TikTok's profile pictures from its users do not have any built-in option within the app that lets other folks download it.
Indian mobile users browses through the Chinese owned video-sharing 'Tik Tok' app on a smartphones in Amritsar on June 30, 2020. - TikTok on June 30 denied sharing information on Indian users with the Chinese government, after New Delhi banned the wildly popular app citing national security and privacy concerns.
It is unlike other social media giants, such as Facebook and Twitter, which give its users an option to grab the display photos of other people from their profiles.
TikTok Profile Picture Download
However, that does not mean that there is no longer a way to download profile pictures from TikTok, which is now the most viewed social media platform, at least in the United States and the United Kingdom.
It is to note that the social media site has also overtaken YouTube in terms of watch time. What's more, the app downloads of TikTok are also in a rising trend. On the other hand, Facebook continues to lose new downloads.
That said, with the growing user base of the young video-sharing platform based in China, this guide should help some of its users to navigate it even better.
Although saving a profile picture of another person is seldom needed, some instances really require knowing this hack.
In fact, there are now numerous websites that specifically allow users to save the profile photos of TikTok users, which even promises it to be of high quality.
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How to Download TikTok Profile Picture
That said, without any further ado, here's how to download someone else's display photo on the video-sharing platform.
As per Business Insider, although downloading profile pictures has yet to be built-in on TikTok, it is still an easy task.
To make it even simpler, here's a straightforward step by step guide to do just that:
- Open the TikTok app.
- Go to the profile of the user you want to save the display picture.
- Then, click the profile icon of the user to prompt a share menu.
- Next, click on the "Copy link" option to get the URL of the profile.
- After which, send the said link to your computer by messaging it to yourself.
- Open the profile URL on your desktop web browser.
- Then, right-click on the profile picture of the user.
- And click the "Open Image in New Tab" option.
- Lastly, right-click on the high-quality image and select "Save Image As..."
How to Download TikTok Profile Picture on Mobile
On top of that, there is also a method of downloading a TikTok profile picture without needing any computer. However, users should take a little bit of caution as they will be needing to head to a third-party website.
One of the platforms that allow its users to download TikTok display photos without quality compromises is TikTok Profile Picture Downloader by HowtoTechies.
Users will only need to copy the link of the TikTok profile they want to download the photo by following the same process. Then, paste it on the said website.
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Written by Teejay Boris
