Unable to reinstall TikTok app after deletion

Draco_malfoys_bi_wife wrote:

My phone stopped working it turned black so I had to go to T-Mobile Best Buy and then Apple T-Mobile and best buy basically said we’re screwed so I drove to apple to get a loaner phone and I was downloading and undownloading apps and then I searched TikTok and CapCut and it says that it’s not available in my state so yea I need something to change I had lots of videos and followers now all of it is gone.

Yup. Tik Tok is banned in the United States.

brookelyn114 wrote:

I want to get TikTok back

Oh Uh! You failed to read any of the posts here. It is clear that wanting and getting something are 2 different things. If you are unclear why you cannot get TikTok, please review the posts here so you have a better understanding.

Chelsey_istoocool wrote:

I just want it back

Nothing Apple can do anything about, They did not create or pass the law they placed fines on them for allowing you to download it. If you want to let someone about how you feel, that should be your Congressional Representatives that passed the law.

kamarion16 wrote:

i really want tiktok back but its banned in the US and i miss it and i want it back please help i want tiktok unbanned

You should know by now that Apple has nothing to do with the law that was passed by Congress. You posted in an Apple Support site and all they can do is follow the law passed by your Congressional Representatives and upheld by the Supreme Court. I would think that is who you would want to talk to.

alima36 wrote:

Wait if I was to get a new apple phone and transfer all my stuff to the new phone, would tiktok be there, seeing as I have tiktok on my old phone?

Nope! Transferring contents from one phone to another does not actually transfer the app. All it does is transfer a list of apps that need to be downloaded on your new phone. After you set up the new phone, it will attempt to download the apps you had on your previous phone. If the app is not available, such as TikTok, it will not be downloaded.

It happened the same thing to me, I deleted TikTok because they say it would be banned and now is Unbanned I try to redownload the app but it won’t let me, is this a kind of bug, TikTok is unbanned so you can put it back in the App Store, please fix that error and thank you

CarlaThomas wrote:

Mrs. Carol, you work for Apple? I ask because I wanna know about the error, bug or thing that doesn’t allow to have TikTok

It is called US Law and was passed by Congress and upheld by the Supreme Court. You have a very loose interpretation of what you call unbanned, as that means you can only access it on the web or a previously downloaded app. Consider this:

• The law Congress passed placed a $5,000 per user fine on both Apple and Google for each download or redownload of the app.
• TikTok is not available in the Google App Store either for that reason.
• Congress has NOT repealed the law.
• The Supreme Court has NOT ruled that the fines can be eliminated.
• The law still requires ByteDance to sell to a US company. Currently that has not happened and there is no guarantee that it will. There is only about 58 days left for that to happen.

You may want to consider the source of where you get your information if you did not understand. You also may want to contact your Congressional Representatives as they passed the law. Do you know who they are and how they voted? There is also quite a bit more information provided here for you to read. Knowledge is power, so you no longer need to think it is some kind of bug or error.

Jasonboy1714 wrote:

i really need TikTok because my friend deleted my TikTok and he also almost broke my phone so pls try your best

It is not going to happen. That would require Apple to break the law passed by Congress and upheld by the Supreme Court and face financial consequences. The same is true for Google too and why it is not available on the Google Play Store either.

Mmmmmmbac0n wrote:

I switched my phone the other day and when I went to use TikTok apple had deleted it off my phone. This is ridiculous

Apple does not delete your apps. You may optimize apps that are infrequently used which will offload those apps to be downloaded again. Alas, Tik Tok is banned in the United States and cannot be downloaded.

vianney276 wrote:

I deleted TikTok and was wondering if I could get it back

Apple will not bring it back until the law that banned it is actually repealed. Otherwise they could see fines of billions of dollars for doing so. Are you prepared to pay $5000USD yourself to have Apple make it available on the App Store?

Nikki5ever wrote:

Anyone else deleted TikTok on their phone but still has it on the ipad

Deleting an app from one device does not remove it from the other. Any previous downloaded app will work, except for in-app purchases and updates, but you will not be able to redownload it after deleting.

Hello, I had an issue with my bank a while back that ended up reflecting a large negative balance in my account... however I worked with the TikTok support team for many days and spent a lot of time to get the issue resolved, which it indeed was...yet the issue has now resurfaced and I'm unable to promote any videos and my payment keeps failing.

Please fix this for me immediately! I have many reasons and proof of substantial

"fraudulent" over-charges against my account as well in numerous, numerous, cases, and so I am hopeful this will be resolved in a timely manner especially considering I was and have been still willing to spend money via TikTok...l also had a $100 product I purchased off the shop that I never even received nor was able to get a refund for, and the company DISAPPEARED. Help.

Many thanks,

I don’t know why you posted this because there’s nothing Apple can do for you at all. Your issue is with your bank and TikTok. Both Apple and Google are barred by federal law from allowing TikTok to be downloaded from their app stores. However, for the time being, you can access your TikTok account by using a web browser like Safari, Firefox, Chrome, etc. Have you tried that yet? But be aware that eventually TikTok could be shut down completely in the U.S. You might want to look into other social media platforms that could fit your needs.

ladyspitfire wrote:

if Android is letting people download it outside of google play, apple should do the same. #endrant

Blathering nonsense. Get your facts straight before spreading disinformation. And if an Android user manages to download the TikTok app from an unauthorized source or third party app store that copy is likely loaded with malware and keystroke recorders. The scammers are always looking to take advantage of user ignorance.

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