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,

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 is bringing its service back online in the US, after shutting down for about half a day. The company said this afternoon that it is “in the process of restoring service” and thanked President-elect Trump for “providing the necessary clarity” to do so.

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.

TikTok’s traffic has mostly bounced back despite being pulled from the app stores and usage falling 85% during the temporary shutdown this month. TikTok is mostly back to its original traffic levels in the US,