TikTok advises Android users in US to sideload app

TikTok Encourages Android Users Who Don't Have the App to Try Sideloading
If you want to download TikTok on Android, there's a new workaround. Though TikTok is currently live and available to use for those who already have it on their phones, it's not available to download from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
TikTok now offers its Android app for download outside of Google Play
TikTok is now offering US downloads of the Android version of the app on its own website, the company announced last night. With the change, Android users in the United States now have an easy way to download or update the app for the first time since Google removed it from Google Play last month in response to a US ban on the app.
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TikTok has been absent on Apple App Store and Google’s Play Store since the short-lived ban last month. While users can use installed apps almost as usual, there have been no new installs or updates. This is a nightmare for those changing phones but also a security issue, with no updates available to fix bugs or vulnerabilities.
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TikTok said on Friday it was allowing U.S. Android users to download and connect to the short video app through package kits on its website, in an effort to circumvent restrictions on the popular platform in the country.
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TikTok recommends sideloading the Android app in the USA
Google and Apple have banned TikTok from their app stores. Android users in the USA can now access the social media app in a roundabout way.
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TikTok has announced that it will enable Android users in the US to download and use the app through some package kits accessible on its website. This comes as the ByteDance-owned app is looking at ways to circumvent the restrictions that were imposed on the app in the US.
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