While TikTok has been restored for millions of American users after going dark, the app still isn't available on Apple's App Store or Google Play.
TikTok service is back online in the US, but the app is unavailable for download in the US - here's when it might return.
With President-elect Trump adding uncertainty around whether a TikTok ban will go into effect, the focus is now turning to companies like Google and Apple.
If you search for TikTok on the App Store, you’ll see a message saying, “TikTok and other ByteDance apps are not available in the country or region you’re in,” while Google Play says, “Downloads for this app are paused due to current US legal requirements.”
TikTok is not the only app that went dark ahead of Sunday's ban. Here are six others removed from the Apple App and Google Play stores.
TikTok remained unavailable on Apple and Google app stores in the U.S. on Tuesday, a day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order delaying the enforcement of a ban on the popular Chinese-owned short-video app by 75 days.
On eBay, smartphones with TikTok still installed fetch hundreds to thousands of dollars, with one iPhone 16 Pro Max with the app is going for $5,000 and another iPhone 16 Plus asking for over $3,000.
It lasted 14 hours but the TikTok ban got Apple and Google swiftly into action. The TikTok app in the US was removed from Google Play Store and Apple App Store as soon as it went dark. While TikTok has revealed that it is restoring services in the US, the app isn’t back on App Store and neither on Play Store.
On his first day in office, President Trump added several unexpected wrinkles to the ongoing “ban or sale” saga facing China-owned TikTok, drawing Chinese government criticism.
Despite President Trump's temporary stay on the federal TikTok ban, it's extremely unlikely that the video-sharing app will return to the App Store anytime soon. Here's why.
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