TikTok offers a variety of display features such as your viewing history, display cache, and display settings that help the app run smoothly and keep track of videos you’ve interacted with. Over time, this stored data can make the app feel cluttered or even slow. Clearing your TikTok display can help refresh the app, improve performance, and give you a cleaner viewing experience.
This guide will walk you through different ways to clear display elements on TikTok, including clearing your watch history, removing profile display items, and clearing the app cache.
What Does “Clear Display” Mean on TikTok?
When people talk about clearing display on TikTok, they usually mean one of the following:
- Clearing Watch History (videos you have viewed)
- Clearing Search History
- Clearing Display Cache (temporary app files)
- Removing Suggested or Previously Watched Influences
- Resetting your For You Page recommendations
TikTok provides built-in settings to manage these features.
How to Clear Your TikTok Watch History
TikTok keeps a record of videos you’ve watched. Here is how to delete this history:
- Open TikTok.
- Tap your Profile in the bottom right.
- Tap the three-line menu (☰) in the top right.
- Select Settings and privacy.
- Tap Activity Center or Watch history.
- Select Clear history.
This immediately removes your watch history details.
How to Clear Search History on TikTok
If you want to remove past searches from your display:
- Tap the Search bar at the top of TikTok.
- A list of Recent Searches will appear.
- Tap the Clear or X button to delete them.
This will clean your search display and stop old searches from reappearing.
How to Clear TikTok Cache (App Display Data)
TikTok stores temporary data (cache) to load content faster. Clearing it refreshes the display without deleting your account data.
On Mobile:
- Go to Profile.
- Tap ☰ (menu).
- Select Settings and privacy.
- Scroll to Cache & Cellular Data.
- Tap Clear cache.
On iPhone (Alternative Clear Method):
- Go to Settings → General → iPhone Storage.
- Select TikTok → Offload App → Reinstall.
This clears cached display files for better performance.
How to Reset Your For You Page (FYP) Display
If your FYP is showing content you no longer enjoy, you can reset recommendations:
- Open TikTok.
- Tap Profile → Settings and privacy.
- Scroll down to Content preferences.
- Tap Refresh your For You feed.
- Confirm Refresh.
TikTok will rebuild recommendations based on new videos you watch.
How to Remove Display Items from Your Profile
If you want to clean up your profile display:
- Delete old drafts
Go to Drafts → Select → Delete. - Remove pinned videos
Open the video → Tap More → Unpin. - Edit or hide likes
Go to Privacy → Liked videos → Set to Only me.
This keeps your profile clean and professional, especially if you’re building a personal brand.
Why Clearing Display Matters
Clearing display on TikTok can help you:
- Improve app speed
- Refresh your FYP with new content
- Remove unwanted browsing traces
- Make your profile look more organized
- Reduce clutter and distractions
It also helps if you share your device or use TikTok for content creation.
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