TikTok is clearly a short-form video platform, but it’s also a music platform. Most of the videos that end up on their For You page are because they feature a popular song in the background. It’s gotten to the point where the songs that explode on TikTok end up on the radio (insert an apparent “radio is dead” joke here).
You probably know several songs you’ve listened to and enjoyed on TikTok that you have no way of paying attention to anywhere else. After all, TikTok has the strength to keep us scrolling for hours, so you tend not to pay attention to them. Things like song titles when you watch a lot of videos in one go.
Fortunately, that is changing. TikTok now makes it easy to upload a song you find to the streaming service of your choice. Whether you’re Spotify, Apple Music, or Amazon Music, you can record a TikTok song you like in the moment, so you can come back. later to enjoy listening.
When the feature fully arrives on your TikTok app, you’ll see a new “Add Song” button appear next to the song’s call at the bottom of the screen. Otherwise, tap on the song to see their TikTok page, where you deserve to see it. an “Add to Music App” button. Either way, press the button. The first time you do so, you will be asked to choose the streaming service of your choice. TikTok pulls the features you installed on your phone, so if you don’t see the service you want to connect to, make sure you install it. its application. Once you do, you want to allow TikTok to connect to the service. Follow the on-screen commands to set this up.
By default, TikTok will save the song to a new playlist it creates for you (however, on Spotify, it will end up in your “Liked Songs” playlists). In my case, TikTok created “TikTok Songs” on Apple. Music. However, you can tap “Edit” in the pop-up window that appears after adding a song to an existing playlist to finish the songs or create a new one for that purpose.
Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s senior technology writer. He has a BA in Film and Television from New York University, where he minored in Writing. Jake has been professionally helping others in his generation since 2016, first as a technical specialist at the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue. in New York City and later as a contributor to the online site Gadget Hacks. During that time, he wrote and edited thousands of news and how-to articles about iPhones and Android, adding reports on live demos of Samsung and Google product launches. In 2021, he joined Lifehacker and covers everything from the most productive uses of AI in your daily life to buying MacBooks. His team covers everything related to technology, including smartphones, computers, game consoles and subscriptions. He lives in Connecticut.