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Muting direct messages • Muting notifications • Muting posts
You can mute someone or mute posts to reduce distractions and hide content that doesn't interest you.
Muting direct messages
Muting direct messages from someone on TikTok means you won't receive notifications in your inbox when they message you. You can mute direct messages from mutual friends, accounts you follow, or your followers.
To mute inbox notifications:
1. In the TikTok app, tap Inbox at the bottom.
2. From here:
༚ For iOS devices, swipe a chat, then tap More.
༚ For Android devices, press and hold a chat.
3. Tap Mute to stop getting notifications for the chat.
You can also mute notifications directly from a chat by tapping the More options … button at the top of the chat, then turning the Mute notifications setting on. Alternatively, you can mute push notifications to reduce distraction.
Muting notifications
Muting notifications means you won't receive push notifications when someone posts content or goes LIVE.
To mute push notifications:
1. In the TikTok app, go to the person's profile.
2. Tap the Notification settings button at the top.
3. Select None to mute their posts or LIVE videos.
Keep in mind that if you've previously turned off post notifications for all accounts you follow in your privacy settings, you can't manage notification settings individually.
We mute push notifications on teens' devices for a specific period of time. For parents and guardians, you can schedule additional time to mute your teen's push notifications in Family Pairing.
Muting posts
Muting someone's posts means their posts won't appear in your feeds, unless you visit their profile. People you've muted won't be notified when you mute them, and they'll continue to see your posts.
To mute posts from a friend:
1. In the TikTok app, go to the person's profile.
2. Tap the Share button at the top.
3. Tap Mute their posts.
To mute posts from other people:
1. In the TikTok app, go to the post.
2. Press and hold the post or tap the Share button.
3. Tap Not interested.
4. Tap Creator, then tap Submit.
You can also choose to mute content from someone after you report content that you believe violates our Community Guidelines. After you submit the report, turn on the Mute content from ... setting to mute content from the person.
To unmute someone:
1. In the TikTok app, tap Profile at the bottom.
2. Tap the Menu ☰ button at the top, then tap Settings and privacy.
3. Tap Content preferences.
4. Tap Muted accounts.
5. Tap Undo next to the person's name to unmute someone.