How to download TikTok videos on Android
Android makes this straightforward: the browser downloads the file, it lands in Downloads, and the gallery picks it up. The parts that confuse people are the gallery delay and the permission prompt, both of which have simple explanations.
The steps
In TikTok, open the video, tap Share, then Copy link. Open Chrome, go to a downloader page, and paste the link. Pick a format and tap it.
A notification appears when the file finishes. Tapping it opens the video directly.
Where the file goes
Chrome saves to the Downloads folder on internal storage. Most gallery apps scan that folder and show new videos automatically.
If the video is not in your gallery yet, it has almost certainly downloaded fine — the gallery simply has not indexed it. Opening the file manager shows it immediately, and the gallery usually catches up within a few minutes.
The permission prompts
Chrome may ask whether to allow the site to download files. That prompt applies to any site and is not specific to downloaders.
Tapping Paste may prompt for clipboard access. As on iOS, that comes from the system rather than from the page — no site can read your clipboard without you allowing it. Pasting by hand works just as well.
Saving several videos
Download them one at a time. Browsers deliberately block a page from starting several downloads at once, which is why each file gets its own button rather than a "download all" option.
If you are saving a lot, a computer is easier — the file manager makes it obvious what you already have.
When a download fails
Free up storage first: Android fails a download silently when space runs out, which looks like the site not working.
If the site reports an error instead, read what it says. Private accounts, deleted videos, age restrictions and regional blocks each stop any downloader, because the file is not readable in the first place.