TikTok Gives Android Users a Way To Download App Again

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 is now offering US users the option to download the TikTok Android app from the company’s own website for the first time, meaning users won’t have to install it via the Google Play Store.
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