Depending on what language your TikTok account is set up for, you will see different kinds of content on the For You page. If you are seeing content that is in a language different than what you prefer, or are seeing content you are not interested in, the issue could be that you have the wrong default language set up.
Zusätzlich, the language your TikTok account is set up for will also determine who your content is reaching. This makes it vital to understand how to change language on TikTok. Thankfully, it is fairly easy, and we will run down the steps you need to take to change the default language of your account.
How to Change Language on TikTok
To improve your user experience and reach the right people, you will need to make sure your in-app language settings are properly configured. To change the default language of your account, take the following steps:
- Öffnen Sie die TikTok-App auf Ihrem Gerät
- Tippen Sie auf das Profilsymbol am unteren Bildschirmrand
- Tippen Sie auf das Hamburger-Menü (three horizontal lines) at the top of the screen
- Tippen Sie auf Einstellungen und Datenschutz
- Tap on Language within the Content & Display section
- Tap on App Language
- Choose the language you would like your account to default to
- Tap on Preferred Languages and tap on your preferred language
Once you have done this, your TikTok account will have the newly-selected language as the default. This will help you see content more aligned with your preferences, and you will reach your intended audience more readily.
How to Change Language on TikTok via PC
Changing the language on a PC is similar but slightly different. To make the language change on your computer, do the following:
- Gehe zu https://www.tiktok.com/ und loggen Sie sich in Ihr Konto ein
- Click on the profile picture oben rechts auf dem Bildschirm
- From the menu box, scroll down to Settings and click on the language option
- Finden und click on the language you prefer for your TikTok account
Notiz: When you change the language preference on your PC it will also change it for you on your phone. This is because you are changing the language for your entire account.
How to Change the Language of Captions
One more place you may want to update the language is within the video captions. This will help you have captions in your preferred language. To do this, take these steps:
- Öffne das TikTok-App auf Ihrem Telefon
- Ein ... kreieren new video post
- Tippen Sie auf die Captions option
- Finden Sie die current language the video is set to and tippe darauf
- Pick the language you want captions in and tippe auf Speichern
After this, you can finish editing your video prior to posting or saving it as a draft.
Fazit
TikTok has a powerful and advanced algorithm that even takes into account what the default language of your account is. This means depending on what language you have your account set for, your content will be shown to a certain audience over another. Additionally, you will see content in the language you have your preferred language set to. Now that you know how to change language on TikTok, you can update it according to your wants, needs, and goals on the popular social media platform.
