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How to find contacts on TikTok  •  How to turn off contact sync on TikTok  •  How to remove all contacts from TikTok 




You can choose to sync your device's contacts to your TikTok account to help you find and follow people you might know. 






How to find contacts on TikTok


1. In the TikTok app, tap
Profile at the bottom.
2. Tap the
Add friends button next to Share profile.
3. From here:
   ༚  If this is your first time syncing your device's contacts, tap
Find next to Contacts, then follow the steps to allow TikTok to access your contacts.
   ༚  If you previously synced your device's contacts to TikTok, tap
Contacts.
4. Tap
Follow.






How to turn off contact sync on TikTok


1. In the TikTok app, tap
Profile at the bottom.
2. Tap the
Menu ☰ button at the top, then select Settings and privacy.
3. Tap
Privacy.
4. Tap
Sync contacts and Facebook friends.
5. Turn the
Sync contacts setting off. This also turns off contact access from your device settings.

Keep in mind that if you remove TikTok's access to your contacts in your device settings, we'll no longer sync your contacts, but we'll continue to suggest accounts based on the contacts that were previously synced. If you wish to remove all contacts on TikTok and stop syncing contacts on all devices, you can remove previously synced contacts from your TikTok settings.






How to remove all contacts from TikTok


1. In the TikTok app, tap
Profile at the bottom.
2. Tap the
Menu ☰ button at the top, then select Settings and privacy.
3. Tap
Settings and privacy.
4. Tap
Privacy.
5. Tap
Sync contacts and Facebook friends.
6. Tap
Remove previously synced contacts, then tap Remove to confirm.


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