As [your name]. “
7. You will see a message saying “Facebook would like to open TikTok”. Tap on “Open”.
8. As before, tap Search next to Facebook Friends.
9. You will be asked to sync your Facebook friends list with your TikTok account in order to find your friends. Tap “Sync” to continue.
10. In your Facebook friends list, tap any account you want to connect to on “Follow”.
If you want to remove your synced contacts or Facebook friends, go to TikTok in your privacy settings and tap on “Sync contacts and Facebook friends” (which you can of course also use to sync or re-sync friends and contacts ). Then just tap on “Remove Contacts” or “Remove Facebook Friends” which will turn off syncing and remove the data that you previously synced to your TikTok account.
Tap Remove again when prompted and you’re done.
You can track all types of accounts on TikTok. Follow celebrities and influencers. Follow your friends. Follow your friends who might be celebrities and influencers. You can even follow brands if you have to.
The more accounts you follow, the more content you will curate on your TikTok space. So get out there and start following.
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