TikTok offers a whole host of benefits for seniors, including helping them stay connected with younger friends and family members. You can check your grandkids' feeds to see what they're up to and learn new things from educational content posted on the platform. Express yourself by posting videos you shoot of the local wildlife, or turn the camera on yourself to share wisdom, recipes or even funny stories. If you'd rather just watch, TikTok provides endless entertainment, and you can easily find your specific interests with a simple search.
Use these simple steps to get acquainted with the TikTok app and use it to your maximum advantage.
The social media platform TikTok lets users create and share short videos, typically ranging from 15 seconds to 3 minutes long. These videos might include anything from music to inspirational messages and educational content. The platform truly has something for everyone, and you don't have to be tech-savvy to use it. The app prides itself on user-friendliness and simple navigation.
Although TikTok works on laptops and PCs, you get a fuller range of user functionality when you download the app. To do this, first open the app on a phone or tablet PC that lets you download other apps. On Apple products, you download from the App Store, and on Android, you download it from Google Play. Search for TikTok and click the Get or Install button, depending on your device, to download the app. Once installed, you can set up your account.
Open the TikTok app and click the Sign Up button. Then, choose if you'd like to do so via your phone number or email address. Next, follow the prompts to create a username that's fun and memorable to you. Now that you have an account, you can add a profile picture and a short bio that introduces you to people you encounter in the TikTok community.
Online privacy helps you avoid scammers, so it's important to set your privacy settings to better protect yourself. To do this, click the three dots on your profile page and select Privacy. From there, you can select who can see your content and interact with it. Regardless of the level of privacy you desire while using the app, avoid posting your home address and phone number anywhere to prevent unwanted contact.
Open TikTok and use the search function to look for things that interest you. The For You page on the main screen shows you videos tailored to your interests once the app understands what you like via your searches, how long you watch content and how you interact with it. In other words, TikTok learns what you enjoy the most and shows you more of it.
Start your journey by following accounts that show you content you enjoy. You can find other seniors sharing stories about their lives, chefs cooking up delicious recipes and musicians playing original tunes and old standards alike. To follow them, tap on their profile and click the Follow button on their pages. You can also like videos, comment on them and share them with others.
Make the most of your TikTok experience by sharing your own videos, but don't be intimidated — they don't have to be perfect. Just tap the + button at the bottom of the screen and hold down the red record button to start shooting your video. Release it when you finish. Once done, you can add music and special effects by tapping icons within the app or post it just as it is. Next, write a caption that describes your video and tap the Post button to share it.
Lots of older adults living independently and in assisted living communities frequent the TikTok app. To find them, search for hashtags like #SeniorTok and #Over60 to make friends with other Monument, Colorado, seniors enjoying this fun social media platform.
Whether you want to connect with friends and family, learn new skills or share your own experiences, TikTok provides an easy-to-use platform that adds a new dimension of fulfilling fun to your golden years.
