I just deleted the tik tok app because everyone’s started working again and was going to redownload it and it won’t show up on the Apple Store to redownload even though I have a tik tok account
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iPhone 15, iOS 18
About availability of TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps in the United States
TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps are no longer available in the United States, and visitors to the United States may have limited access to features.
Apple is obliged to follow the laws in the jurisdictions where it operates. Pursuant to the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, apps developed by ByteDance Ltd. and its subsidiaries — including TikTok, CapCut, Lemon8, and others — will no longer be available for download or updates on the App Store for users in the United States starting January 19, 2025.
The following are some of the apps developed by ByteDance Ltd. and its subsidiaries that are affected:
TikTok
TikTok Studio
TikTok Shop Seller Center
CapCut
Lemon 8
Hypic
Lark - Team Collaboration
Lark - Rooms Display
Lark Rooms Controller
Gauth: AI Study Companion
MARVEL SNAP
If you live in the United States
If you already have these apps installed on your device, they will remain on your device. But they can't be redownloaded if deleted or restored if you move to a new device. In-App-Käufe und neue Abonnements sind nicht mehr möglich.
Users in the United States won't receive updates for these apps, which could potentially impact performance, security, and compatibility with future versions of iOS and iPadOS, and some app functions might become limited or stop working since the app can't receive updates.
If you're visiting the United States
ByteDance's apps remain available for download in all other countries and regions where they are available.
Users visiting from outside the United States with their Apple Account set to a country or region that is not the United States are unable to download, update or make in-app purchases and new subscriptions inside ByteDance Ltd. apps while within the land or maritime borders of the United States.
After leaving the United States, you'll have access to all functionality.
Get help with ByteDance Ltd. apps in the United States
If you already have a subscription to TikTok, CapCut, or another ByteDance Ltd. app, you can still cancel your subscription.
For any other questions about TikTok or other ByteDance Ltd. apps, contact the developer on the web.
Published Date: January 19, 2025
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Purplekitten19 wrote:
The White House has signed an
executive order for Tiktok but why is it still not back on the app store
source: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/application-of-protecting-americans-from-foreign-adversary-controlled-applications-act-to-tiktok/
Do you know what an Executive Order can and cannot do? Our country has 3 branches of Government each with their own checks and balances. Otherwise it would be a Dictatorship. Congress has NOT overturned the law and the Supreme Court has not ruled that an Executive Order can even eliminate the fines that the law puts in place on Google and Apple for allowing a user to download the app.
To help you understand, start here:
Still, any legal shield Trump promises by way of executive action will not hold up in court, Rozenshtein argues.
"This is not a power the president has, and he cannot wish it into existence merely by saying something and calling it an executive order," he said.
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/20/nx-s1-5268701/trump-executive-order-tiktok-ban
change to country Canada what YouTube how to do that and then get surfshark vpn also change that to Canada and then reopen your AppStore and then turn on airplane mode and WiFi at the same time and then download TikTok it worked for me
Willisf_94 wrote:
I need tik tok
Then you will need to wait until the law changes to allow you to download it. In the meantime, feel free to use your favourite browser to access TikTok.
For those of you that have the attention span to read about and understand the current situation (who am I kidding, there is also a video), the NYT has published: "Tech’s TikTok Dilemma: Follow the Law or President Trump?" (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/technology/tiktok-ban-trump-amazon-apple-google.html?searchResultPosition=28). This is paywalled but only requires a free account to view.
If you are struggling the unavailability of TikTok:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/well/tiktok-addiction-ban.html
To use Tiktok on iPhone:
Go to Safari (Web Browser)
Go to TikTok and login
Click the share icon at the bottom
Click on Add to Home Screen
Done - You now have an app
Please read my latest User Tip regarding the TikTok ban situation:
Understanding the TikTok Ban and Why You … - Apple Community
aryanna43 wrote:
I need TikTok back
Not going to happen. Please read my User Tip: Understanding the TikTok Ban and Why You Cannot Download It
Shanluck wrote:
Apple any support you can offer your customers?
Hello~ Here’s what Apple has to say at present…
About availability of TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps in the United States - Apple Support
We are fellow forum members …not Apple.
~Katana-San~
Jesuslovesderekduh wrote:
Please give us back TikTok i just want TikTok back in the App Store
No one participating in this forum can put TikTok back in the App Store. The only way it's coming back to the U.S. App Store is if Byte Dance divests itself of any Chinese investment or if Congress repeals the current law.
vylinaa1 wrote:
give us tiktok back, if it’s un banned then why not put it back in the appstore
The law has not changed. No how many little cartoon faces you put in your post, Apple isn't going to risk having to pay a $5000 fine so you can have TikTok. You can access TikTok through a web browser.
About availability of TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps in the United States - Apple Support
How you lost it is relevant. You can’t get it back: About availability of TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps in the United States - Apple Support
As you would know if you had read just a few of the almost 800 posts on this subject in the thread you posted to.
annabell99 wrote:
this is so stupid we need tiktok back.
You want TikTok back. I can say with great certainty that you will survive without it.
If you live in the U.S., you can't download the TikTok app at present. You can, however, log in using the website.
zeke186 wrote:
It’s unban now please bring back TikTok on App Store
It has not been unbanned.
The ban has merely been delayed or postponed, however, the congressional law imposing sanctions on companies that make it available to users in the US is still very much in effect and can cost billions of dollars to Apple if they do make it available.
Do not post claims that are wrong or even false, please verify the status before claiming such things than can cause confusion and grave issues to all parties involved.
NO ONE who posts in this forum works for Apple.
If you read any of the 61 pages in this thread you would know the answer. TikTok itself was given a short reprieve, but the law also banned the TikTok app, and the reprieve did not apply to the app.
amanda77dawn wrote:
Same I just got a new phone and Tik Tok is not in the App Store
Scroll to the top of this page and read the Did You Know message.
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