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.
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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.
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Published Date: January 19, 2025
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TikTok is currently blocked in the US due by law:
About availability of TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps in the United States - Apple Support
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/technology/tiktok-ban-sale-supreme-court.html
It has NOT been unbanned -- yet:
https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-we-know-tiktok.html
It may take you more time than a TikTok video to actually read those articles, but you have time for that now that TikTok is unavailable so please take more than a few seconds to fully understand the issue.
Per the NYT article, "the law penalizes app stores, like Apple and Google, and other internet companies, like Oracle, for distributing or updating any TikTok content". Therefore, TikTok is currently unavailable on the Apple app store and Google app store. Apple, nor anyone on this community change that. The US Supreme Court recently upheld the ban and therefore only the US Congress can change the law at this point.
While you are at it, this may be a worthy read:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/well/tiktok-addiction-ban.html
im literally going through the exact thing and it’s really upsetting me
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Hello~ Please see this link for Apple’s stance…
About availability of TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps in the United States - Apple Support
Speculation is not supported here in these forums. We have no idea when or whether it it will be returned to the App Store. Patience will be required and we are not Apple but fellow forum members like yourself
~Katana-San~
I’m going thru the same thing but I can still get it on my fire tablet 😥 I deleted the app today thinking it would restore everything b/c some things I still couldn’t see now I’m totally screwed I can’t even get the app back
I deleted TikTok once I heard that it would be banned because I thought it would be it then it was announced that TikTok had been UN-banned so I went to the App Store and I couldn’t find the app to put TikTok back in the App Store for the people who deleted it since it is now unbanned
I have the same issue but it’s back in the App Store but I can’t download.!Apple let me download it now Please
Bigmar12 wrote:
I have the same issue but it’s back in the App Store but I can’t download.!Apple let me download it now Please
It is not Apple that is stopping you, it is Congress that enacted the law and the Supreme Court that upheld it. You would have better luck contacting your congressman/wonam, as currently the law states that Apple and Google will be fined $5000 per person for anyone that they have allowed to download the app. There may be a change in the future, but it has not happened so far, and it will not be Apple that will make that decision.
If you would like more information, you can find that here:
I NEED TikTok I accidentally deleted it please bring it back PLEASE😭😭
Manny7305 wrote:
I NEED TikTok I accidentally deleted it please bring it back PLEASE😭😭
It is 100% illegal for Apple to distribute the App. No one here knows if or when this might change.
In the meantime, feel free to indulge your TikTok addiction by accessing the website using a browser of your choice.
Ok so it’s back in the App Store but i can’t redownload it come on now how were we suppose to know it was going to come back the next day
alazsha50 wrote:
Ok so it’s back in the App Store but i can’t redownload it come on now how were we suppose to know it was going to come back the next day
If it is back in the App Store, why can you not download it?
I wish I didn’t delete TikTok because later to be find TikTok is back and I deleted TikTok and it was no longer on the App Store so I had a big problem
I should’ve thought to not delete TikTok and later to be fined someone un banned TikTok
so I deleted TikTok because I thought it would never exist anymore later to be fined someone un banded it and sadly it’s no longer on the App Store right now
I can install TikTok back why
Unable to reinstall TikTok app after deletion
