Apple users in the US can no longer download ByteDance’s Chinese apps
Summary
Apple is blocking ByteDance-owned Chinese apps in the US App Store as part of regulatory actions surrounding TikTok's US operations. The restriction applies to ByteDance apps like Douyin, CapCut, and Lemon8, and is tied to a January 2025 law restricting ByteDance-controlled apps in the US; Apple uses location-based geoblocking to enforce these limits, with VPN workarounds not guaranteed to succeed.