As you already know, TikTok has become the social network of the moment in which millions of people create content on a daily basis. Perhaps with the hysteria of the moment you also created a profile in this application and now that you look at it carefully, you have realized that you don't like the name you initially chose at all. But nothing at all. For this reason today we explain how can you change that user identifier on the social network following a tremendously easy process but, yes, with some limitations that you must take into account.
TikTok: the most transparent app with its creators
Despite the fact that many other social networks place limitations when it comes to modifying your data on them, since we do not usually change our name as a "common" actIn all of them it is possible to do it in one way or another. So within the possibilities that TikTok gives us, we are going to do just that: modify that identifier that all users who end up in our profile will read and that can be of two types: on the one hand our username and on the other the nick , that we can also change it if we now feel especially identified with another word, idea or concept.
As we told you before, the case of TikTok is a bit special since it is a service that does not make it difficult for you change your username nick public oreven delete your account from the application itself. This feature greatly improves the user experience and conveys a feeling of not being constrained by decisions that, when we come across them, seem more like a hobby of the company responsible for the well-being of users than a technical limitation.
However, one detail that you should take into account, and that TikTok makes very clear when carrying out the modification process that we will now teach you, is that You can only make one change to your username every 30 days. Something understandable to avoid that under the protection of that possibility, someone gives to sow chaos wherever they go trolling in your name. Surely the confusion will not last too long, but some misunderstanding could cause you.
What if you are a verified user?
For users who do not have the profile check verified, a change of these characteristics is not too important, because thousands of profiles that follow them are not affected. However, in the event that you want to change your name or nick and you have that badge that identifies you as a real account, backed by evidence that indicates that you are the person you say you are, the change is not recommended. And the reason is so simple that you will see how you change your mind instantly.
As TikTok tells us on the technical support website, "if you are a verified user, changing your username will cause you to lose verification status. Contact the Assistance Team through the option Report a problem if you have a verified account and want to change your alias." So now you know, resort to the official assistance of the social network, lest you lose that check that distinguishes you from the rest of mortals and that, above all, so much time, work and followers have cost you to achieve.
In any case, if you had that verification active and you have doubts, remember to contact the TikTok support service before changing anything and the process is irreversible. There is also a specific protocol for this type of user and you can keep that verification check exclusively once you change your name.
How to change username on TikTok
Now that you know this small limitation that the social network imposes on us, it is time to know what the process is like to modify the nick user of our profile. By the way, if you are going to change your name, remember that the new can only contain letters, numbers, underscores, and periods. No special symbols or anything like that, much less a period at the end.
Let's go there. The first thing you should do is enter the TikTok application:
- Once inside, go to your wall by clicking on the "Me" menu in the lower right bar of your screen.
- Now you must access inside "Edit profile". This is where you can make all the changes to your user within TikTok. These are data such as the name, the photograph or the video of the presentation, the description of your profile or even the address of your Instagram account or YouTube channel.
- At this time you just have to click on your current username and, on the next screen, write the your new identifier, the one that you would like to have in from that moment on in this app. If, once you have entered it, a green check appears to the right of it, it will mean that it is free and no other social network profile has assigned it, which means that you can use it. By the way, this is also where this service notifies you of that period during which you will not be able to modify this section again. So think about it or you will have to take it for the next full month.
Once you click on "Save" this value will change and you will have completed the process of changing your username on TikTok. It is that easy to carry out this process. Remember that you can also modify the "name" section so that the two are consistent. Ultimately, it is nick public the one that people will see in your profile when they search for it on the social network.
What happens to your old username?
If you take the step of wanting to change all the names that have identified you up to this moment within TikTok, you should know that once you access the menu to enter another, the moment you save the changes your previous nick and user will stop being busy and, therefore, another user (new or veteran) will be able to assign them to them. So, aware of this, remember to take it into account lest after a few minutes you have someone identified in a way that your friends and family could be misled.
So write it down to remember it: name data and nick that you change, they will leave the previous ones free. Hence what we mentioned before that perhaps carrying out such a radical modification of the profile information can bring you more problems than benefits, at least while you go back to reminding all your acquaintances how they have to look for you from now to see everything you upload to the social network.
In the event that you have any questions about the procedure that we have explained, remember that you can leave us a question or a comment in this article and we will try to resolve it as soon as possible.