The Clear Mode feature will only leave the bottom bar on TikTok, removing anything that might distract users from the video they were watching
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TikTok’s Clear Mode. (photo: Viatea)
The short-form video app TikTok is said to be testing a new mode for its home tab called < b>Clear Mode, which displays a format in which usernames, subtitles or anything else that can make users uncomfortable and distract them from watching videos disappear.
The option was discovered by Matt Navarra, a social network consultant who gained fame by disclosing the functions in which the most popular apps work, before official announcements. Navarra posted a screenshot on Twitter showing what TikTok’s ‘Clear mode’ looks like.
Apparently, TikTok is a video-only platform, it doesn’t support any other kind of format, so updates that try and addare focused on improving the presentation of these publications.
The latest feature that the Chinese company is currently testing is only available to certain users, as it has not yet been officially extended by the platform. The Clear Mode feature can be turned on or off as the user wishes in the TikTok home tab.
TikTok’s Clear Mode. (Photo: Twitter/Matt Navarra)
This is how TikTok’s new Clear Mode option works
The reason for this change was that the company wanted to test a way that would remove anything that could distract users from the video they were watching.With this measure, TikTok only wants to take the content seriously and ignore any other aspect or functionality of the application.
In this Clear Mode, the only thing that can be seen besides the video will be the lower bar that marks the different tabs; that is, Home, Friends, Inbox and Profile.
As you may have known, this mode is activated by pressing and holding the screen and will appear below the Add to favorites option.
TikTok’s Clear Mode. (photo: Twitter)
On the other hand, TikTok’s intentions are understandable, as by removing distractions, users will spend more time immersed in a continuous video loop, but it is also surprising that with the large number of professionals uploading videos to this platform, the app itself removes copyright from the content when you enable this mode.
It’s just a beta test at the moment, so the final version could be see even in the future, in case it is a good option both for all users who want to have a good time on the platform, and for the content creators themselves.
How to create a slideshow video on TikTok
You can create a slideshow video from the photos you have on your mobile phone.
No need to do anything because TikTok will take care of it to create the composition of the video from them and also leads to a specific editing menu to manage the selected photos before publishing the video.
– Click on the button + to create a new video.
– To the right of the lower record button, there is another one called Load. Press it
– In the tabs above, click on the Photos.
– Now you have to select photos you want to take in the slideshow video, and then tap Next.
– TikTok will stitch them together, and take the user to a screen from which you can choose how they slide (horizontally or vertically), the filters, which image is used as the cover and add sound.