Why it worked
The video taps into a common user experience of apps becoming outdated or ceasing to function, creating a sense of curiosity and surprise by presenting a seemingly impossible scenario of an older app version working in the future.
Summary
The video questions how the TikTok app, seemingly from July 2023, is still functional in the year 2026. It shows the app's information screen and then navigates through the app's interface, including a user profile and various video feeds.
Structure
- 1Showing TikTok app info screen
- 2Navigating to the home screen
- 3Viewing a user profile
- 4Scrolling through the 'For You' page
- 5Showing the video recording interface
Product placement
TikTok (app): Allows users to create and share short-form videos. It acts as the primary interface and content platform in the video, and its functionality is being questioned. Removing it would change the video's topic. App info screen: Displays details about the TikTok app, such as version and installation source. It merely appears and does not affect the video's narrative.
On-screen text
how tf does july 2023 tiktok still work in 2026