Scrolling is a part of daily life. It used to be on your computer, reading through articles on your desktop and trying to find something interesting onMSNor AOL. No matter how much time you spend on your phone, you’re likely scrolling at some point during the day.
Social mediafeeds are made to be swiped and scrolled through. Apps like Instagram, X,Facebook, and TikTok are designed to make your content simple to view, and as you’ve curated a social media feed that’s right for you, it starts to learn your preferences and interests to suggest new content that might also strike your fancy.
You can finally officially download TikTok again
TikTok is available for download again from the App Store and Google Play Store.
All of these apps have suggestion pages, such as Instagram’sDiscoverpage or TikTok’sFor You Page. TikTok’s For You Page is what TikTok largely uses to compilea user’s algorithm. This, along with videos they have saved or liked or accounts you follow, are what the service uses to make up your feed. If you’re scrolling and realize that the app is suggesting too many things that you aren’t interested in, you can take the leap and reset your algorithm – here’s how.
TikTok is a popular social media app from the company ByteDance. It has gone viral for its short form videos and influencer culture.
How to change your TikTok feed
If you don’t want to reset it entirely
Your TikTok feed is shaped by the videos you like and interact with. When you like a video by tapping the heart, the algorithm takes note and finds more content with similar hashtags, from the same creator, or on the same topic. If you want to change your feed, simply stop liking videos related to a topic you’re no longer interested in.
You can take the change into your own hands and start saying you aren’t interested in certain videos.
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you may also be more direct with your algorithm. You can take the change into your own hands and start saying you aren’t interested in certain videos. When a video appears, press and hold your finger in the middle of the screen to bring up a menu with several options. The second option, “Not Interested” (marked with a broken heart), lets you remove the video from your feed. Tapping it makes the video disappear, and a message confirms that TikTok will show you fewer videos like it.
The more you use this feature, the more you can fine-tune your feed.
How to reset your TikTok algorithm
Going completely cold turkey
If you take this step, it cannot be undone. Consider if you want to wipe out your feed and recalibrate your entire algorithm.
There’s a tried and true way to reset your algorithm on TikTok. It only takes a few steps, and you will be able to start fresh. This means that all of your preferences are wiped clean, and TikTok will begin like you just opened up the app for the first time – at least in terms of trying to find the right videos to display in your feed.
What you need to do is:
This will result in your feed being refreshed, and you can reconfigure it how you want. Using theNot Interestedbutton more often prevents TikTok from showing unwanted videos early on. At the same time, liking videos and following accounts trains the algorithm to prioritize content you enjoy. If you’re still not happy with your For You Page after rebuilding it, you can refresh it multiple times until it feels right.
