TikTok has returned — a minimum of partially — within the US following a nationwide ban, however different well-liked ByteDance-owned apps, such because the digital card sport Marvel Snap, video enhancing app CapCut, and the social platform Lemon8, are nonetheless blocked. None of those apps, together with TikTok, are at the moment out there to obtain on the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, both.
Though many customers anticipated CapCut and Lemon8 to be affected by the legislation banning TikTok, Marvel Snap’s ban took some without warning — together with its personal developer. On Sunday morning, the sport studio Second Dinner mentioned in a publish 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 sport developer owned by ByteDance.
Users 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 legislation banning CapCut has been enacted within the U.S,” the pop-up inside CapCut reads. “Unfortunately, which means you’ll be able to’t use CapCut for now. Rest assured, we’re working to revive our service within the U.S. Please keep tuned!”
Both Google and Apple show notices to customers attempting to seek for ByteDance-owned apps. While the Play Store says, “Downloads for this app are paused on account of present US authorized necessities,” a banner on the App Store notes, “TikTok and different ByteDance apps are usually not out there 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 cell app shops.
