Feb 13 (Reuters) - Apple ( AAPL ) will restore

ByteDance-owned TikTok on its U.S. App Store on Thursday

following a directive from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi,

Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people with

knowledge of the matter.

Apple ( AAPL ) confirmed to Bloomberg News that the app will return

Thursday evening.

Last month, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive

order seeking to delay by 75 days the enforcement of a ban of

the popular short-video app that was slated to be shuttered on

Jan. 19.

However, even after the order, TikTok remained unavailable

on Apple ( AAPL ) and Google app stores in the U.S.

Apple ( AAPL ) did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for

comment.