TikTok building new version of app ahead of expected US sale: report | تازہ ترین پاکستان کی خبریں

TikTok building new version of app ahead of expected US sale: report — TikTok is building a new version of its app for users in the United States ahead the social media platform’splanned saleto a group of investors,The In...

TikTok is building a new version of its app for users in the United States ahead the social media platform’splanned saleto a group of investors,The Informationreported on Sunday, citing unnamed sources.

This comes as US President Donald Trump said on Friday he will starttalkingto China on Monday or Tuesday about a possible TikTok deal. He said the United States “pretty much” has a deal on the sale of the TikTok short-video app.

TikTok has developed a plan to launch the new app in US app stores on September 5, the report said.

Last month, Trumpextendedto September 17 a deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest the US assets of TikTok.

The report added that TikTok users will eventually have to download the new app to be able to continue using the service, although the existing app will work until March of next year, though the timeline could change.

TikTok did not immediately respond to aReutersrequest for comment.Reuterscould not immediately confirm the report.

A deal had been in the works earlier this year to spin off TikTok’s US operations into a new US-based firm, majority-owned and operated by American investors. That was put on hold after China indicated it would not approve it following Trump’s announcements of steep tariffs on Chinese goods.

Trump said the United States will probably have to get a deal approved by China.