TikTok: How to Get Story Mode & Record Story Mode Videos

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Have you seen videos on TikTok talking about Story mode? If so, you might be wondering what Story mode is and how you record videos in this new TikTok mode. Story mode is a new TikTok recording mode that records videos at a smaller aspect ratio and allows you to record from both front and back cameras at once, similar to BeReal. Many users say Story mode videos are clearer and better quality than regular TikTok videos. In this article, we'll teach you how to use Story mode and what you can do if you're not seeing Story mode on your TikTok yet.

Things You Should Know

You can find Story mode as a recording option when you start recording a new video on TikTok.
You may see Story mode called Photo mode on your app, though this may be a temporary technical glitch.
If you don't see Story mode available, try updating your app, logging out and logging back in, reinstalling the app, or deleting the app cache.

Recording in Story Mode

Open TikTok and tap the + button. This will allow you to begin recording a new video.

Scroll to the "Story" option above the camera button. Story mode allows you to record a video that is slightly zoomed out with a smaller aspect ratio, and allows you to record from the front and back cameras at the same time. You may see something called Photo mode instead. While this may be a technical bug, it appears like Photo mode is the same as Story mode for now.

Tap the square icon on the left side of the screen to record with both cameras. A little box will pop up, and if you tap this box, it will allow you to add the other camera as a recording source.

Press and hold the record button to make your video. Record your video as you normally would.

Post your video to TikTok. You can post these videos to TikTok like any other video. Simply tap through the options on the screen to post it to your TikTok account.

Getting Story Mode to Show Up

Update your TikTok app. If you don't see Story mode, check the App Store or Google Play Store to see if TikTok has an update available. If so, update your app before checking for Story mode again.

Log out and log back in. Logging out and back in can help force Story mode to appear on your TikTok.

Delete the app and reinstall. If you do not see the Story mode option when recording, try deleting the app and reinstalling it from your phone's app store.

Delete your TikTok cache. In your settings, you can delete your TikTok cache. You can try clearing this to see if it forces Story mode to show up.

Wait for TikTok to add Story mode for you. Like many other apps, TikTok rolls out new features to users in waves. If you don't see the Story mode feature, wait for the next TikTok update to see if it shows up.