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.

Popular video-sharing app TikTok is still available to US users only because President Trump issued an executive order in early 2025 to postpone the ban the Chinese app is facing. Trump has extended the delay two more times since then, with the latest extension coming just a few weeks ago.

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TikTok may soon see a major change in its US operations, as reports suggest that the company is preparing to launch a redesigned version of its app for American users.

With a September deadline looming, a new report says TikTok is building a replacement app for its 170 million American users as part of a sale to an Oracle led group.

According to new reporting from The Information, TikTok is building a new app ahead of a sale to non-Chinese investors. American users will need to download the new app, which will replace the existing TikTok app in the United States.

TikTok is working on a follow-up to its hit app, internally known as "M2," which will release to the U.S. on September 5. It comes as a deal to sell TikTok's American operations to a group of non-Chinese investors ears completion.

TikTok’s team is believed to be developing a fresh version of the app, called M2 internally, to replace the current one

TikTok may soon launch a U.S. only version of the app, reportedly called “M2,” ahead of a potential ban or forced sale ordered by the U.S. government. The move follows national security concerns and a Supreme Court ruling upholding the requirement that TikTok be sold to a non-Chinese company or face a shutdown in the U.