TikTok reportedly growing new model of app forward of deliberate US sale

TikTok is growing a brand new model of its app for U.S. customers forward of an anticipated sale of the app to a gaggle of buyers, in response to a report from The Data.

The corporate reportedly plans to launch the brand new app on September 5, whereas the prevailing app will cease working in March of subsequent yr. The timeline might shift, the report notes.

TikTok customers within the U.S. must obtain the brand new app to proceed to make use of the social community.

The report comes two days after President Donald Trump stated he would start speaking to China this week a couple of potential deal, stating that the federal government “just about” has a deal on the sale of the short-video app.

Final month, Trump prolonged the TikTok ban deadline to September 17, marking the third time the deadline has been pushed again.