TikTok’s scheduled demise in the US was short lived thanks to a presidential executive order – but despite the popular video app’s quick return, the app remains unavailable in US app stores. TikTok is finally sharing a workaround with a download for Android devices and a shortcut for iOS users, though it's far from ideal. TikTok now has an Android Package Kit (APK) download available directly from its website.
TikTok remains temporarily available to users in the US after a brief outage – but users who deleted the app during the outage or bought a brand new device are stuck without the app as TikTok has still not returned to Google Play or the App Store weeks later. The outage has caused some eBay sellers to list smartphones with the app already installed for much higher than the typical cost of a used smartphone.
