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Comment by paxys

4 days ago

If the holding power of TikTok is strong enough (which it just might be) then you might actually see teens start to switch to Android.

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iforgot22  4 days ago

I wonder how many Android users would actually sideload it. Same happened with Fortnite for a few years, and idk how many people did that.

  • sudosysgen  4 days ago

    Fortnite never had even a hundredth of the smartphone screentime as Tiktok. I honestly think a lot (at least 5 million) Android users will sideload it once it comes to that.

    • iforgot22  4 days ago

      Yeah but what % of them. Cause if it's only 1%, and 99% are going to some other app...

  • herbst  3 days ago

    Or DJI. Side loading is so easy, we usually just call it "installing an app" there is no hacking or magic around that, works just like a .exe with some extra protections.

whimsicalism  4 days ago

you won’t

  • sudosysgen  4 days ago

    I don't think it would be as unlikely as you'd think. It's not impossible for a significant amount of people to get a cheap Android for these apps, after all iPhones are a result of iMessage.