Q&A for How to Chat on TikTok on Android

The private account has to be following you back in order for you to message them.

You can't, for your safety and for the safety of others. You can only send GIFs from GIPHY, stickers, TikTok videos, sounds, hashtags, and plaintext messages.

You cannot and should not. You can only send information to friends you have on Tik Tok. You'll now if it's a friend if you see a double arrow by the Follow button or if you see "Friends" instead of "Following".

You need the other user's contact number to DM on Tik Tok. Make sure that you and your friend have your phone numbers registered on Tik Tok, and that you are in each others' contacts list.

Except for fees for mobile data usage in general, no. TikTok's DM feature is free of charge.

You can't do that. You must link your phone number to message somebody on TikTok.

Tap on the message, then choose "Delete." Note that this will not remove it from their device.

As a measure against spam, you cannot chat without providing a phone number. Add one and try again.

Verification codes are sent to your phone number or email address. Check there and enter them in.

Yes, you can use your email account instead.

Use a different number. You can sign up for a Skype or WhatsApp number and use that.

Type in your phone number or email and you should get it when you sign up. To do it on a registered account, go to Settings and click either Email or Phone number. Type in the phone number and click the Done button.

Did you block unknown numbers? If so, it may interfere with TikTok's phone number verification system. After TikTok verifies your phone number, you will be able to chat.

When you go to post a TikTok, there is an option to disable comments. Just turn it on and the comment section is disabled.

You can't send a mobile number through TikTok unless you've friended the person.

To go live on TikTok, you need at least 1,000 fans. To go live, click the + symbol. Swipe to "Live" and click "Go Live."

Yes. As a measure to prevent spam, you must add a phone number to comment on videos, post to live streams, or direct message friends.

You cannot see whether someone has read your text on TikTok.

Live streaming is a feature that is not available on all platforms or regions. If you could live stream at one point but cannot now, then you should probably wait for a future update.

You cannot do that, however, you can send links to images in your cloud storage in the chat.

Tap on the DM button in the upper right corner of the TikTok app. Then tap the conversation.

You cannot know whether the recipient has seen your TikTok message.

No, you cannot. TikTok is for making music videos and messaging people. Although that would be a fun feature, it is not available at the moment.

You will have to make your account public if it is private. Also, note that if the person that you want to message on TikTok has a private account, you will have to send a follow request that will need to be accepted before the messaging may begin.

If it's a TikTok yes, if it is not, no. This is due to users' privacy. You cannot send pictures or TikToks through TikTok DMs.

You cannot send a photo to someone you are following through TikTok. This is due to privacy.

Yes, it's possible using email to chat with someone. You can just add email to your TikTok account.

Unfortunately, you cannot send images unless they are part of TikTok (such as GIPHY images). Why can I "not send messages due to this user's privacy settings"? The user either blocked you (which you can tell if you cannot follow the user's account) or disabled the sending of DMs.