TikTok has began rolling out its Instagram rival, TikTok Notes, to pick Android and iOS customers “for obtain and restricted testing in Australia and Canada.” A tweet announcing the launch, in addition to the App Store and Google Play listings, confirmed off some official pictures of the app that supply insights about the way it works for these of us who don’t have entry but.
In them, we see which you could write up headlines for pictures above your captions, which is a function Instagram doesn’t natively supply.
The homepage additionally appears to be divided into two sections, with a separate web page the place you possibly can view posts from folks you comply with and one other “For You” web page. It’s organized a bit like Pinterest’s homepage however with a smaller, two-column grid. It’s not clear whose posts are highlighted right here, however it’s seemingly accounts much like those you comply with TikTok thinks you would possibly like.
Apart from these small tweaks, although, the app is similar to Instagram, which is a change from the same old. For years, Meta’s been the one copying different social media platforms like TikTok with Reels and Snapchat with Tales. With TikTok Notes, although, TikTok appears prefer it’s copying again.
TikTok announced the brand new photo-sharing app earlier this month through a notification sent to users. On the time, it didn’t present many particulars in regards to the app past calling it TikTok Notes and prompt TikTok would populate it with customers’ present and future public TikTok picture posts except they decide out.
It’s unsure when TikTok will roll the app out to the US and elsewhere.