TikTok Introduced a new features “Watch History” in March, 2022, where users can see what videos they watched without liking or reacting to them.
Sometime, users accidentally refresh “For You” with liking the video and after that user want to find that video again. So, TikTok solves this big problem with “Watch History” feature.
Recently some users reported on Twitter that they are not able to see TikTok watch history or TikTok watch history not showing for them.
If you also facing same issue then don’t worry you are not alone. In this article, we will explain why TikTok watch history not showing and how to fix it.
Why TikTok Watch History Not Showing?
TikTok watch history is not showing because of some bug/ glitch in the TikTok app or TikTok didn’t release watch history feature to all users till now.
When any new TikTok feature rolled out, that feature always rolled to some users in starting for testing purpose. If this is the case then you might not get TikTok watch history feature in starting.
If TikTok already release the TikTok watch history feature to all users then there is some bug/ glitch in the TikTok app, In this case wait till issue is resolved from TikTok side.
Normally, you can access TikTok watch history by following below steps:
Steps to Find TikTok Watch History:
Step 1: Open TikTok App.
Step 2: Click on hamburger menu icon in top right corner of Your TikTok Profile.
Step 3: Tap on ‘Settings and Privacy’.
Step 4: After that click on ‘Watch History‘ under ‘Content & Activity‘.
Step 5: After that you will find your watch history after clicking on ‘Watch History.
How To Fix “TikTok Watch History Not Showing”?
If you are not able to see watch history option in your TikTok account then there are two alternative ways using you can see your TikTok watch history.
Alternative 1: See TikTok Watch History Through Discover Page
You can see your TikTok watch history through the discover page.
Steps to See TikTok Watch History Through Discover Page:
Step 1: Open TikTok App.
Step 2: Click on search icon at top right corner.
Step 3: Type asterisk (*) and Hit enter.
Step 4: Now, tap on filter button next to search bar.
Step 5: Toggle ON Watch Videos and click on apply.
Step 6: Now , you will able to see your all watched videos.
Note: You will able to see only last 7 days watched videos.
Alternative 2: See TikTok Watch History By Downloading The Data
If above Neither way worked for watch history then you see your watch history by downloading the data from TikTok.
Steps to Download TikTok Watch History Data:
Step 1: Open TikTok App and Go to Profile Menu.
Step 2: Click on “Settings and Privacy” and then click on “Privacy”.
Step 3: After scrolling down, Tap on “Download your Data” and click on “Request Data”.
Step 4: Now, click on Download to download the data.
Step 5: Now, Open the downloaded file and Go to “Video Browsing History”.
Step 6: You will find all your Watch history data. Just copy the video link and paste in browser and the respective video will be played.
Also Read: How to Change Interests/Preferences In TikTok?
Conclusion
If TikTok Watch History Not Showing the you can see your TikTok watch history by going to discover page >> search asterisk (*) and Hit enter >> Tap on Filter button >> Toggle ON Watch History >> Click on Apply >> Your TikTok watch history will be shown.
But make sure you will able to see your TikTok watch history only of last 7 days.
Alternatively, you can see your TikTok watch history by downloading the data and After downloading the data, open the file and go to video browsing history data, all video watch history will be shown.
