notes, photos, and videos in private or group chats.
Many social media apps, such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and WhatsApp, already have these features, so TikTok needed to join in. Beyond being a platform for entertaining videos you can watch on a loop, TikTok will also become a place where people can connect on a deeper level, not only by sending each other TikTok videos.
When it comes to the TikTok voice messages feature, you will be able to send an audio message for only one minute, just like Instagram had done previously, before it extended to an unlimited time.
Everyone was anticipating the new addition of the TikTok voice messages feature, not only because it is found on almost every social media platform, but also because the users who frequently use this app are from Gen Z, and it’s a more suitable and easier option for them.
In addition, besides the TikTok voice messages feature, other direct messages TikTok features include sending images and videos from the user's own gallery or directly with their camera app. There’s a little twist: you can only send a limited number, more exactly, up to nine pictures or videos.
A really important thing to note about the TikTok direct messages is that there will be strict rules about these new implementations. Users will not be allowed to send photos or videos when they message someone for the first time; they can only send existing TikTok videos.
Plus, you must be registered and 16 or older to use the direct messages TikTok features, due to the dangers that minors might be exposed to on social media apps. The current feature will search for and block any inappropriate and explicit images for those who are between the ages of 16 and 18.
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The people who are over 18 can switch on or off this specific TikTok direct messages feature from the app’s settings.
The previous year, this entertainment app had released a different TikTok direct messages feature - the group chats, where people could communicate with multiple people, up to 32, at once.
Moreover, in July, the platform launched its Footnotes feature and an additional direct messages TikTok feature named Creator Chat Rooms, a special place for content creators and their community to engage and stay up to date with the creator’s latest news.
Everyone was anticipating the new addition of the TikTok voice messages feature, not only because it is found on almost every social media platform, but also because the users who frequently use this app are from Gen Z, and it’s a more suitable and easier option for them.
In addition, besides the TikTok voice messages feature, other direct messages TikTok features include sending images and videos from the user's own gallery or directly with their camera app. There’s a little twist: you can only send a limited number, more exactly, up to nine pictures or videos.
A really important thing to note about the TikTok direct messages is that there will be strict rules about these new implementations. Users will not be allowed to send photos or videos when they message someone for the first time; they can only send existing TikTok videos.
Plus, you must be registered and 16 or older to use the direct messages TikTok features, due to the dangers that minors might be exposed to on social media apps. The current feature will search for and block any inappropriate and explicit images for those who are between the ages of 16 and 18.
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The people who are over 18 can switch on or off this specific TikTok direct messages feature from the app’s settings.
The previous year, this entertainment app had released a different TikTok direct messages feature - the group chats, where people could communicate with multiple people, up to 32, at once.
Moreover, in July, the platform launched its Footnotes feature and an additional direct messages TikTok feature named Creator Chat Rooms, a special place for content creators and their community to engage and stay up to date with the creator’s latest news.
