Unlocking TikTok Region Switching Without SIM Card Removal

Preface

As everyone knows, TikTok is region-locked and cannot be used normally within China. I’ve wanted to try out TikTok for a long time but never succeeded until now.

Today, while browsing GitHub, I came across this method, but the project’s README was incomplete, so I wrote this article to document the process.

Preparation

First, you need a US Apple ID and a scientific internet software such as Shadowrocket, Quantumult X, or Surge.

Additionally, the following software needs to be installed:

• iTunes v12.6.5.3 (requires a lower version, 64-bit | 32-bit)
• i4Tools (requires connecting your phone via USB cable)
• iOS Any Version APP Downloader v6.0: 52pojie Thread

Configuring the Proxy

You can basically follow this GitHub repository README¹, but their documentation is a bit messy. I’ve organized it slightly here since I only have Shadowrocket, so I’ll use it as the example.

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Note: If you have previously installed TikTok, please uninstall it before configuring the proxy!!!

1. Open Shadowrocket

2. Click the 配置 at the bottom, then click the i behind your active configuration -> HTTPS 解密 -> 开启 HTTPS 解密 -> 生成新的CA证书 -> 安装证书

3. Open your phone’s Settings. The first few lines will show 已下载描述文件. Click 安装, enter the password, click 安装, then click 安装, and finally click 完成

4. Open phone Settings -> 通用 -> 关于本机 -> 证书信任设置 -> Locate Shadowrocket and enable Trust

5. Open Shadowrocket, click the 配置 at the bottom -> 模块 -> Add and unlock the regions you want to view Japan

   1	https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Semporia/TikTok-Unlock/master/Shadowrocket/TiKTok-JP.conf

   Korea

   1	https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Semporia/TikTok-Unlock/master/Shadowrocket/TiKTok-KR.conf

   United States

   1	https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Semporia/TikTok-Unlock/master/Shadowrocket/TiKTok-US.conf

   Taiwan

   1	https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Semporia/TikTok-Unlock/master/Shadowrocket/TiKTok-TW.conf

6. Click the 配置 at the bottom, click the i behind your active configuration -> 规则 -> Top-right + icon -> 类型 -> Select RULE-SET -> 策略 -> Select PROXY or other policy you wish to use (usually the proxy server node corresponding to the region) -> Fill in the Rule Set URL text box

   1	https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Semporia/TikTok-Unlock/master/Shadowrocket/TikTok.list

This completes the proxy configuration.

Downloading Older Versions of TikTok

First, download and install iTunes, then log in with your US account.

Open iOS Any Version APP Downloader v6.0, select 美国, search for TikTok, and right-click 查看历史版本.

Scroll down to find the 21.1.0 version and right-click to download.

You will be redirected to an interception page. At this point, search for TikTok in iTunes, find the corresponding app, and click Download.

The download might fail at this stage, but the software has successfully intercepted it. You can pause the download, stop the interception, and then restart the download.

The default download path for iTunes is C:\Users\用户名\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media\Mobile Applications. Locate the downloaded TikTok 21.1.0.ipa file.

Installing TikTok

Open 爱思助手, connect your phone to the computer, and click 信任.

If you haven’t used it before, 爱思助手极速版 will be installed on your phone. You need to open it once; otherwise, installation might fail due to the service not starting.

Click 应用游戏, import from local files to install, and locate the TikTok 21.1.0.ipa file you just downloaded to complete the installation.

If it asks you to select topics of interest upon opening, the installation was successful! Congratulations, you can now use TikTok normally!

Conclusion

Launch!