TikTok is getting closer to launching an Instagram rival

TikTok users have started to get pop-up notifications about a new app that the social network company plans to launch in the not-so-distant future. The app is called Notes and allows users to share photos much like Instagram.

TikTok confirmed it is working on the app but added that it was not available yet. The company did not provide additional details.

"As part of our continued commitment to innovating the TikTok experience, we're exploring ways to empower our community to create and share their creativity with photos and text in a dedicated space for those formats," a TikTok spokesperson told TechCrunch.

We first heard about the possibility of a TikTok photo-sharing app last month, when TheSpAndroid dug up code within the app that suggested it was working on an app called TikTok Photos.

But now, it looks like that app is getting closer to an official launch - and it could be a serious competitor to Instagram. TikTok Notes will likely come prepopulated with all of the photos TikTok users have already shared (given that most users opt in), which will save it from having to draw in an initial user base.

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