TikTok photosensitive filter and calmer viewing with migraine

Updated 2026-11-02

Quick answerTikTok has accessibility options for watching videos, including a setting to remove photosensitive videos with flashing lights from your feed. Find it in Settings and privacy, then Accessibility. It reduces flashing content but cannot catch everything, so lowering brightness and taking breaks still matter on migraine days.

In the app

  1. Go to Profile and tap the menu (☰).
  2. Open Settings and privacy > Accessibility.
  3. Turn on Remove photosensitive videos.

Good to know

  • WCAG treats more than three flashes per second as a seizure risk; TikTok's filter targets similar content.
  • Migraine Mode adds what the site lacks: dimming, a soft-green tint, smart dark mode, frozen GIFs and blocked autoplay, all with one switch.

FAQ

Does TikTok remove every flashing video?

No filter is perfect; TikTok describes it as reducing photosensitive videos in your feed.

Is there a dark mode?

Yes, TikTok has a display setting for dark mode in the app.

Sources

  • TikTok Support: Accessibility for watching videos (photosensitive videos). Link
  • W3C. Understanding WCAG 2.2 Success Criterion 2.3.1: Three Flashes or Below Threshold. Link

Not a medical device and not medical advice. Migraine Mode is a screen-comfort tool: it does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent migraine or any other condition, and it does not replace a doctor. Its settings are based on studies of light, colour, flicker, patterns and motion; the extension itself has not been clinically tested. When to see a doctor.