TikTok is developing a new app for its more than 170 million U.S. users alongside a potential sale, according to a report from The Information. The news follows comments President Donald Trump made on Friday that he “pretty much” has a deal for a U.S. company to purchase TikTok’s U.S. operations, although he did not disclose the potential buyer.

It’s looking increasingly likely that any deal to transfer control of TikTok to new owners will mean US users have to download a new TikTok. And that could mean an almost entirely different experience on the app.

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, according to a new report from The Information.

TikTok's reported plan to launch a separate app in the U.S. could disrupt ad targeting and user data continuity.

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Social media giant TikTok will launch a new version of its popular app to Apple's and Google's app stores on September 5, as part of an agreement to sell its US business looms.