TikTok: How to Sync Your Device Contacts With the App

Users can easily find people they already know

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TikTok allows users to sync their device’s contacts list with the TikTok mobile application, which will allow them to find any of their contacts who also use the video-sharing platform.

Our guide will show you how to sync your device/phone contacts with the TikTok 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.


Screenshot of a TikTok user's profile with a red arrow pointing at the three horizontal lines in the top-right corner of the screen

Step 2: Tap: “Settings and privacy” at the bottom of the screen.


Screenshot of TikTok's profile menu with a red arrow pointing at "Settings and privacy"

Step 3: Tap “Privacy.”


Screenshot of TikTok's "Settings and privacy" menu with a red arrow pointing at "Privacy"

Step 4: Tap “Sync contacts and Facebook friends.”


Screenshot of TikTok's "Privacy" menu with a red arrow pointing at "Sync contacts and Facebook friends"

Step 5: Tap the gray toggle to the right of “Sync contacts” to sync your device contacts with the TikTok application.


Screenshot of TikTok's "Sync contacts and Facebook friends" menu with a red arrow pointing at the gray toggle to the right of "Sync contacts"