How to Put an iPad or iPhone's TikTok Videos on Pause

This wikiHow shows you how to use Tik Tok's pause feature to put any video on the app on hold.

Method 1: Pausing Someone Else’s Video

Step 1: Open Tik Tok on your iPhone or iPad. It’s the black square icon with a white music note inside. You’ll usually find on the home screen.

Step 2: Scroll through the videos until you find one that interests you. Videos will play automatically as you scroll.

Step 3: Tap the video while it’s playing. This pauses the video.

Tap the video again to un-pause it. It will start playing from the same position.

Method 2: Pausing a Video while Recording

Step 1: Open Tik Tok on your iPhone or iPad. It’s the black square icon with a white music note inside. You’ll usually find on the home screen.

Step 2: Tap +. It’s at the bottom of the screen.

Step 3: Click Pick a sound to select a song for the video. You can browse by category or search by keyword using the search bar at the top of the screen.

To hear a preview of the song, tap the play button on its thumbnail.

Step 4: Tap Shoot with this sound. This brings you to the recording screen.

Step 5: Tap and hold the record button. As long as you hold the button down, Tik Tok will continue recording.

Step 6: Lift your finger to pause the recording. The video you just recorded is now saved as its own segment.

To continue recording, press and hold the recording button again to create the next segment.

Step 7: Hit the checkmark icon when you're totally done recording. Then you'll be given the chance to edit and post your video.