How to Reset Your TikTok For You Page
Key Takeaways
- You can refresh your TikTok feed to reset your content preferences completely using the built-in refresh feature.
- After you reset your feed, you should mark unwanted content as “Not Interested” to teach TikTok your preferences.
- You should interact thoughtfully with new recommendations and avoid reverting to past behavior after resetting.
TikTok does a good job of recommending content that you enjoy. But sometimes its prediction of your interests could be far off the mark. If this is the case for you, here’s how to reset your TikTok For You Page to get the app to show you videos that you’re interested in.
How To Reset Your TikTok For You Page (FYP)
If the videos on your TikTok For You Page don’t match your interests, you have the power to take control of the content you see. Here are effective ways to fine-tune your feed, so that the app shows content tailored to your preferences.
1. Refresh Your For You Feed
The most important step to take when you are dealing with videos is to reset your feed completely. The feed refresh feature clears out your existing feed patterns and preferences, so TikTok can rebuild your content preferences from scratch.
To reset your TikTok feed, follow these steps:
- Open the TikTok app and tap the Profile icon at the bottom right of the screen.
- Tap the hamburger icon in the top right corner of your profile page.
- From the popup menu, choose Settings and privacy, then select Content Preferences.
- Tap on Refresh your For You feed, then Continue. Finally, tap Refresh to complete the process.
This allows you to rebuild your feed from scratch.
2. Mark Content as “Not Interested”
Once you’ve refreshed your feed, you’ll need to change your TikTok FYP to fit your preferences.
For example, if you come across a lot of soccer-related videos in your refreshed FYP, simply long-press on any soccer video that you come across and tap Not interested. Do this for as many soccer videos as you come across.
You can take things a bit further by unliking a category of content that you liked in the past that you wouldn’t want to see anymore on your FYP. For instance, you could go back to your profile and “unlike” soccer videos you’ve previously liked, to send a signal to the algorithm that you’re no longer interested in soccer videos.
To unlike videos you’ve liked previously:
- Tap on the Profile icon at the bottom of your screen to go to your profile page.
- Tap on the heart icon just below your bio to reveal videos you’ve liked.
- Scroll through the videos, click on a type of video you want to stop seeing and tap on the red heart icon to “unlike” it.
From here on, you need to make an ongoing effort to like and re-watch content you like while indicating disinterest in posts you don’t.
Take Control of Your TikTok Feed
TikTok’s powerful recommendation algorithm customizes your For You Page based on how you engage with content. To keep your feed relevant, be intentional with how you watch videos.
1. Thoughtfully Interact With New Recommendations
When unfamiliar videos appear on your FYP, don’t heavily interact with them unless you genuinely want to see more of that type of content. An accidental like or full video view of an irrelevant clip can skew your recommendations to surface more of that topic. Be selective in deeply engaging only with content that appeals to you.
2. Vary Your Content Choices In Early Usage
Try to interact with a diverse mix of videos covering different topics, genres, and formats that interest you. Don’t be too spontaneous in what you engage with—be intentional. TikTok’s algorithm locks onto those initial behaviors to build a profile of your interests. So vary it up early.
3. Don’t Revert to Previous Behavior After Resetting Your Feed
You can restart your FYP by resetting the algorithm, but be careful not to repeat previous engagement pitfalls. Repeating your past actions simply retrains the algorithm to bring back the content that you don’t like. Don’t slip up, take control of your TikTok viewing experience.
With some prudence in managing your interactions, you can guide TikTok to better align your For You Page with your preferences. Be wary of over-engaging with random irrelevant content that could pollute your feed. A little intentionality goes a long way in shaping your ideal FYP.