SeeLater Support

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FAQ

How do I set up automatic saving from Messages?

SeeLater can save TikTok, Instagram Reel and YouTube Shorts links people text you, automatically, using a one-time automation in Apple's Shortcuts app. The app walks you through it with pictures:

1. Open SeeLater and tap Set up automatic saving.
2. Scroll to the bottom and tap Install Shortcut, then tap Add Shortcut.
3. In Shortcuts, find the Save to SeeLater tile. Touch and hold it, then choose Edit Shortcut.
4. Tap Edit, expand the arrow next to the message trigger, and turn on the Automation.
5. Make sure it runs without asking: Run Immediately on, or Confirm Before Run off, depending on your iOS version.
6. Test it: when someone texts you a TikTok, Reel or Shorts link, it appears in SeeLater.

The automation only runs for messages that contain a TikTok, Instagram Reel, YouTube Shorts or youtu.be link. Other messages are left alone. Menu names can differ slightly between iOS versions; the in-app guide shows the current screens.

How do I save a video with Share → SeeLater?

In TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Messages, Safari or almost any app, tap Share on the video or link, then choose SeeLater. You can add who it's from, then tap Save.

• Instagram: tap the paper-plane (Share) button, then Share to… (or the share/more option), then SeeLater.
• TikTok: tap Share, then More or Other, then SeeLater.

Can I add a link by hand, or try the app first?

Yes. Tap Add link, paste a TikTok, Instagram Reel or YouTube Shorts link, optionally add who sent it, and save. To see how the app works right away, tap Try sample videos to load a few example videos. You can remove them like any other video.

Why won't a video play?

SeeLater plays videos in each platform's official embedded player and never downloads them. A video may not play if:

• it's private, deleted, age-restricted or region-restricted,
• the creator has turned off embedding,
• you're offline or the connection is slow, or
• the platform is temporarily limiting its player.

Tap Try again, or tap Open in TikTok / Instagram / YouTube to watch it there. Instagram's player in particular can be inconsistent with some Reels.

How do I quiet the Shortcuts notifications?

iOS may show a small Shortcuts notification each time a video is saved. To hide these alerts, open SeeLater → Settings → Optional: quiet Shortcuts notifications, which shows each step with pictures. In short: open the iPhone Settings app, find Shortcuts in your notification activity list (tap Show More until it appears), and turn off the alert styles you don't want. Keep "Allow Notifications" on for Shortcuts, or automatic saving may stop working.

How do I delete my data?

Everything SeeLater saves stays on your iPhone. Remove a single video from your feed in the app, or delete the SeeLater app to erase everything. To stop automatic saving, turn off or delete the Save to SeeLater automation in Shortcuts. See our Privacy Policy for details.

Troubleshooting

Automatic saving doesn't work

• Is the automation on? Open Shortcuts → Automation and check that the Save to SeeLater automation is turned on. New automations import switched off.
• Is Run Immediately on? If the automation is set to ask first ("Run After Confirmation" or Confirm Before Run on), iOS waits for you to tap a notification before anything is saved. Switch it to run immediately.
• Are Shortcuts notifications allowed? Settings → Notifications → Shortcuts → Allow Notifications must stay on.
• Does the message contain a supported link? It only fires for links containing tiktok.com, instagram.com/reel, youtube.com/shorts or youtu.be. Regular YouTube videos, Instagram photo posts or links shortened by other services won't trigger it. Use Share → SeeLater or Add link for those.
• Did you reinstall the shortcut? If you reinstalled the shortcut or SeeLater, delete the old automation and set it up again from Set up automatic saving.
• Is the shortcut up to date? Install the latest Save to SeeLater shortcut from inside the app.

SeeLater isn't in the share sheet

• Swipe the row of app icons in the share sheet to the end, tap More, and turn on (or favorite) SeeLater.
• Open SeeLater once after installing or updating. iOS sometimes needs that before the share option appears.
• Some apps only show their own share options. Use Copy link there, then paste it into SeeLater's Add link.
• Still missing? Restart your iPhone and try again.

A link was saved twice

SeeLater skips duplicates from the same sender. The same video from two different people shows up once in each person's queue, so you know both sent it. If two entries come from the same person, one was probably saved under a number and the other under a name (for example, once by the automation and once by Share). Remove the extra one and email us if it keeps happening.

The sender shows as a number, or as unknown

• The Messages automation passes the sender's phone number or email. To see names instead, allow Contacts access when SeeLater asks, or later in Settings → Privacy & Security → Contacts. Matching happens on your iPhone, and the number is shown if there's no clear match.
• Videos saved with Share or Add link without a "From" name, or saved before sender info existed, appear under Unassigned.

About

SeeLater is operated by Diwakar Raja. Contact: support@seelater.app.

SeeLater is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by TikTok, Instagram/Meta, YouTube/Google or Apple. All product names and trademarks belong to their respective owners.