TikTok advises Android users in US to sideload app

TikTok now offers its Android app for download outside of Google Play
TikTok is now offering US downloads of the Android version of the app on its own website, the company announced last night. With the change, Android users in the United States now have an easy way to download or update the app for the first time since Google removed it from Google Play last month in response to a US ban on the app.
TikTok advises Android users in the US to sideload the app
If you need to download and install TikTok in the US, you can do so on Android even though the app isn't back on the Play Store yet. In a tweet, the TikTok Policy account has announced that the service has made Android Package Kits available for download through its official web site.
Here's How To Sideload TikTok On Your Android Phone
TikTok is now allowing Android users to download the app directly from its website. Here is how you can install it.
Download TikTok Safely on Android: Official Method Available
Despite the ongoing restrictions, Android users can now officially download TikTok directly from the company’s website. While the app remains unavailable on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store, TikTok has provided an alternative, secure download method to bypass the app repository restrictions.
TikTok to Give Package Kits on Its Website for US Android Users to Download App
Social media app TikTok said on Friday it was making Android package kits available on its website so that U.S. Android users can download the app and connect on it. Apple and Google have still not reinstated TikTok to the App Stores.
You can officially download the TikTok app again on Android phones
TikTok is still absent from the Google Play Store. But the company is now letting users download the app officially on their Android phones.
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