TikTok videos aren’t what you would call long, but sometimes you might want to skip a few seconds ahead — especially now that the videos can be up to 10 minutes long. Or you may have a favorite moment that you want to replay over and over and over. Either way, TikTok has a way to go forward and back on its videos.
How to fast-forward through a TikTok video
Look for the solid white line
Look for the solid white line
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
When you’re playing a TikTok video, look at the bottom of the video for a faint white line. You will probably not see it in all videos; after some experimenting, I found that I was mainly finding it in the longer videos. If you do see it, then you can use it to go forward and back:
- You should also see a slightly thicker white line progress as the video progresses.
- Touch the thicker white line and it will highlight, with a dot at the end indicating how far you are in the video.
- Press the dot and use it to move the video ahead or back.
Update August 9th, 2022, 1:55PM ET: This article was originally published on July 7th, 2021, and has been updated to account for the increased maximum length of videos.
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