Launching a U.S.-specific app could be part of the company's broader plan to comply with a 2024 law requiring ByteDance to ...

TikTok is developing a new version of its app for U.S. users ahead of an expected sale of the app to a group of investors, ...

TikTok is preparing to launch a revamped app, internally called “M2,” on US app stores on September 5, 2025. This move is designed to ensure the platform’s survival as its parent company, ByteDance, ...

TikTok employees have been working under tight deadlines to build a new US-specific version of TikTok by transferring and ...

TikTok is developing a new version of its app for U.S. users as it prepares for a potential sale to a group of American ...

TikTok is preparing a standalone version of its platform specifically for users in the United States, part of an urgent effort to comply with federal law requiring that the app’s Chinese parent ...

TikTok is reportedly developing a U.S.-specific version of its app, codenamed M2, as it prepares for a potential sale of its American operations, according to The Information. The new version is ...

The app is expected to operate on a separate algorithm and data system and users outside the US would not find this version in their app store, sources said.

TikTok plans a new US-only app launch before a possible sale, as ByteDance faces deadlines, legal hurdles, and political pressure to divest its American operations.

The old version of TikTok will be removed when the new one launches and will stop working completely by March 2026.