As communities throughout the region proceed to practice physical distancing, ToTokthe familiar instant messaging app used often by hundreds of thousands of people throughout the worldis giving users extra ways to rejoice Ramadan this year. The ToTok Ramadan Virtual Gathering campaign eventually encourages people to have fun while staying safe amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Running until May 23, all ToTok users will have access to in-app seasonal competitions and the possibility to win fantastic prizes, in addition to enjoying bespoke content for the Holy Month.

Geared towards foodies, all ToTok users can take part in the Best Ramadan Recipe Contest launching on May 4 and the Best Ramadan Dish Contest launching on May 14. The first contest encourages ToTok users to submit a video of them making their preferred Ramadan recipe. For the second contest, users can submit pictures of their most unforgettable Ramadan dishes and the stories related with them. Both competitions will comply with a similar format, which will see entries posted on ToToks competition page, where users can vote for their preferred submissions.

The top 5 entries with the most votes at the end of the competition will be declared as winners, with the possibility to win popular consumer electronics from Huawei such as its latest Huawei P40 Pro smartphone, a Huawei Watch GT 2, and the latest edition of Huawei FreeBuds wi-fi earbuds.

In addition to the competitions, users can now greet friends and family on ToTok using the Ramadan Kareem emoji rain within their chats, which will shower their display with the seasons greetings. The ToTok News feature is additionally being tailored to give users with the recent Ramadan updates such as a Ramadan timetable, community initiatives, and more. As always, users can stay in touch with family and friends via ToToks HD video calls and group video calls, bringing cherished ones into the comfort of their home to share unique moments such as Iftar or Suhoor.

Giacomo Ziani, ToTok Co-founder, said: This is our first time celebrating Ramadan with our users, and we desired to honour the occasion in a fun and light-hearted way. Although the outcomes of COVID-19 will affect how many of us spend our time with loved ones this Ramadan, with the power to join virtually and have interaction in community competitions, ToTok users can still revel in many of the seasons unique moments with family and buddies while staying safe.

ToTok is available for download to Android users on ToToks official website (https://totok.ai/download-android), via the Huawei AppGallerywhich also provide other 3D lenses and fun features to the proprietors of the latest P40 series smartphones via Samsung, Xiaomi, OPPO, and Vivo app stores, or on popular third-party stores such as Apkpure, UpToDown, Aptoide, GetJar, Softonic.