TikTok was banned in the US due to national security concerns over its Chinese ownership, prompting federal action requiring ByteDance to divest. As suitors are being lined up, the ByteDance-backed app will remain unavailable in Google and Apple app stores in the US.

While the U.S. TikTok blackout may have lasted only hours, the app has still not made a return to the iPhone's App Store.

In a rare move amid the TikTok shutdown, Apple has published a statement and a support document listing all affected apps that are inaccessible in the