Tiktok doesn't like VoiceOver

By Ricardo Brandão, 5 July, 2026

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iOS and iPadOS

Hello friends, how are you all?

I noticed something weird. On my iPhone 16 Pro, I can use TiK ToK normally, whether or not VoiceOver is enabled. However, on the iPhone 13 mini and iPhone 6s, I realised that TikTok only works well, that is, it only plays videos properly if VoiceOver has been disabled. It seems that the application crashes completely while VoiceOver is running, something I did not notice on the latest iPhone.

Then I wonder: why does this happen? Is this normal? I hope to hear your opinion soon.

Hugs,
Ricardo Brandão

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By Paige on Sunday, July 5, 2026 - 19:38

I'm not sure if it has something to do with a new update, but when you scroll to the next video with VoiceOver on, it seems to default to pausing the video. If you swipe right a couple times there will be a pause button you can press to get the audio back. Maybe this is a setting that can be adjusted? I'm not sure, honestly I usually watch videos with VoiceOver off anyways, since I like being able to tap once in the center to pause and double tap the center to like videos

By Ricardo Brandão on Sunday, July 5, 2026 - 21:11

Impressive! It worked exactly as you described! I'm sure this didn't happen before. I checked the settings and there's nothing we can do for now, but wait for the next update, and use the application without VoiceOver for now for better enjoyment

By Brian on Sunday, July 5, 2026 - 22:38

It used to be that you could also swipe up or down with one finger to change the video currently playing. Without VoiceOver, of course. 😇

By Paige on Sunday, July 5, 2026 - 22:49

Yup, swiping up or down with one finger to switch videos still works too! Sorry, I just neglected to include that part in my last comment.