Almost a week after its removal, the TikTok app is still missing from Apple and Google's app stores.
The app was pulled from both stores after US ban-or-division laws went into effect last weekend, resulting in the service going dark within the United States. while tiktok came back online Shortly after the ban, the app did not return to mobile stores either. Apple and Google are Risk of paying billions in fines It's not clear if they will make TikTok available, and President Donald Trump's executive order Refusal to enforce sanctions Really removes that risk.
Apple and Google did not respond to multiple requests for comment. the verge – Regarding the requests I made today – if or when the app may be available again. Apple And Google There are statements about the removal of TikTok and other Bidens-owned apps, but otherwise, no comment since then. TikTok didn't immediately respond to a request for comment, either.
Because these app stores are the primary way many people obtain software, TikTok's absence basically means you can't install the app as a freshman — at least, for the time being — without jumping through a lot of hoops. Without jumping through.
If you had TikTok on your phone before the ban, however, the app should work normally for you. (As a result, people are trying to sell used phones Tiktok app is still on them.) you can also use TikTok in a browser – Including on your phone.