Apple to Restore TikTok to Its App Store | Report

Apple will bring back TikTok to their U.S. App Store Thursday evening, the company confirmed to Bloomberg.

According to the outlet, the action comes after U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, who was sworn in on Feb. 5, sent a letter reversing the ban ordered by former President Biden.

At press time, the App Store’s notification, “TikTok and other ByteDance apps are not available in the country or region you’re in,” was still in place for for U.S. users.

The app went dark at midnight on Jan. 19 as users were greeted with a message that read, “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means you can’t use TikTok for now. We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office. Please stay tuned!”

Axios reported that Google is also bringing TikTok back to Google Play for Android users, but only until the end of Trump’s 75-day ban extension. A Google source told the outlet that the Department of Justice assured them that doing so would not be a violation of the law.

Earlier on Thursday, Trump told reporters he was still working on a deal for the Chinese-owned app to be sold to a U.S. company. “I’m going to make it worthwhile for China to do it,” he said at a White House press conference.

According to Politico, Trump is optimistic that he can get the approval of both ByteDance and the Chinese government even amid plans to impose new tariffs on China.

Trump also clarified that the 75-day extension he issued via executive order on Jan 20. isn’t a hard-and-fast one.

“Well, I have 90 days from about two weeks ago, and I’m sure it can be extended,” he said.

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