How to Download and Register Chinese TikTok (Douyin) Simple

[Myrtle Dooley]

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Douyin web interface

1. What is Chinese TikTok (Douyin)?​

Douyin is the phonetic name of the word “抖音” and is also known as Chinese TikTok by Vietnamese youth. Douyin is a Chinese domestic version of the platform with the same features, interface and logo as TikTok. The application allows users to watch and record short videos to share with everyone, supports editing, integrating music or adding interesting and fun effects.

This application was launched in September 2016 by founder Truong Nhat Minh and developed by Chinese technology company ByteDance headquartered in Beijing. Users can install the Douyin app on Android and iOS operating systems.

Because of Douyin's advantages, we still want to download this application and log in to Chinese Tik Tok (Douyin) to experience it. But because it is a Chinese platform application, a few small tricks are needed to download it!

1. Is Chinese TikTok the same as international TikTok?​

Douyin is truly an impressive product, developed in 200 days and within a year had 100 million users, with over 1 billion videos viewed every day. Although they are like sisters to TikTok, these two platforms also have certain differences.

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2.1 Two separate systems​

First, it must be affirmed that these two applications are completely different. They operate independently of each other. Douyin is for Chinese use only. If foreigners want to use it, they must download this software in Chinese because it does not have foreign language support.

The fact that these two applications use two separate systems becomes even clearer when searching for the same keyword on both applications and the content found is completely different.

This shows that although TikTok and Douyin have the same features, interface, and logo, Chinese users and foreign users are completely separated and cannot interact with each other.

2.2 Various features​

Douyin is designed for Chinese use, so it integrates many convenient features, suitable for people's needs. You can buy a product directly after seeing a promotional video about it. Book a hotel room immediately when you see a video taken there. Or take a virtual tour of stores in the city, receive coupons and rate the quality of promotional videos.

Besides, users can also search by facial recognition from the search section on Douyin. This is an outstanding feature only available on Douyin.

1. How to download Chinese TikTok on iPhone​

Logging into Tik Tok China for Apple devices requires you to change your country code to the Chinese region to be able to download and log in to Douyin to use.

How to download Douyin on Phone

Step 1: Go to the App Store > Select the personal account icon in the right corner of the screen.
Step 2: Next in the account interface, click Apple ID.
Step 3: Then, continue to select Country/Region to change geographical location.
Step 4: Select Change Country or Region to continue
Step 5: In the list of countries, select Mainland China.
Step 6: Then, select Agree to the terms.
Step 7: In this step, enter your full name and simulated payment address, which does not need to be too accurate > Next.
Step 8: After completing the Apple ID geographic location conversion, go back and enter 抖音 (Douyin) in the search bar and select Settings.
Step 9: Finally, you can access and search for trending videos and hashtags on Douyin very simply!

1. How to download Chinese TikTok on Android phones​

For downloading Douyin APK on Android, there are 3 main download methods including: direct download, download on Douyin and download on Xiaomi. Details of each download method are as follows:

4.1 Download TikTok China apk on douyin​

Step 1: On your Android phone, go to the Douyin.com homepage => select Download [立刻下载]. Next, the screen displays a message about whether you want to keep the file or not, click OK.
Step 2: Wait a moment for the Douyin APK file to download to your device, then click on the file name and select open. A notification appears and you click "Install" for the device to complete the download.
Step 3: Next, select settings again => select Open to register an account to use Douyin.

Note: Because this application is not downloaded directly from Google Play, when installed, the system considers it an application of unknown origin. Your phone will receive a security warning from Google. To allow the installation file, do one more step as follows:

Step 1: Access CH Play > select the 3 dashes icon > click Play Protect.
Step 2: Click on the gear icon > find "Scan device for security threats". Then turn the green button to gray to turn off the warning and you're done.

4.2 Download TikTok China APK on Baidu​

Step 1: Visit https://www.baidu.com/ and enter the keyword Douyin in the search bar.
Step 2: When the screen displays the TikTok application, click Download to download the APK file on your phone device and click OK.
Step 3: Select the APK file > select Install.
Step 4: The phone will issue a security warning. To continue installation, go to CH Play → click on the 3 dashes icon → select Play Protect.
Step 5: Click the icon at the top right corner of the screen, in the Scan device to find security threats section, select Turn off to install the application.

4.3 Download Chinese TikTok on app.xiaomi.com (Xiaomi)​

Step 1: Open Chrome browser on your Android phone => enter keyword app.xiaomi.com on the website. Next, enter 抖音 in the search box, press search to search for the Chinese TikTok application.
Step 2: Click the blue button with the words [免费下载] on the screen to download the application to your phone.
Step 3: Wait a moment for the application to download, then press "Open", select "Install" to install the application.
Step 4: When the application is installed, click "Next" to deploy and open the application to experience.

1. How to download Chinese TikTok on computer​

Only developed on phones, Douyin TikTok China currently does not have a computer version. Therefore, if you want to download TikTok, you will have to use Android emulator software such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer or NoxPlayer... to download the application to your device.

How to download Douyin on PC
After downloading and installing the emulator software, you can download Chinese TikTok according to the instructions on how to download Douyin Chinese TikTok on Android phones shared above.

1. Instructions for registering a Chinese TikTok account​

Step 1: First, open the downloaded Tik Tok Chinese app and select Allow application to access the device.
How to download Chinese Tiktok on computer
Instructions for registering a Chinese TikTok account
Step 2: First, click on item number (1) in the bottom corner of the screen. Next, enter the Tik Tok registration phone number with Vietnam's area code +84 (2) and then click on the red box (3).
Step 3: You will receive a login confirmation code by SMS or call from the switchboard. In case you receive a call, you can record the call to make it easier to translate using Google Translate. Then you enter the code in box number (1) and then click in the red box number (2).
Step 4: Frame number 3 is the Full Name, Date of Birth, and Gender sections respectively. After filling in all the information, continue to click on the red box number (4) to complete the steps to register for a Douyin account.

So you have successfully registered for a Chinese TikTok account and can freely use it. Hopefully these ways can help you download the application quickly and smoothly. Smsverificationphone Hopefully this article will help you.