TikTok via a PC

Boffinman

Currently access TikTok via my laptop which means limited functionality eg: can't send or receive direct messages. Does anyone know if this feature will be available when the new 10 minute upload duration comes in, which is hopefully soon?

Jenni_D

One option could be to use an Android emulator on your PC, so that it pretends to be a phone (e.g. Galaxy S20) ... that may allow full functionality?

Olinda99

Do you have Windows 11? The Android app can be downloaded from the windows store run natively.

Jenni_D

I have W11 but I installed Nox emulator when this PC was still on W10 so I've continued to use that.

Interesting to know that though.

Boffinman

I tried Bluestack emulator but it couldn't get it to work properly. Good news is that when I logged in yesterday the 10 minute duration is now up and running and I can also send and receive messages with those that I follow/follow me. Thanks for the replies people 

400ixl

Bluestack hasn't really been developed much since it first came out.

Windows 11 will have the Windows subsystem for Android which allows you to have the Amazon App store. It is not fully released yet and not for the UK unless you hack it about to get it working. It will come to the UK sometime soon though.

Ibrahim5

What is TikTok?

Jenni_D

A social media app ... Google is your friend for more info.

MattMattMattUK

400ixl said:

Bluestack hasn't really been developed much since it first came out.

Windows 11 will have the Windows subsystem for Android which allows you to have the Amazon App store. It is not fully released yet and not for the UK unless you hack it about to get it working. It will come to the UK sometime soon though.

Bluestacks has seen some fairly significant development and I find it the best of a bunch, it seems to work better than the W11 native system. On W10 though you do need to tweak the BIOS/UEFI to get it to work properly otherwise it can only access one logical core.

Jenni_D

FWIW I find that Nox works very well on both W10 and W11. It was easy to install and setup, gives you a choice of emulated devices, and offers the ability to run multiple parallel instances.

Boffinman

Since my original post I've now found that I CAN send and receive direct messages to followers/following. However in spite of a pop up message telling me the upload limit had increased to 10 mins I find I am still on 3 minutes...