❘ Published: 2023-01-06T12:47:54
❘ Has been updated: 2023-01-06T12:48:05
TikTok is reportedly rolling out a feature that lets more users view thumbnails of videos while scrubbing through them. Here’s what you need to know about it.
Short-form video platform TikTok is one of the most popular apps in the world and is constantly adding new features to make it easier to upload and interact with content on the app.
Beginning in 2022, the platform will begin allowing users to create 10-minute videos, increasing the previous maximum limit of 3 minutes, and many users are taking full advantage of this feature.
It was already possible to skip videos using the scrubbing bar at the bottom of long posts, but users reported that TikTok has also added the ability to show thumbnails of the video in question while scrubbing. increase.
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On January 5th, social media consultant Matt Navarra shared a video demonstrating this useful feature.
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Finally… TikTok now has scrub thumbnails for your videos. 👀🔎Make it easier to find the part you’re looking for in a long video h/t my 13 year old daughter pic.twitter.com/DpyjNoz5dE
— Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) January 5, 2023
Thumbnails in the scrub bar work much the same as in the YouTube app. Users with access to this feature can simply drag the dot across the white bar at the bottom of the screen, above which an image preview of the portion of the video they are hovering over will appear. to skip to that part of the video.
It’s not clear if this feature will roll out to everyone at some point, so if you can’t access it now, it might just be a matter of waiting until it expands to more regions and devices.
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Regardless, this feature is a welcome addition to many who prefer to skip to important parts of long TikTok videos.
