Despite President Trump's executive order to delay the TikTok ban, it hasn't reappeared on app stores. Here's why companies are hesitating.

If you’re waiting for TikTok to be available for download—or update—again, you may have to practice patience. Here’s why.

Google and Apple have not responded to multiple requests for comment on whether or not they will list TikTok in their app stores. If you search for TikTok on the App Store, you’ll see a message saying,

TikTok remains unavailable on Google and Apple’s app stores in the U.S. It can't be downloaded and users who still have the app could see its performance degrade.

Despite President Trump's temporary stay on the federal TikTok ban, it's extremely unlikely that the video-sharing app will return to the App Store anytime soon. Here's why.

Well, that didn't last long. Less than a day after TikTok became temporarily unavailable in the U.S., the app is now functional again. In

TikTok could still not be downloaded from the Apple and Google app stores in the U.S, even after President Trump's executive order.

TikTok service is back online in the US, but the app is unavailable for download in the US - here's when it might return.

TikTok has maintained about 90% of its user traffic in the U.S., despite briefly going offline and being removed from the Apple and Google app stores.