TikTok not working? Try these solutions
These are all the things you can do in case the social network is not working for you.
Solution 1: Check your Internet connection
It may seem obvious, but more than twice it happens that problems with TikTok or any other social network are due to our Internet connection. If you have problems watching videos or your feed, check that you have a good connection.
To do this, go to another social network that also has videos, such as Instagram or YouTube. This way we can verify that they load well and at a good speed, without waiting or pixelated images. If you have problems with them too, it is a sign that your connection is not good And there is the question.
If you’re on home Wi-Fi, put in the data and refresh TikTok, see what happens. If it works for you, the problem is the router. Normally, that kind of thing will have to be arranged by your Internet provider. Before calling them try restarting the routerwait a bit for it to work again and enter TikTok again.
You router it’s a small computer really, so restarting sometimes fixes problems.
Solution 2: Check if TikTok is down or working fine
Maybe instead of trouble on your part, it is TikTok that has the servers down or malfunctioning. If the rest of the applications work fine and you can browse the Internet at the speed of always, this may be the setback.
There are several pages on the net that inform whether social networks or certain web pages are working properly. To check the status of TikTok, you can use the Services Down page or the Down Detector page, for example.
There you will see if everything seems in order or if they are announcing any error message.
Another option is go on Twitter and see if people are talking about crashes on TikTok. It is the ideal social network to find out about these things.
Solution 3: Completely close TikTok and log back in
As with the router, some issues with TikTok can be fixed by restarting the app. Yes, it’s almost a meme at this point, but the truth is that, sometimes, it works.
Exit completely from the application and enter again, to see if it behaves the same.
If it still gives you problems, you can try restart the phone and open TikTok again.
Solution 4: Update the TikTok app
Sometimes there can be issues if your TikTok app is out of date and trying to access the social network’s servers. It is possible that they have put some new feature, or that access does not work well with old versions of the apps.
The most recommended thing, for security and not only for vice to the networks, is always set apps to update automatically. If you don’t have that option activated on your Android or iPhone, you’re already taking a long time and you’ll thank us.
Enter the app store of iOS or in the Play Store of Android and check that you have updated TikTok. If not, refresh and re-enter the app, see if it works fine now.
Solution 5: Try TikTok on another device
Another solution when TikTok is not working is try to enter from another device. If a friend or family member has their mobile handy, you can ask them to come in and check if everything is ok.
If not, you can always turn on the computer and log in to your TikTok account from the web browser. If it works as it should, you probably have problems with your phone. Before throwing it against the wall, keep trying the following solutions.
Solution 6: Reinstall the TikTok app
Going up one more step, if you have tried all of the above and close the apps and updating it does not solve anything, you can uninstall it completely and install it again.
This can solve more problems than it seems, especially if you have verified that TikTok works well on other devices.
Solution 7: Check the available space on the phone
Like all social media and apps, TikTok needs to use your device’s storage, and videos take up a lot of space. When you run out of space, apps stop working fine, so make sure you have free space for TikTok’s thousand nonsense.
If you have an iPhone, go to Settings > General > Space in (name of your device).
If you have an Android phone, go to Settings > Storage.
In this way, you will be able to see the site that you have left. If it’s too little, TikTok may not work properly for you because of this, so start freeing up space by deleting photos, videos or apps that you no longer need.
Solution 8: Sign out of TikTok and sign back in
Another possibility is that there are issues with your TikTok session. In that case, what you can do is close it and re-identify yourself in the application.
For that, if you can enter the apps:
- Click on the tab of your profile that has the name “Me”.
- Then click on the 3 dots at the top right to access “Setting”.
- If you scroll down to the bottom of that screen, you’ll find the option to “Sign off”.
Solution 9: Make sure that we do not have the TikTok account blocked
As in all social networks, TikTok can block our account. The reasons can be varied and you will know what you are doing online, but one of the most common temporary blocking reasons on TikTok is “…too fast”.
This can be caused by 3 types of errors:
- you are typing too fast. Normally, it occurs when you have the trigger very easy with the “Like” and you do not stop giving it.
- You are commenting too fast. If you are giving your opinion or writing too fast in too many videos.
- You’re tracking too fast. If you don’t stop following, you count as possessed without criteria.
In any of those 3 cases, TikTok can bench you and deactivate your account for 24 hoursto avoid behaviors of spam.
Of course, it is also possible that you are doing worse things and that your account has been permanently banned.
Solution 10: Check that you are not being blocked from accessing TikTok
For example, if you are at work connected to the network of the company, university or school. In that case, it is very likely that it has blocked access to TikTok and other websites so that you can start working and stop wasting your time.
If you don’t want to get to work, the solution is easy.
Disconnect from the network you are on, put the mobile data and check if you can now enter TikTok. If so, your boss is wise and wants you to give your life to him, instead of social media.
Solution 11: Contact TikTok Support
If none of the above works, or you want to report the issue to TikTok, you can always contact them. For that:
- Click on the option “Profile” which is in the lower right corner.
- On the screen that appears, tap on the three lines icon which is on the top right.
- Scroll down until you see the option “Report a problem”.
- You will see that you can select topics and subtopics, you must choose the one called “Other”.
- From what you get, choose: “I still have problems”.
Tell TikTok what’s going on and maybe they can help you, although we can’t really guarantee it.
As you can see, if TikTok is not working for you, you have many options to try before you despair. Our recommendation is that you go in order and, if nothing works, it may be the best thing that can happen to us, because we will not have lost our lives watching nonsense.
