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Do you want to skip a few seconds on a TikTok video? Can’t find a way to do it? Well, the progress bar can help you out.
Select any longer video with a progress bar at the bottom of the video
Move forward or rewind the bar according to your wish.

Only longer videos have a progress bar. You might not find this feature in short videos.
Creators can also disable the progress bar while uploading the video.
Note: Currently fast forwarding longer videos on TikTok might only be available on some videos.
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Select any video and tap the “Share icon”
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Step 2:
Tap “Save video”

Step 3:
Once the download is complete, go to the gallery and play the video
You can fast forward on rewind the video through the progress bar

Related: How To Add, Remove Or Find Videos On TikTok Favorites?
Yes, you can rewind if creators have enabled the feature. On the other hand, you can download the video and rewind it.
If you can’t see a progress bar at the end of the TikTok video, it might be because the creator has disabled privacy. Unfortunately, then, you can’t fast-forward it.
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Khadija Anwar is a Senior Technical Writer at ContentStudio with over 500 published write-ups across the ContentStudio blog and beyond. She specializes in step-by-step platform guides and Help Center content across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, and X, and reviews how-to articles to verify every step and platform detail is accurate and current.
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