As for Apple’s unprecedented action, this was spotted by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in a post on X, who pointed out that Apple issued a support document about TikTok, titled “About availability of TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. Apps in the United States.”

The TikTok ban was extended for users in United States, but new users are having trouble downloading the app. Here's why and what you need to know.

If you need to download and install TikTok in the US, you can do so on Android even though the app isn't back on the Play Store yet. In a tweet, the TikTok Policy account has announced that the service has made Android Package Kits available for download through its official web site.

China's TikTok is bypassing US platform restrictions by offering direct downloads to Android users. This comes after Apple and Google removed the app

Social media app TikTok said on Friday it was making Android package kits available on its website so that U.S. Android users can download the app and connect on it. Apple and Google have still not reinstated TikTok to the App Stores.

TikTok allows U.S. Android users to download the app from its website as it remains unavailable on app stores due to a new law requiring ByteDance to sell it or face a ban. Concerns over data misuse persist,