Apple and Google have decided to restore TikTok to their app stores after receiving a letter from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi stating that the app's ban would not be immediately enforced.

The companies had previously removed TikTok in compliance with a law passed in 2024. However, in a January 20 executive order, former President Donald Trump directed the attorney general to hold off on enforcing the ban for 75 days to allow time for further review. By Thursday evening, TikTok was once again available for download on both the Apple App Store and Google Play. Bloomberg News was the first to report the development.

This decision comes after weeks of uncertainty surrounding TikTok’s future in the U.S. The app was briefly taken down last month due to the federal ban but was reinstated when Trump announced a delay in enforcement. However, Apple and Google did not immediately re-list the app in their stores until now.

The ban was originally imposed over concerns regarding TikTok’s Chinese ownership, with U.S. lawmakers worried that the app could be used for surveillance. Chinese law requires companies to share data with the government upon request, raising national security concerns among U.S. officials. TikTok has declined to comment on the situation.

The legislation behind the ban, known as the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, was passed with bipartisan support and signed into law by President Joe Biden in April 2024. It mandated that TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, sell its U.S. operations by January 19 or face a nationwide ban.

Although Trump previously supported the ban, he has since softened his stance, saying, “I guess I have a warm spot for TikTok that I didn’t have originally.” If a resolution is not reached by early April to address national security concerns, the app may once again be at risk of being shut down. ByteDance has repeatedly stated that it has no intention of selling TikTok.

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