What is Repost on Tiktok? How Does it Work?

In 2022, TikTok’s enormous user base will undoubtedly continue to grow.

In order to allow users to share their favorite videos with their followers, TikTok recently added a feature called “repost.” Here is everything you need to know about TikTok’s repost because there are some restrictions to using it.

The popular app is set up so that videos are the most widely disseminated form of content online. With TikTok’s algorithm, videos can go anywhere from a few seconds to ten minutes in length and still spread like wildfire.

Now, the app developers are providing users with a much simpler method of sharing someone else’s video without the need to duet or rip the file yourself.

Here’s how to get started. TikTok users will soon have an easier way to share the best videos on the platform.

What Does the Repost Button Actually Do?

Similar to Twitter’s retweet button, the TikTok repost button makes it simple to share content from your For Your Page with all of your personal followers. You won’t see the video on your own For You Page after clicking “Repost,” but it will show up on the For Your Pages of those who follow you.

Similar to Twitter’s retweet function, you can also add your own caption to go with your reposted video on other people’s feeds.

Users can only repost videos that have already appeared on their FYP at this time; not all videos can currently be reposted. This means you won’t be able to repost a video if you visit someone’s profile and click on one there or receive one from a friend.

How Do I Repost a TikTok?

It is very simple to repost a video on your TikTok and similar to if you were going to send a video to a friend:

1. Open your TikTok For You Page

2. Find a video you want to repost

3. Click on the arrow icon in the bottom right-hand corner of your selected video

4. Click on the repost button, it looks like two arrows in a yellow circle

5. Add a comment if you wish to

If you repeatedly watch a video on your For You Page, TikTok will show the repost button without requiring you to click the share arrow and take the preceding actions.

How Do I Un-repost a TikTok?

If you change your mind about the video you reposted or you accidentally reposted something, which is extremely easy to do, it’s also very simple to un-repost a video:

1. Find the same video you reposted on your FYP

2. Again, click on the arrow icon in the bottom right-hand corner of your selected video

3. You should see that the repost button now says remove repost, click this

Also read: How to Get the Repost Button on Tiktok 2022 Guide

Did TikTok Remove the Repost Button?

Many users started to complain in May that the TikTok repost button was no longer available and had completely vanished from the app. Given how widely used the feature had become, some people were sad to see it disappear.

Is the feature permanently disabled, though?

The feature initially seemed to only be in a testing phase when TikTok first started introducing it at the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022. This may account for rumors that the feature is leaving the app, though TikTok has not formally confirmed this.

It remains to be seen whether it returns in full, but it appears that a sizeable portion of the user base would like to see the relatively recent feature come back to the app.

Conclusion: Share Videos With TikTok’s Repost Feature

People can share videos and other content on TikTok with all of their followers without the shared video showing up on their profile thanks to the repost feature.

It’s a hassle-free feature that spares you from having to duet with someone else and rip their video.

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