TikTok has included “photo mode,” an Instagram-inspired feature that allows users to post pictures to their profile.
Instagram copied TikTok, and now it’s TikTok that copies Instagramintegrating into its social network one of the functions that have been present on the Meta platform since its inception: the possibility of uploading photos to the profile.
Since its inception, TikTok has been a platform focused on video, but that seems to be about to change with the new mode announced via the company’s official news blog. With “Photo Mode”, TikTok users will have the ability to create posts consisting solely of photographs.
TikTok has included the “Photo Mode”, which allows you to post images on the profile in the purest Instagram style.
Soon you will be able to upload photos to TikTok
The closest thing to posting photos on TikTok to date was TikTok Now, TikTok’s (rather blatant) copy of BeReal. However, until now there has been no way to create posts using images.
That changes with the arrival of Photo Mode, a carousel format available only on the mobile version of TikTokwhich allows you to upload different images as an album in the same publication.
It is a function that goes beyond Instagram, because gives users the ability to add background music to the photographs. To this day, you can already find some photo galleries on TikTok that highlight works of art, fashion diaries or photography.
On the other hand, when uploading content created using Photo Mode, it will be possible add longer descriptions to postsup to 2200 characters maximum.
More editing tools for creators
TikTok debuts new video editing tools.
Along with the new Photo Mode, TikTok has taken the opportunity to announce the arrival of new editing tools video, available to all creators on the platform. They are the following:
- Edit clips: stack, trim and split video clips.
- Edit sounds: cut, trim and set the duration of sounds.
- Edit and place the text: edit, position and set the length of text more easily.
- Add overlays– Add photo and video overlays to stack picture-in-picture (or video-in-video).
- Adjust video speed: Speeds up or slows down the pace of video clips.
- box content: Rotate or zoom in and out of individual clips.
- Add sound effects
All features announced they will reach users over the weeks. It is recommended to download the latest version of TikTok and keep the app up to date to ensure that you can enjoy the latest changes as soon as they are available.