If you were a PhoneArena reader in early 2014, you might recall our coverage of the Flappy Bird sensation. The game was a huge hit and required the player to navigate Flappy Bird through an assortment of pipes. Misjudge Flappy Birds’ clearance through the pipes and BUZZ! The game comes to an end. To say that Flappy Bird was popular in early 2014 would be like calling The Beatles just another rock band.
This phenomenon is repeating itself thanks to the great American pastime TikTok. When we last left the short-form video app, a U.S. law signed by former President Joe Biden forced TikTok owner ByteDance to shut the app in the U.S. unless an American buyer could be found for it before January 19th. Last Saturday night TikTok started to disappear from phones in the U.S. as well as U.S. app storefronts such as Apple’s App Store and the Google Play Store.
Phones with TikTok pre=installed are going for huge premiums in the U.S. | Image credit-eBay
