Tik Tok requires iPhone users to provide a password. Tik Tok requires iPhone users to provide a password
TikTok is making a mistake due to a pop-up asking iPhone users to enter their phone password when opening the social media app.
A company spokesperson said: “Forcing iOS users to enter their password is a bug caused by an update we rolled out in the US in collaboration with our security partners in the US. The issue affected a small number of people, and the issue has been resolved and people will no longer be able to access To it in the future. See pop-up.
"iOS uses passwords to help authenticate users, and neither TikTok nor its security partners in the US can collect or access people's iOS passwords," the spokesperson added.
Reports about the pop-up began surfacing this month on social media platforms, including Reddit.
“TikTok randomly asks for iPhone passcode when you open the app,” one Reddit user wrote. I can press the Cancel button at the bottom to open the app and go to the feed. What should I do ? “I'm a little worried. The.”
Many Reddit users suggested updating the app or deleting and reinstalling it, although these solutions did not work and the app continued to show popups.
Others joked that TikTok is China's attempt to collect information about people because it is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance.
According to TikTok, the pop-up is just a bug and should no longer appear for iPhone users, while it should not appear for Android users.
TikTok supports passcodes, so you can sign in to your iCloud account using facial recognition or touch recognition.
Apps generally don't ask for the phone's password, so pop-ups can confuse users. There has been a recent spate of iPhone thefts, with fraudsters using people's passwords to access sensitive apps.
Apple is reportedly planning to address this issue by adding a new option to protect stolen devices in iOS 17.3.