Apple has the finances to buy just about anything, but with TikTok there are more reasons than money that mean it won't buy the social media platform.

As for Apple’s unprecedented action, this was spotted by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in a post on X, who pointed out that Apple issued a support document about TikTok, titled “About availability of TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. Apps in the United States.”

Three days after ByteDance's TikTok went dark and then was quickly revived in the United States, users who deleted the app were anxiously checking iPhone and Android devices to find it still unavailable to be downloaded again.

Phones are going for thousands of dollars on online storefronts after Apple and Google took down ByteDance platforms.

Phones that still have TikTok installed on them are fetching high prices on eBay, days after the social media platform's short-lived ban in the United States. The TikTok app is currently unavailable in the Apple App Store — making it available only to those who previously installed the app before its recent ban.

The TikTok app is still not available in Google Play or Apple's App Store despite Trump's order halting the ban. Here's what's happening.

While TikTok is still functional for users who had it installed before the ban, those who deleted it can no longer re-download the app. Sellers are capitalising on this by listing phones with the app preinstalled,

While the U.S. TikTok blackout may have lasted only hours, the app has still not made a return to the iPhone's App Store.

The federal law banning TikTok has revealed a major schism among American tech companies: Some are willing to flout the law — and some, including Apple and Google, are not.

People are listing phones preloaded with TikTok on eBay, Facebook marketplace, and other online storefronts. View on euronews

The Trump administration is denying it, but Trump previously said he'd like to see the software company take it over.

TikTok went from banned to back online in a day, but the experience isn't what it used to be. Here's how to troubleshoot TikTok for Apple and Android.