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.”

Phones with TikTok already downloaded are being listed for eye-watering sums as the social media platform remains absent from app stores.

Users with TikTok on their iPhone after Apple removed it from the app store should refrain from doing this major thing.

This has two knock-on effects that are much longer term. First, we now know that a U.S. TikTok ban will be difficult to bypass if it comes back — and the same will be true for any other Chinese (or other) app banned in the same way. There are some options, as I reported over the weekend, but none of them are especially compelling.

Whether TikTok can be downloaded on a new phone depends on your device, as it’s currently removed from app stores. Details.

Anyone who loves endlessly scrolling through TikTok videos on their iPhone should be aware of some important new advice.

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

The iPhone 15 and 16 models generally sell for between $1,200 and $1,500 on eBay. When the app was first banned iPhones with TikTok installed were listed for as much as $1 million during the app's 14 hour blackout, Ukrainian technology news outlet ITC reported.

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Business Insider's scan of platforms like eBay and Facebook Marketplace showed hundreds of listings touting phones with TikTok and CapCut installed.

Some of TikTok's 170 million U.S.-based users are selling phones with the social media app preloaded on them for thousands of dollars online.

People are listing phones preloaded with TikTok for tens of thousands of dollars on eBay, Facebook marketplace and other online storefronts.