Do you have a Fire TV? You can FINALLY enjoy a feature launched in the US last summer

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After a year, TikTok has finally made its streaming app available to viewers in the UK (Image: AMAZON)

Amazon has finally updated its Fire TV streaming set-top boxes in the UK, France and Germany to enjoy a feature that US viewers have enjoyed for a calendar year. TikTok is one of the most popular smartphone apps right now – over 100,000,000 downloads on Android devices alone. And now it’s available on the big screen at home too.

Yes, the arrival of TikTok on Fire TV – one of the most popular streaming platforms out there – means users can watch new videos and well-trodden favorites on the biggest screen in their home. Like the smartphone version of the app, TikTok on Fire TV has special “For You”, “Following” and “Discover” feeds.

The first brings together video clips that TikTok’s algorithm works best for your taste – based on your watch history, while the ‘Follow’ tab only contains videos from creators you’ve already chosen to follow, and finally, the last one contains trending clips and new videos gaining traction on the platform.

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TikTok’s growing experiment with TV-based apps is seen as a ploy to reach a wider audience. However, news site Protocol claims that these applications benefit from higher rates associated with TV-based advertising compared to the small screen. The launch of a series of TV apps also coincides with a push in long video from TikTok, which is taking on YouTube and Vimeo.

While TikTok arrived in the United States last August on Fire TV devices, including set-top boxes and Smart TVs with built-in software, the video app landed on Samsung Smart TVs, Google TV, and Android TV gadgets. February. The latter was exclusive to Europe, with US fans with a Samsung TV currently unable to stream TikTok.

Rich Waterworth, General Manager, TikTok UK, said: “We are excited to bring the creativity and joy of TikTok to Amazon’s Fire TV devices in France, Germany and the UK. TikTok TV app on Fire TV will be a new way for people to get together and enjoy videos from some of our most popular content categories on the big screen. Whether it’s learning a new skill or just having fun together watching what you like, this is now more than ever a brilliant way for people to be entertained by their favorite TikTok content together at home.”

With any luck, all these quirks will be ironed out and TikTok will be available on TVs worldwide.

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