TikTok: How to Receive Direct Messages From Everyone

In order to receive direct messages from everyone, users will need to change a setting in the application’s Privacy menu.

Our guide will show you how to receive direct messages from everyone in the TikTok mobile app.

Note: These screenshots were captured in the TikTok app on iOS.

Step 1: On your TikTok profile, tap the three horizontal lines in the top-right corner of the screen.

Step 2: Tap “Settings and privacy.”

Step 3: Tap “Privacy.”

Step 4: Under the “Interactions” section, tap “Direct messages.”

Step 5: Tap “Direct messages” on the left side of the screen.

Step 6: Tap “Everyone” on the window that appears at the bottom of the screen.

Step 7: Tap the “x” icon in the top-right corner of the “Direct messages” window to close the window and continue using the TikTok app.