You can lose your TikTok messages if you have accidentally or intentionally deleted them. Luckily there are ways for you to retrieve your lost messages on TikTok. So, in this AppTechMedia guide, we will cover how to recover deleted messages on TikTok.
However, you can also learn about how to delete TikTok messages on iPhone, from one of our related blog.
Why do TikTok messages disappear?
There are multiple factors why you’ll no longer find your messages on TikTok. Here we are going to discuss them in great detail.
Messages are deleted
The simplest answer is that you have deleted your messages from TikTok. It could be accidental or intentional. In addition, it is the most common cause of losing your TikTok messages. On TikTok, you can either have a single chat string or the entire conversation.
Account is banned
Another reason for you to lose all your messages is that your TikTok is banned altogether. If you have engaged in activities in TikTok that may have violated their policy and guidelines, then your account will be banned, which in turn will result in you losing access to your messages and any other content on your TikTok account. So, the only solution to this is to know how to get your TikTok account unbanned.
Newly registered account
If you had to again, for some reason, register your TikTok account, then you will lose your previous chats. For some reason, if you have to re-register your TikTok accounts, then you’ll lose all your data, including your messages.
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How to recover deleted messages on TikTok on iPhone
Here we will talk about the solutions for retrieving your deleted messages on TikTok. The simplest and the only way for you to recover your deleted messages on TikTok is by downloading your backup data. There were some data recovery tools you could try, but you won’t be successful as TikTok doesn’t share information with third parties.
Here are the step-by-step guide on how to recover deleted TikTok messages on iPhone.
- Launch your TikTok app on your iPhone and then head over to your Profile section.
- After that, tap on the Hamburger icon in the upper-right and select the Settings and privacy option.
- Next, you need to select Privacy and then head over to the Personalization and data section.
- Under the Personalization and data section, tap on the Download your data option.
- Next, you have to request TikTok to hand over your data. You can select the file format of your data between the TXT and JSON. And then tap on the Request Data button.
- It will take some time for your data to be ready. Check the Download data to see its status. Once your data is ready, tap on the Download button.
- You’ll then be redirected to your web browser, and then you have to sign in to your TikTok account.
- After your login process is successful, an option to download your TikTok data file will appear. Download your TikTok backup data file on your iPhone and then retrieve your deleted messages.
How to delete messages on TikTok from your iPhone?
If you want, you can either delete a single chat string from a conversation or the entire conversation on TikTok. Also, it is very easy to delete messages on TikTok.
To delete a single TikTok message in a conversation:
- Open TikTok > Inbox.
- Next, open a conversation in the Messages section.
- After that, touch and hold over a single chat and then tap on Delete.
To delete an entire conversation in TikTok:
- Open TikTok > Inbox.
- Next, swipe left a conversation and then tap on the Delete button that appears.
- After that, tap on Confirm to complete the action.
Why can’t I send or receive messages on TikTok?
There are a few reasons why you cannot send or receive a message on TikTok. Some of them are issues with TikTok, you as a user, or not meeting the necessary requirements. Here we will cover most of these reasons.
- TikTok servers are down temporarily. In such cases, features like messaging can be disrupted. However, it is only temporary, and it will come back on when the TikTok server gets working again.
- Your network connection is sloppy or down. In such cases, not just TikTok, most of your apps will either not work at all or properly.
- You have not registered on TikTok with a verified phone number, which is required in order to send or receive messages.
- You need to be more than 16 years old to be able to send or receive messages on TikTok. So, if you are less than 16 years old, you won’t be able to do that.
How to check your direct messages on TikTok?
If you have read this guide from the beginning, you would have already found the answer. The process is very straightforward.
Open your TikTok app and head over to the Inbox option.
Next, tap on the New Compose icon located in the top-right corner, and then you’ll see your direct messages section.
Can you tell if someone read your message on TikTok?
Unfortunately, you cannot.
TikTok, unlike WhatsApp and Messenger, does not have a Read Receipts feature that allows you to see if your messages have been read by the recipient. In addition, TikTok hasn’t given any indication to implement this feature in the future.
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