I bought a second-hand iPhone X, factory reset it, and set everything (language, region, device location, etc.) to the US. I also bought a US proxy, verified there were no IP or DNS leaks, and created a new US Apple ID/iCloud account.
When I tried to create a TikTok account, I got the error: "Server is currently unavailable. Try again later." I assumed it was a temporary server issue and continued anyway. However, during account setup, I couldn't add a profile photo or edit my nickname. About a week later, the account was locked.
Thinking it might be the proxy, I factory reset the phone again, bought a different proxy, verified it was working correctly, and repeated the entire process. But as soon as I reached the nickname step during account creation, I got the exact same "Server is currently unavailable" error again.
At this point, I don't think the proxy is the issue. I use the same proxy provider on other devices without any problems, so it seems like something is wrong with this iPhone.
The phone isn't currently jailbroken. It's possible it was jailbroken in the past and later restored, but I don't know if that's something TikTok can detect. Since it's a second-hand device, I also don't know its history, although I wouldn't expect the previous owner to have heavily abused TikTok.
Has anyone experienced something similar? Could the device itself be flagged by TikTok? If so, is there any way to fix it, or should I just sell this phone and buy another one?
When I tried to create a TikTok account, I got the error: "Server is currently unavailable. Try again later." I assumed it was a temporary server issue and continued anyway. However, during account setup, I couldn't add a profile photo or edit my nickname. About a week later, the account was locked.
Thinking it might be the proxy, I factory reset the phone again, bought a different proxy, verified it was working correctly, and repeated the entire process. But as soon as I reached the nickname step during account creation, I got the exact same "Server is currently unavailable" error again.
At this point, I don't think the proxy is the issue. I use the same proxy provider on other devices without any problems, so it seems like something is wrong with this iPhone.
The phone isn't currently jailbroken. It's possible it was jailbroken in the past and later restored, but I don't know if that's something TikTok can detect. Since it's a second-hand device, I also don't know its history, although I wouldn't expect the previous owner to have heavily abused TikTok.
Has anyone experienced something similar? Could the device itself be flagged by TikTok? If so, is there any way to fix it, or should I just sell this phone and buy another one?
