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How to download TikTok videos using the app

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TikTok allows you to download certain videos with a built-in feature. Thomas Trutschel/Getty Images
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If you're like about a billion other people, you probably use the wildly popular social media platform called TikTok to watch short-form videos to kill time throughout the day.

But those videos aren't limited to staying on TikTok; you can easily download your favorite videos to your phone or tablet, and the steps are the same whether you have an iOS or Android device. 

How to download TikTok videos using the app

1. Start the TikTok app (iOS, Android) and find the video you want to download. 

2. Tap the Share icon on the right side of the screen. It's shaped like an arrow.

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Tap the Share icon to download a video.  Insider

3. Tap Save video, if the option is available. Not all TikTok videos will have the feature. 

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Tap Save video.  Dave Johnson

4. Tap Done or tap on the video itself to dismiss the Share window. 

You can find the video in your device's camera roll or media gallery. 

Ron Lyons, Jr. contributed to a previous version of this article.

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Dave Johnson is a technology journalist who writes about consumer tech and how the industry is transforming the speculative world of science fiction into modern-day real life. Dave grew up in New Jersey before entering the Air Force to operate satellites, teach space operations, and do space launch planning. He then spent eight years as a content lead on the Windows team at Microsoft. As a photographer, Dave has photographed wolves in their natural environment; he's also a scuba instructor and co-host of several podcasts. Dave is the author of more than two dozen books and has contributed to many sites and publications including CNET, Forbes, PC World, How To Geek, and Insider.