TikTok Multi-platform

TikTok Multi-platform

TikTok Multi-platform

Feb 2021 - Jul 2021

Feb 2021 - Jul 2021

Feb 2021 - Jul 2021

Overview

It's essential to explore optimal LTV on UID level for TikTok users. To optimize cross-end user experience, we need adapt product framework in different ends, as well as define the key issue of "cross-end experience"

Role

Lead Product Designer

Skills

UX design / Visual design

PLATFORM

Tablet

10 Design Patent

Video related interactive patent

Apr 2021

Featured on Apple Events

What you can do with your iPad

Set 2021

BACKGROUND

Design for iPad

In recent years, the iPad has undergone a significant transformation. From being a large touch screen device, it has evolved to support multiple inputs and adapt to diverse situations. This evolution has revolutionized how users engage with their applications.

An exceptional iPad app experience goes beyond an adaptive interface that adjusts to various window sizes. It encompasses technologies such as multi-window functionality, drag and drop capabilities, and support for diverse input modes available on the iPad.

ALL DEVICE DAU

433 million

IOS DAU

140 million

iPad DAU

7 million

DESIGN RULES

Designing a great iPad app experience involves 4 parts

  1. An adaptive layout that makes use of the large touch screen.

  1. Support for multiple input methods like the Keyboard, Trackpad and Apple Pencil.

  1. iPad technologies like Drag and Drop, Multi Window, split view and picture in picture.

  1. Use toolbars to position buttons and actions.

Adaptive layout

01 · Flatten the navigation

The first step is to take the advantage of the display, to show the content and user interface in the best possible light. Instead of empty space, it fills the display with the content like notifications, messages, comments.

Larger video aspect ratio

Bottom nav to the left side. Approximately 90% of iPad users also utilize mobile devices. They are well-versed in the functionality of bottom tab icons. By relocating the bottom tab to the left side of the screen, we've optimized space utilization for greater efficiency. The iPad layout serves as a foundational blueprint for potential TikTok Mac OS versions in the future.


Multitasking is the cornerstone of TikTok's iPad design. It enables users to watch videos, read comments, and make comments simultaneously.

Adaptive layout

02 · Show more content

iPad can take up 300% capacity to presenting a lot more contents, use the grid system to show more content. In iPad, we user 3 column grid, the video cover and sounds track are still plenty big enough to see, read and tap on.

Adaptive layout

03 · Stay in context

In TikTok, there's an increasing trend of segmented videos, where users divide a long video into several short ones. Tapping 'profile' will redirects to new page on mobile. However, on the iPad, we enable users to watch videos and browse profiles in the same time.

Adaptive layout

04 · Create immersive experience

The customized immersive layout is specific for iPad design, the icons are in the outside of the content which make the video is more clean. The entire device becoming a piece of content.


Gesture specific for iPad, The icons are placed in the both side of the screen when you Shooting a video. it’s easy to use with 2 hands when holding an iPad.

Multi-tesk

05 · Multi Window, split view and picture in picture

From iPad, many people tend to multitask while watching videos, such as writing documents, drawing, or even cooking… Users can watch TikTok while doing other tasks, and the video will automatically switch to the next in split view.

Mac OS & TikTok TV to be continue…

Tony Xing

Product Designer

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XING

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