TikTok has returned — at the least partially — within the US following a nationwide ban, however different widespread ByteDance-owned apps, such because the digital card recreation Marvel Snap, video modifying app CapCut, and the social platform Lemon8, are nonetheless blocked. None of those apps, together with TikTok, are presently obtainable to obtain on the Apple App Retailer or Google Play Retailer, both.
Although many customers anticipated CapCut and Lemon8 to be affected by the regulation banning TikTok, Marvel Snap’s ban took some unexpectedly — together with its personal developer. On Sunday morning, the sport studio Second Dinner mentioned in a put up on X, “This outage is a shock to us and wasn’t deliberate. MARVEL SNAP isn’t going anyplace.” Marvel Snap is revealed by Nuverse, a recreation developer owned by ByteDance.
Customers attempting to open Marvel Snap, CapCut, and Lemon8 will see a message just like the one TikTok displayed when it went darkish on Saturday night time. “A regulation banning CapCut has been enacted within the U.S,” the pop-up inside CapCut reads. “Sadly, meaning you’ll be able to’t use CapCut for now. Relaxation assured, we’re working to revive our service within the U.S. Please keep tuned!”
Each Google and Apple show notices to customers attempting to seek for ByteDance-owned apps. Whereas the Play Retailer says, “Downloads for this app are paused as a result of present US authorized necessities,” a banner on the App Retailer notes, “TikTok and different ByteDance apps are usually not obtainable within the nation or area you’re in.”
It’s nonetheless not clear when Marvel Snap, CapCut, or Lemon8 will begin working once more or once they’ll reappear in cellular app shops.
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