What takes place after November 12?
Unless the TikTok-Oracle offer is authorized (which is still a possibility) or another company steps with an option before the ban is carried out (likewise possible), TikTok will be permanently handicapped for all users U.S. users on Nov. 12, even if you have it installed.
Most of WeChats features, on the other hand, will quit working after Sept. 20, rendering the app worthless for a lot of U.S.-based users.
If you have actually ever wondered about TikTok or WeChat, you just have a couple of more days to download them before the apps are gotten rid of from Apples App Store and Google Play for U.S. users. Come Sunday, Sept. 20, theyll both be gone.
The takedowns are the first action towards an ultimate full-on ban for both apps in the U.S., scheduled to kick in on Nov. 12. Its a relocation intended, “to guarantee our national security and secure Americans from the hazards of the Chinese Communist Party,” according to US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.
What takes place when the apps are eliminated from App Store and Google Play?
After Sunday youll still be able to utilize TikTok if its set up on your gadget, however only for a couple of more weeks, and in a limited fashion. For instance, you wont have the ability to upgrade the app on iOS after September 20. Fortunately for Android users, you need to have the ability to sideload the app and any updates through a website, like APK mirror, prior to November 12.
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What can you do? Well, you might as well grab TikTok from the App Store, Google Play, or APK Mirror now, and enjoy it while you can. And who understands: Perhaps this will all change in the future, depending upon how things go in the November election.
You will not be able to upgrade the app on iOS after September 20. Luckily for Android users, you need to be able to sideload the app and any updates through a site, like APK mirror, prior to November 12.
You might be able to set up, update, and use TikTok and WeChat through a VPN after theyre prohibited, however do not count on it. (And even if you can manage it, setting up a separate global account to bring back access to the apps via another countrys app shop is going to be a discomfort in the ass.).
Well, you may as well grab TikTok from the App Store, Google Play, or APK Mirror now, and enjoy it while you can.
