After a brief, nationwide ban, Android users in the United States are now able to download and install TikTok. Fans of the video-sharing platform are able to download the app directly from the company's website following the app's removal from the Google Play Store in January.

Despite being removed from official app stores, TikTok has offered a direct app download for Android users in the U.S. Here’s everything you need to know.

Apple and Android have restored TikTok on US app stores on Thursday night. Last month, the companies made ByteDance apps, including TikTok, unavailable in the US to comply with a divest-or-ban law that former President Joe Biden signed in April.