Apple will bring back TikTok to the App Store after receiving a letter from the Justice Department, according to Bloomberg, marking the popular app’s return to the store nearly a month after a ban against it briefly went into effect.
TikTok was removed from the App Store last month. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
TikTok will return to the App Store on Thursday evening, Bloomberg reported, citing Apple.
TikTok, owned by China-based company ByteDance, was removed from app stores last month when a federal ban against it became effective for less than a day, briefly making the app go dark and barring app stores and internet service providers from hosting TikTok.
President Donald Trump upon taking office signed an executive order halting the ban for 75 days, allowing TikTok to stay active on the phones of users who already had it downloaded—though the order did not bring TikTok back to the App Store or the Google Play Store for download.
TikTok was not available on the App Store as of 8 p.m. EST.
Apple did not immediately respond to Forbes’ request for comment.
It’s not clear exactly what the letter to Apple said, but Apple was assured by the Trump administration there wouldn’t be immediate enforcement of a ban, according to Bloomberg.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.