TikTok features a feature called Restricted Mode, which helps prevent content meant for a more mature audience reaching younger users. Additionally, Restricted Mode prevents younger users under 18 from hosting livestreams or buying gifts for content creators.
If you find this feature a bit too restrictive for how you want to use TikTok, you can disable it. We will guide you through how to turn off Restricted Mode on TikTok so that your overall experience is a more enjoyable one.
How to Turn off Restricted Mode on TikTok
The prerequisite to accessing the Restricted Mode tool on Tiktok is to have the password associated with it. This means that initially, someone who is a parent, guardian or person aged 18 or older selected a passcode to enable the feature.
The initial passcode setup for this feature involves doing the following:
- Open the TikTok app
- Tap on the profile icon at the bottom of the screen
- Tap on the hamburger menu (three horizontal lines) at the top-right of the screen
- Tap on Settings and Privacy and located Content Preferences
- Tap on Restricted Mode
- Choose a passcode to enable Restricted Mode
Once this mode is enabled, you can turn it off by going to Step 5 in our guide above, entering the passcode, and disabling Restricted Mode.
If you know what the passcode is, this will be a quick process. However, if you do not, you will need to request the passcode from the person who has it. Alternatively, you will need to wait until you are 18 years old to disable Restricted Mode.
Conclusion
Now that you know how to turn off Restricted Mode on TikTok, you may be able to disable this feature on your account. However, if you are unable to obtain the password, it will not be possible to turn it off until you have turned 18 due to the safety feature’s restrictions built into TikTok..
