Apple and Google removed TikTok from their app stores Saturday, complying with a law requiring China's ByteDance to divest the social app or see it face an effective ban in the U.S.

TikTok is back up and running for existing users in the US after President-elect Donald Trump promised to sign an executive order pausing its ban.

Here's how to download TikTok data from the mobile app: Tap "Learn more" when prompted with the ban pop-up message. When taken to the TikTok website, tap "log in" at the end of the ban message. Login to your TikTok account.

TikTok Lite and TikTok Shop Seller Center have also been removed from the Play Store. Visiting a direct link returns the below message. As of Saturday evening (PT), there are no longer any apps published by TikTok Pte. Ltd. in the US.

With President-elect Trump adding uncertainty around whether a TikTok ban will go into effect, the focus is now turning to companies like Google and Apple.

There is still a lot of uncertainty about the platform's future despite Trump's plan to issue an executive order.

As for when TikTok will be available to download or update once again, who’s to say. The law states that providers like Oracle, Apple, and Google would be fined for having the app available, not the users,

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