TikTok is again, however the place are Marvel Snap, CapCut, and Lemon8?

TikTok has returned — at the least partially — within the US following a nationwide ban, however different standard ByteDance-owned apps, such because the digital card sport Marvel Snap, video modifying app CapCut, and the social platform Lemon8, are nonetheless blocked. None of those apps, together with TikTok, are at present obtainable to obtain on the Apple App Retailer or Google Play Retailer, both.

Although many customers anticipated CapCut and Lemon8 to be affected by the regulation banning TikTok, Marvel Snap’s ban took some unexpectedly — together with its personal developer. On Sunday morning, the sport studio Second Dinner mentioned in a submit on X, “This outage is a shock to us and wasn’t deliberate. MARVEL SNAP isn’t going anyplace.” Marvel Snap is printed by Nuverse, a sport developer owned by ByteDance.

Customers attempting to open Marvel Snap, CapCut, and Lemon8 will see a message much like the one TikTok displayed when it went darkish on Saturday evening. “A regulation banning CapCut has been enacted within the U.S,” the pop-up inside CapCut reads. “Sadly, which means you’ll be able to’t use CapCut for now. Relaxation assured, we’re working to revive our service within the U.S. Please keep tuned!”

Each Google and Apple show notices to customers attempting to seek for ByteDance-owned apps. Whereas the Play Retailer says, “Downloads for this app are paused as a consequence of present US authorized necessities,” a banner on the App Retailer notes, “TikTok and different ByteDance apps usually are not obtainable 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 after they’ll reappear in cell app shops.