Unable to reinstall TikTok app after deletion

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

Go on Google and search for TikTok older version and download the iOS file from one of the numerous sites that have it. Make sure it’s the file from December 2024 as that is the 2nd most recent update. It won’t be the newest version, but it will still get the app back onto your phone. This works for any phone, not just iPhone.

im literally going through the exact thing and it’s really upsetting me and my girls. What is the problem and what is the hold up. PLEASE FIX OUR PHONE PROBLEMS ASAP

I deleted tiktok the day it got banned because i thought it was gonna be banned for a long time, untill 12 hours later it was working again and i couldn’t download it.

If tiktok is useable and unbanned for users who haven’t deleted it or on devices that still have it, i think it should be put up back in app stores.

Although it has been banned, It has been supposedly said that President Trump has been working with them to get it back, and since he is back in office i feel like Users should get the opportunity to have it back in app stores.

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 found a guide on Reddit to get it back. It involves a VPN and airplane mode. If you search Reddit, you should be able to find all of the steps. I am not tech savvy, but once I understood it all it only took me about 10-15 minutes to do.

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 want my TikTok back

Please read the many, many other posts about this topic. But if you need a starting point:

The TikTok app is currently unavailable in the app store due to US 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

Despite the app currently functioning, it has NOT been unbanned:

https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-we-know-tiktok.html

The US Supreme Court recently upheld the ban and therefore only the US Congress can change the law at this point. It is only speculation that an incoming administration may be able to intervene unless ByteDance meets the requirements of the law as passed.

If you are struggling the unavailability of TikTok:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/well/tiktok-addiction-ban.html

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

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:

https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/19/24347325/tiktok-service-providers-penalties-apple-google-orcale-trump

This is what happens when they stop teaching civics in school.

I’m so frustrated because I didn’t even delete the app off my phone, I just offloaded it (which is something I do daily anyway to conserve my limited phone storage) and when I went to turn it back on once rumors started we could access it again, the app crashed then completely disappeared from my Home Screen. This is insane

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.

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

I think everyone in this thread was busy texting or sleeping in American History, Civics and Social Studies.