Manage Topics is a slider tool which lets users customise the content that they come across on their For You page. It makes the TikTok experience much more personal for users. TikTok has stated that this feature will act as a guide to help the app in showing users more of a particular type of video or topic on their For You feed. Additionally, the app will also show less content from a particular category according to the users’ preferences. 

However, users should note that this feature does not apply to accounts that they already follow. If a user follows an account that posts videos of a category the user selected to see less of, they will still see the content posted by the creator.

TikTok has also stated that the updated preferences of the user may take time to take effect. Thus, users have been advised to wait a while for the changes to take place.

Manage Topics and how to use this feature  

Users can access this new feature by tapping on the Content Preferences option in Settings. They will then have to click on Manage Topics which lets them set their preferences for multitudes of topics. These topics can range anywhere from travel, food, sports, dance, and just about any niche in the video-sharing app. 

If users are unsure about the category or type of video, they can tap on the Information option available next to the topic. To elaborate, the Food & Drinks category includes videos such as recipe videos, restaurant reviews, ‘What I Eat In A Day’ videos and so on. 

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Search Sound Features:

This feature allows users to find specific sounds by either humming the tune or singing a part of the song. The feature is somewhat similar to other music-finding apps such as Shazam and YouTube Music. This feature stands out from the rest of the music identification apps as users can sing or hum the tune or part of the song. Meanwhile, users have to play a part of the song in Shazam for the app to work. Additionally, TikTok also presents users with videos that have used the song.

However, there have been some drawbacks with the new TikTok feature. The feature has been documented to be less effective for songs that are not as trendy. Songs that have not been used much in trending videos seem to get less recognised.

TikTok has further stated that the feature is only meant to discover songs but independent tests suggest that the tool can also pick up some popular TikTok sounds and memes.

Selected users can access this feature by clicking on the mic button and choosing the Sound Search option.

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