# TikTok Provides Built-in Log-in for Lemon8

Evidently adoption of ByteDance’s Instagram-like “Lemon8” app is stalling, with the corporate now wanting to make use of TikTok to spice up Lemon8 sign-ups.

At present, TikTok has introduced that TikTok customers will now have the ability to entry Lemon8 by way of their TikTok account, utilizing the identical login credentials for every app.

As defined by TikTok:

“Whereas Lemon8 will stay a separate app, TikTok and Lemon8 will share a unified consumer login. Which means creators can use one account to login to each platforms, enhancing their capability to cross-share content material between the 2 apps. This integration is designed to make photograph sharing extra possible and fluid for all TikTok creators, increasing their attain and engagement potential.”

Lemon8, which gained traction within the U.S. final 12 months, is a cross between Instagram and Pinterest, which ByteDance has been wanting to make use of to increase its footprint with Western social media customers.  

The app itself has truly been obtainable since 2020, and has been considerably well-liked in Asian nations. However primarily based on the elevated curiosity within the app final 12 months, and mixed with ByteDance’s broader in-stream purchasing push, the corporate had hoped to ascertain one other main app to companion with TikTok.

Although seemingly, that’s not figuring out. Piggybacking off of TikTok to spice up Lemon8 sign-ups is just like what Instagram has achieved with Threads, which noticed threads break the document for app sign-ups. Like IG, TikTok additionally has over a billion customers, and making it straightforward for them to create a Lemon8 account, utilizing their TikTok log-in, could possibly be a simple technique to enhance curiosity, and get Lemon8 again on monitor.

Although on the identical time, Lemon8 doesn’t actually add something new. Threads additionally gained momentum as a result of folks have been looking for an alternative choice to X, however Lemon8 isn’t actually an alternative choice to something, only a clone of components that exist already in different apps.

Besides, streamlined account creation will little question enhance sign-ups, and that would assist to make the platform a extra related consideration once more.

At least, it should get extra folks wanting on the app, by making it straightforward for TikTok customers to create an account. As such, it’s a superb technique, although I’m undecided Lemon8 will change into a significant consideration.

Additionally, if it does change into a much bigger factor, Meta will simply come out with “Lemon9”, so…