If you’re waiting for TikTok to be available for download—or update—again, you may have to practice patience. Here’s why.

Despite President Trump's temporary stay on the federal TikTok ban, it's extremely unlikely that the video-sharing app will return to the App Store anytime soon. Here's why.

Nearly a week after it was removed, the TikTok app is still missing from Apple and Google’s app stores. Because these app stores are the primary way many people get the software, TikTok’s absence basically means you can’t newly install the app — at least,

TikTok remains unavailable on Google and Apple’s app stores in the U.S. It can't be downloaded and users who still have the app could see its performance degrade.

TikTok could still not be downloaded from the Apple and Google app stores in the U.S, even after President Trump's executive order.

TikTok service is back online in the US, but the app is unavailable for download in the US - here's when it might return.

TikTok has maintained about 90% of its user traffic in the U.S., despite briefly going offline and being removed from the Apple and Google app stores.

TikTok’s traffic has mostly bounced back despite being pulled from the app stores and usage falling 85% during the temporary shutdown this month. TikTok is mostly back to its original traffic levels in the US,