If you search for TikTok on the App Store, you’ll see a message saying, “TikTok and other ByteDance apps are not available in the country or region you’re in,” while Google Play says, “Downloads for this app are paused due to current US legal requirements.”
If you still have TikTok installed on your phone, you might be able to make a few thousand dollars by listing it on eBay.
On eBay, smartphones with TikTok still installed fetch hundreds to thousands of dollars, with one iPhone 16 Pro Max with the app is going for $5,000 and another iPhone 16 Plus asking for over $3,000.
Here's how to download TikTok data from the mobile app: Open the TikTok app. Tap "Learn more" when prompted with the ban pop-up message. When taken to the TikTok website, tap "log in" at the end of the ban message. Login to your TikTok account.
Don't have the TikTok app currently installed on your mobile device? It's best not to buy a high-price phone with it installed to get it.
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