Everyone likes to snoop through someone else’s online profiles every once in a while. And unless you accidentally like a post from 83 weeks ago, that behavior typically goes unnoticed. No one gets notified when you check their Instagram account 12 times in a row or take a quick peek at their replies on X, but on TikTok, some people might know when you’ve given their profile a look — and that’s unfortunate for the sleuths of the internet.
While you might think you’re scrolling in secrecy, TikTok offers a “profile view history” that allows users to see who has visited their profile in the past 30 days. For this to happen, however, both you and the other person have to have your “profile view history” toggled on. If either of you have it off, they won’t know you took a peek or watched 100 of their videos back-to-back.
There are a few other factors to keep in mind. In order to see who has visited your page, you have to be 16 years of age or older (TikTok asks for your age when you create an account) and have less than 5,000 followers. If someone has more than 5,000 followers, they lose the “profile view history” feature. This also works for you. If you have more than 5K, you won’t be able to see who peeps your page, either.
So essentially, if you have the feature turned on to see who visits your page, your name will be viewable on other users’ lists when you look at their profiles, too. So, cyber stalk strategically if you choose to keep profile views on.
How To Turn Off TikTok Profile Views In Settings
Since this privacy feature rolled out, it is turned off by default, but you may want to toggle it on and off if you plan to look at your ex’s new partner’s profile for fun, but still want to see who looks at your videos sometimes. No matter the reason, rest assured that you can turn TikTok profile views on or off in two ways: through your settings or your profile views page. To do it in settings:
- Get to your profile by tapping the “Profile” button in the bottom right corner of your screen.
- Tap the three-line button on the top right of your screen to get to your settings.
- Press “Settings and privacy” near the gear icon.
- Press “Privacy.”
- Scroll down until you see the “Profile views,” which will be next to a pair of footprints.
- Tap that and toggle the “Profile view history” setting on or off.
How To Turn Off History In Views Page
You can also turn off the “profile view history” from your Profile views page, which you can access via the notification you get about how many people have viewed your page. Access it by clicking the little footprint icon on the top right of your profile, right next to settings.
From there, you’ll be able to turn it on with the click of a button. This feature can be turned on or off at any time, so choose wisely — and enjoy all of the sneaky TikTok rabbit holes you’re bound to fall down.
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