Unable to reinstall TikTok app after deletion

PixieV wrote:

I can’t believe they still haven’t added it back. The law was put on hold again 2 days ago. They could at least reply to everyone.

Since you do not have access to TikTok, this would be an appropriate time to read the replies posted here. The one posted by Mac Jim ID above would be an excellent starting point

I actually offloaded the app scared thinking if I deleted it all my drafts will be gone. I offloaded to save storage and data without the actual storage getting deleted will the apps bring unused. I heard it was back so I went to go kick on it and now it’s not a app and everyone has it but me now when I never really even deleted the app, I feel I should be able to get it back including anyone else who deleted it thinking it’ll come back.

i Never deleted TikTok and can still use it but now my SE is broken and I was going to switch over to iPhone 16 but then realized I probably can’t download TikTok anymore, so now I’m wondering what Apple is going to do about this especially with newer phones and further.

PixieV wrote:

I can’t believe they still haven’t added it back. The law was put on hold again 2 days ago. They could at least reply to everyone.

Believe. The law was not put on hold. ONE ASPECT of the law was temporarily delayed, but the part of the law banning the app was not. And we will find out in the next few days if even the executive order is “legal”.

SEuser18 wrote:

i Never deleted TikTok and can still use it but now my SE is broken and I was going to switch over to iPhone 16 but then realized I probably can’t download TikTok anymore, so now I’m wondering what Apple is going to do about this especially with newer phones and further.

Apple is going to continue obeying the law that banned apps. That law differs from the one that banned TikTok itself.

In January 18 I deleted tik tok and then after that January 19 I go look at it and it’s deleted and when I found out it came back I tried to download it again and it’s not there and then after that I search up tik tok in the website and then I see the app and then it’s gives a text that says “This app is not available in your region or country” please Apple if your reading this please fix it and thank you

Habibaelkodra911 wrote:

I deleted TikTok and came to download it, but it is not available on the App Store. I want to solve this problem, please.

There appear to be many folks that made the irrational decision to delete the app.

While you await for the laws to be changed, please read through the 18 pages of this thread.

Onelove_06 wrote:

I deleted TikTok because I thought it was gone forever, so when they said is on again I went on App Store to redownload it and there’s nothing there

That appears to have been a bad decision.

This thread is now at 18 pages. The correct reply was given on page 1.

trashawn272 wrote:

I just deleted the app cause I was tryna make a in app purchase and thought maybe I had to reinstall now I can’t install back at all 🤦🏾‍♂️

Correct, as it is illegal for Apple to distribute such apps at this time.

Sexynal718 wrote:

I delete my TikTok on my phone. And I am trying to reinstall it back. And I can’t seems to get it back. Please help me out. If any one knows what to do. Thanks in advance.

Please see page 1 of this thread.

Mac Jim ID wrote:

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

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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

Hello~ Please see this link for Apple’s current 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. Apple is obeying the law right now and this situation is totally out of their hands. This is a complicated issue and your patience is required. You can still participate online. You can let Apple know your thoughts as they will not see them here in these forums by clicking on below…

Product Feedback - Apple

~Katana-San~

Chesman123 wrote:

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

Hello~ Please see one of my explanatory posts here.

~Katana-San~