TikTok has rolled out a Security Checkup tool designed to help users secure their accounts. Security settings can now be reviewed and updated from a single screen, similar to security dashboards used by Google and Instagram. A step-by-step guide to the new feature encourages users to make their accounts safer by enabling more security features. The social media platform owned by China-based ByteDance is in the final days of a 75-day extension allowing it to continue U.S. operations after Congress deemed it a national security threat and enacted legislation requiring it to be sold or banned by January 15.

The TikTok Security Checkup has little to do with Congressional concerns that the government of the People’s Republic of China could access the personal data of U.S. citizens through the popular app, but does let account holders take conventional steps such as adding phone numbers and email addresses as an alternate way to regain access in the event their credentials are forgotten and access is lost.

Security Checkup urges regularly scheduled assessments to see if any unauthorized devices or users are logged into an account so they can be removed. “The tool will also suggest that users enable device-based authentication methods like Face ID or Touch Unlock for a secure and fast login experience,” TechCrunch points out.

Two-step verification has also been added as an extra security layer when accounts are accessed from an unfamiliar device. A newsroom post explaining the Security Checkup feature notes that, “TikTok proactively detects unusual account behavior and flags it in the ‘Security & permissions’ settings for user review.”

The launch of Security Checkup “comes amid uncertainties regarding TikTok’s fate in the U.S.,” TechCrunch says, pointing out that “despite the uncertainty, the company has been continuously updating its app with new features, like new teen safety features, along with an updated desktop experience designed to take on YouTube.”

Forbes reports that President Trump “says he’ll ‘probably’ extend TikTok’s sale deadline” beyond the new April 5 extension sunset.

In the meantime, the platform is focused on improvements, adding a new Family Pairing feature that seeks to ensure “that all members of the family will get a ‘balanced’ and ‘safe’ experience on social media,” Tech Times writes.

In the months ahead, “when a teen reports a video they think may be against TikTok’s rules, they can choose to alert a parent, even if they aren’t using Family Pairing,” TechCrunch explains. “TikTok now lets parents see their teen’s follower/following list [and] block access during certain hours.”