TikTok to launch photo app 'Notes' to rival Instagram - and it's coming 'soon'

TikTok is set to launch a photo-sharing app that will rival the likes of Instagram.

Named TikTok Notes, TikTok users have reported receiving pop up notifications with information on the latest app. The Chinese-owned social media giant have not confirmed when it will launch - but have said it will be "soon".

Users on Reddit users have shared screenshots of what could be yet to come. In one picture, the message on the TikTok app reads: "Your photo posts will now be shown on TikTok". It further explains: "TikTok Notes, a new app for photo posts, is coming soon! Your existing and future public TikTok photo posts will be shown on TikTok Notes."

It continues: "If you prefer not to show your public TikTok photo posts on TikTok Notes, turn this off now" with a slider button below where people can chose to share on the new app or not.

TikTok confirmed to TechCrunch that they are working on the app but specified that it is not available yet. A TikTok spokesperson said: "As part of our continued commitment to innovating the TikTok experience, we’re exploring ways to empower our community to create and share their creativity with photos and text in a dedicated space for those formats".

However, there is a Notes website that features a landing page below with the option to download the app. Currently nothing happens on laptop or mobile devices when the 'Open App' button is clicked.

According to What's The Big Data, TikTok had "over 1.7 billion users as of 2023".

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