why do users save tiktok videos? there are many possible answers. they might like a video so much that they want to keep it on their camera roll to watch whenever and wherever. Or it could be sharing the video on other apps like facebook or whatsapp. and of course, there is the third type who re-uploads videos from other creators to their own tiktok or as compilations on video streaming platforms like youtube.
If you are a video uploader, the desire to know who downloads your videos cannot be quelled for various purposes, but the use of the information could be mainly to know more about your audience and their age group. but is there such a tracking feature in tiktok that allows you to see who saved your tiktoks?
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can you see who saved your tiktok?
with a single and definitive “no”, we begin the discussion. no, you can’t see who saved your tiktok. tiktok can be customized to send you notifications to let you know when someone interacts with your content, such as liking, sharing or commenting under your videos when you get new followers, receive a new message and even about new profile views. but there is no feature in tiktok that allows you to see who saved your tiktoks to your camera roll.
tiktok analytics in personal or professional modes provides various metrics about your profile and content performance, such as views over a range of time or which geographic areas your audience belongs to. however, even the analytics do not include any data about the number of downloads or who downloaded your tiktok. therefore, it doesn’t matter who the creator is, only the user who initiated the downloads knows about the activity.
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who can save your tiktok video?
This is a context-based question because you fully authorize the ability to download your videos. Authorization can be set in two different ways: one is to make your account “private” and restrict your content in the eyes of your friends and followers on the app. the second is a more ruthless method, whereby it directly disables downloading for all your videos. If you disable downloads but keep your tiktoks open for public view, then your videos can still reach a larger audience, just without the save feature.
Of course, this is not a foolproof method, as the demand for tiktok downloader tools has resulted in many downloading websites like snaptik downloading videos that have save disabled in the app, using direct video links.
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how to control who can save your tiktok?
As we discussed earlier, while you can’t see a list of users who have downloaded your tiktok videos, there are ways to manage who can view or download them. You can protect your privacy by making your profile (and all content uploaded to it) or individual videos private and private only to people you approve of, as a measure to control who can download them.
We’ve covered more on the subject with guides on how to carry out each method in the article linked below.
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setting your account to “private” is one method that could end up limiting the performance of your videos and blocking them with an invisible door from reaching the outside world.
Then, as an aspiring creator, the solution you need might be to keep content public while disabling the download feature for all videos.
how to disable downloads of your tiktok videos
launch the tiktok app. tap the profile icon to go to your profile.
press the hamburger button in the upper right corner of the page.
from the options, select settings and privacy.
note, touch privacy.
from the options, tap downloads.
turn off video downloads to deny other people permission to download your videos.
notify if someone on screen records your tiktok?
one can only imagine the mortification that accompanies being caught taking a screenshot of someone else’s photos, like on snapchat. Therefore, when you notice the absence of a download button below a tiktok video, your quick fingers may want to touch the screen record button, but your rational side makes you stop on your way, fearing discovery.
but luckily for all you tiktok lurkers, it doesn’t notify the creator if someone takes a screen recording of their videos. that means you can record someone else’s video, or they can record yours, without disturbing the other.
can you see who saved your tiktok live?
again, the answer is a resounding “no”. tiktok lives happen in real time and disappear from the public eye once the broadcast ends. while streaming, the in-app options available to viewers are to watch the stream or send gifts, etc. those who wish to record the “live” can even press the screen record button. that means they can’t download it, but you can’t prevent them from taking the video in any way using external media.
You can review your videos live in the live playback section in the app’s settings, which can be downloaded and saved to your device for later review or upload. but only you can view or download your live stream and no one else, including your followers and friends, before it is uploaded as a video on tiktok.
does tiktok keep track of what you download?
yes, tiktok has an internal record of all account activities performed by a user through an account, even if they are not logged into their account. the tiktok algorithm doesn’t even make registering or logging into an account a prerequisite to view or download its content (in public mode). therefore, any video that anyone downloads in the application acts as a cookie to select the content recommendation according to your preferences.
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To conclude, the algorithm itself can track user behavior, but it keeps the information confidential to other users.
you can read more about tiktok’s “save video” feature in the article linked below.
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