TikTok is getting closer to launching an Instagram rival

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TikTok is planning to release a new photo-sharing app that could take on Instagram. In a notification sent to users, TikTok says it's launching a new app for photo posts" called TikTok Notes, as reported earlier by TechCrunch.

The notification says it will share existing and future public TikTok photo posts" to TikTok Notes while also giving users the ability to opt out. A new photo.tiktok.com URL (archived version) spotted by TechCrunch also briefly appeared online with a prompt to open a post in the TikTok Notes app. Judging by the image included on the site, it looks like you'll be able to write a caption alongside your photo, too.

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