Help Can't uninstall TikTok

[hstroph]

Due to the recent controversy with the TikTok Make Your Day app, I thought I'd have a look at it to see what it has to offer before the president bans it.

I selected what I understood was "Science and ..." and was scrolling through the offerings looking for something scientific. There began several profane sayings on screen, such as the full "F you Henny!", so I immediately closed the app and was forever done with it.

Any attempt to uninstall the app from the phone meets with failure. I was able to remove the app icon from the desktop, but there is an exclamation-mark notification stating " ! Uninstalling TikTok unsuccessful".

Do I have to restore factory settings and rebuild the phone as I know it in order to get rid of TikTok, or is there an easier way, please. I very much regret my choice to install this app.

 

[Davdi]

We can help you better if you can tell us the make & model of your phone, which version of Android it has, and which is your carrier.
But the easiest thing is to do Factory Data Reset and re-install the apps on the phone, make sure you backup any photos. videos and anything else you want to keep first.

 

[puppykickr]

It sounds like it asked for special permissions when you installed it.

That can mean that these permisions must be disabled before the app can be uninstalled.

If you remember it asking for permissions, and you can locate these permissions in your device settings, then great!
Go find them, and revoke those privleges.

If not, then you can start with deleting all of its app data.

Then try to uninstall.

I just looked it up (yes, just now), and it seems that you must delete your account before you uninstall the app?

Did you delete (deactivate, whatever) your account before you tried to uninstall?

https://www.indiatvnews.com/technol...ount-uninstall-chinese-app-android-ios-626793

 

[hstroph]

After a power-cycle it seems to have magically disappeared, so maybe it did indeed get uninstalled despite the notification to the contrary. Nexus 6P Android 8.1.

 

[puppykickr]

After a power-cycle it seems to have magically disappeared, so maybe it did indeed get uninstalled despite the notification to the contrary. Nexus 6P Android 8.1.

I have heard and observed that a restart is like an enema for an Android.

This is an often overlooked thing.

 

[Trusso]

To remove the app, you can try going to your phone's settings and looking for the "Apps" or "Application Manager" section. From there, you should be able to uninstall it. If that doesn't work, you can try using a third-party app such as an antivirus program or a device optimization tool to assist with the removal process.

 

[nickdalzell]

Many Samsung phones come with TikTok preinstalled and no way to properly uninstall it. Same goes for Facebook. It's like they assume people actually use those two over-rated apps. You can make them vanish from your apps list in two ways:

Tap and hold the app in the apps drawer, and select 'hide app'. it goes bye bye (but is still installed). Or go to the application manager in Settings, and 'disable' it. That makes it appear to be uninstalled but sadly still occupies space on your device, but it won't notify you or be accessible while disabled, nor run in the background.

 

[hstroph]

2-1/2 years later, amid all the news about Chinese govt. use of TikTok to gain access to personal information, and the fact that several nations are banning the app on govt. phones, I'm very glad that I took the time to flash a factory image and permanently remove the app.. Unfortunately, we live in a society where too many people welcome such spy-apps.

 

[mikedt]

2-1/2 years later, amid all the news about Chinese govt. use of TikTok to gain access to personal information, and the fact that several nations are banning the app on govt. phones,

I totally approve of that.

Govts, and other enterprises, companies, etc. should NOT allow users to install and use their own private apps, like TikTok, or Facebook. or whatever, on devices that are not their property.

I used to work for a security firm that issued Blackberries to staff, and these were strictly for company use only. And it was the same when I worked for British Telecom, they didn't allow any private software or games to be installed and used on company issued laptops.

Why don't those govts, like US, UK, etc. have an "OFFICIAL USE ONLY" policy for staff issued smart-phones?

 

[teryveru]

Due to the recent controversy with the TikTok Make Your Day app, I thought I'd have a look at it to see what it has to offer before the president bans it.

I selected what I understood was "Science and ..." and was scrolling through the offerings looking for something scientific. There began several profane sayings on screen, such as the full "F you Henny!", so I immediately closed the app and was forever done with it.

Any attempt to uninstall the app from the phone meets with failure. I was able to remove the app icon from the desktop, but there is an exclamation-mark notification stating " ! Uninstalling TikTok unsuccessful".

Do I have to restore factory settings and rebuild the phone as I know it in order to get rid of TikTok, or is there an easier way, please. I very much regret my choice to install this app.

factory resetting your phone won't delete tiktok. on some phones you can find out where it is installed, then physically destroy that place. this may destroy your phone but it's worth it.

 

[nickdalzell]

MikeDT, at least in my area of KY, many times the job requires you to have your own smartphone to even get hired, and don't issue staff ones owned by the company. too many got lost/stolen, hacked/rooted, or busted.

the trend in the USA is to be available 24/7, reachable even off the clock. I don't agree with it unless you're a doctor or emergency worker such as firefighter or EMT where that makes sense.

One business in Sebree, KY, Century Aluminum, only until recently had their own AMPS microcell tower that only encompassed the property of the industrial park, and staff had been issued those old grey MicroTAC phones. They only worked on the property, and not outside it, and were far from smart, so ensured communication on business property only, no hacking/rooting, or gameplay there, and were built like tanks.

The only times you see a staff-issued 'smartphone' is when it's not a real phone, but one of those 'zebra' scanners attached to a device running Android that looks like a smartphone. you'll find those at Dollar General, and on the belts of FedEX and some UPS drivers.

 

[AugieTN]

I remember reading a court said an employer can require an employee to have and use their own cell phone, but the court ordered the business to pay the employees $50 a month for cell service.