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This wikiHow teaches you how to use the pause feature in Tik Tok to temporarily stop any video in the app.
Steps
Method 1
Method 1 of 2:
Pausing Someone Else’s Video
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1Open Tik Tok on your iPhone or iPad. It’s the black square icon with a white music note inside. You’ll usually find on the home screen.
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2Scroll through the videos until you find one that interests you. Videos will play automatically as you scroll.Advertisement
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3Tap the video while it’s playing. This pauses the video.
- Tap the video again to un-pause it. It will start playing from the same position.
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Method 2
Method 2 of 2:
Pausing a Video while Recording
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1Open Tik Tok on your iPhone or iPad. It’s the black square icon with a white music note inside. You’ll usually find on the home screen.
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2Tap +. It’s at the bottom of the screen.
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3Click Pick a sound to select a song for the video. You can browse by category or search by keyword using the search bar at the top of the screen.
- To hear a preview of the song, tap the play button on its thumbnail.
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4Tap Shoot with this sound. This brings you to the recording screen.
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5Tap and hold the record button. As long as you hold the button down, Tik Tok will continue recording.
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6Lift your finger to pause the recording. The video you just recorded is now saved as its own segment.
- To continue recording, press and hold the recording button again to create the next segment.
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7Hit the checkmark icon when you're totally done recording. Then you'll be given the chance to edit and post your video.
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About This Article
Nicole Levine, MFA
wikiHow Technology Writer
This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 65,870 times.
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Co-authors: 6
Updated: February 18, 2020
Views: 65,870
Categories: Tik Tok
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