is tiktok coming back to the apple store now that tiktok is back up

It also needs to be pointed out that the ban on TikTok HAS NOT BEEN LIFTED. The current administration has extended the deadline for enforcement of the law for 75 days (mid-March) in hopes a deal can be made with ByteDance. China has stated over and over again that ByteDance will not sell itself to an American company.

So the joy of having TikTok back in the App Store may be short lived. Please keep that in mind.

Valerie2003oct19 wrote:

I tried to get TikTok but it’s not available on Apple any more so you bring it back.

This is a user-to-user forum. Those that work for Apple may or may not read postings around here.

That app is not returning in the US until after US law changes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protecting_Americans_from_Foreign_Adversary_Controlled_Applications_Act

Why not? The fines for violations of this act are “ruinous”, to quote a US Senator.

What Apple states about this:

About availability of TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps in the United States - Apple Support

Valerie2003oct19 wrote:

I tried to get TikTok but it’s not available on Apple any more so you bring it back.

Apple did not pass the law banning TikTok, that was done by Congress and upheld by the Supreme Court..

• Do you know who your Representatives are and how they voted?
• Have you been in contact with them?
• If you are too young to vote, now is a great time to understand how bills become laws and why voting matters

Speculating on what will happen in the future is not allowed here. Currently it is not available in either the Google Play Store or the App Store.

This was their response to be when asked “I do not have the information to give to you as it has been a ban on the app as a whole.”

Tencent Holdings, the vendor of TikTok, PUBG, and other apps, is presently banned in the US.

MrHoffman wrote:

Tencent Holdings, the vendor of TikTok, PUBG, and other apps, is presently banned in the US.

Tencent does not own TikTok owner ByteDance. According to an article by The Information, Tencent bought a less than 2% stake in ByteDance in 2016. However, it has since sold that stake. Tencent did buy two of ByteDance's video game units in 2024 to bolster its gaming business.

lkrupp wrote:

MrHoffman wrote:

Tencent Holdings, the vendor of…

Yeah, that was incorrect, and mixed together announcements.

Tencent was part of a separate “section 1260 list” announcement:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9q78wn9g8zo

IMPORTANT UPDATE:

The TikTok app has returned to the App Store.

Good luck! 👋🏼😉

I tried to get TikTok but it’s not available on Apple any more so you bring it back.