How to block TikTok on company and school devices
Hide the TikTok app with your MDM, then close the routes around it: TikTok Lite, the website, downloader apps and VPNs. Every app ID on this page comes from our checked app data.
- iPhone and iPad
- Android
- Chromebooks
- Windows and Mac
TikTok, main app
TikTok Ltd. · App Store genre: Entertainment
- iOS bundle ID
- com.zhiliaoapp.musically
- App Store ID
- 835599320
- Android package name
- com.zhiliaoapp.musically
- Age rating at our last check
- 12+ (as listed in the App Store)
TikTok bundle ID and package name
Most MDM consoles ask for the iOS bundle ID or the Android package name. The App Store ID is the number in an App Store link, which Intune and some other consoles accept instead.
| App | iOS bundle ID | App Store ID | Android package |
|---|---|---|---|
| TikTok (main global app) | com.zhiliaoapp.musically | 835599320 | com.zhiliaoapp.musically |
| TikTok Lite | com.ss.iphone.ugc.tiktok.lite | 6447160980 | com.zhiliaoapp.musically.go |
| TikTok ティックトック (regional listing) | com.ss.iphone.ugc.Ame | 1235601864 | Use the package name lookup |
| TikTok Studio (creator tool) | com.ss.iphone.tt.creator | 6478151677 | Look up |
| TikTok Shop Seller Center | com.tiktokshop.seller | 1591003012 | com.tiktokshop.seller |
| TikTok Pro: Events | com.ss.iphone.ugc.tiktok.pro | 6741796873 | Look up |
TikTok has two iOS listings. The global app uses com.zhiliaoapp.musically, while a regional listing uses com.ss.iphone.ugc.Ame. Block both if staff or students travel or set up devices with accounts from other regions.
com.zhiliaoapp.musically com.ss.iphone.ugc.Ame com.ss.iphone.ugc.tiktok.lite com.ss.iphone.tt.creator com.tiktokshop.seller com.ss.iphone.ugc.tiktok.pro
com.zhiliaoapp.musically com.zhiliaoapp.musically.go com.tiktokshop.seller
Age ratings are shown as listed in the App Store at our last check. Apple introduced 13+, 16+ and 18+ tiers with iOS 26, so a live listing can show a newer tier. For any other app, use the bundle ID lookup, which gives a few free lookups a day.
Other apps from the same developer group
Some government and contractor policies cover more than TikTok itself. Read the exact wording of your policy, then decide which of these apps belong on the same list.
Lemon8
LifestylePhoto and lifestyle community app from TikTok Ltd.
iOS: com.bd.nproject
App Store ID: 1498607143
Android: com.bd.nproject
CapCut
Video editorVideo editor from Bytedance Pte. Ltd., often used to make TikTok clips.
iOS: com.lemon.lvoverseas
App Store ID: 1500855883
Android: com.lemon.lvoverseas
Hypic
Photo editorPhoto editor and AI art app from Bytedance Pte. Ltd.
iOS: com.xt.retouchoversea
App Store ID: 1644042837
Android: com.xt.retouchoversea
PineDrama
Short dramasShort drama streaming app published by TikTok Ltd.
iOS: com.ss.iphone.ttmd.video
App Store ID: 6754134922
Android: look up
Our list of apps from Chinese developers groups these by publisher, for policies that name a country rather than a single app.
Is TikTok still banned on government devices?
Two different US laws get mixed up. One bars TikTok on federal devices. The other forced a sale of TikTok's US business and never applied to device policy directly.
- December 2022
The No TikTok on Government Devices Act became law inside the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. It bars TikTok on federal devices, with exceptions only for law enforcement, national security and security research. Taiwan banned it on government devices that month.
- February to April 2023
EU institutions, starting with the European Commission, and Canada restricted TikTok on official devices in February. The UK, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and others followed in March, and Australia in April.
- 2023 and 2024
More than 30 US states banned TikTok on state-issued devices. These rules cover agency phones and laptops, not personal devices.
- 24 April 2024
The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act was signed. It targeted app stores and hosting of TikTok unless the US business was sold.
- 19 January 2025 to 22 January 2026
That law took effect, and enforcement was delayed by a series of executive orders. On 22 January 2026 the US operations were moved into a new joint venture, TikTok USDS.
- 10 August 2026
The Office of Management and Budget withdrew its 2023 guidance that told federal agencies to remove TikTok. A Justice Department opinion had found that the restructured US app is no longer a covered application, so TikTok may again be used on federal executive branch devices.
What this means for device policy. Federal executive branch devices no longer have to block TikTok, but the House and Senate keep their own bans, and many states, contractors and public bodies still bar it on their devices. Check the latest guidance that applies to you. Our page on government device app bans groups these rules by country and sector.
Why organizations block TikTok
The reasons differ between a school, a hospital and a defense supplier. These are the ones IT teams give us most often.
Rules from above
Government agencies, contractors and public bodies often have a written ban for agency devices. IT has to show the app cannot run.
Focus in class
An endless short-video feed competes with every lesson. Many schools block it on school iPads and Chromebooks during the school day or for good.
Messages and LIVE
Direct messages and live streams put students in contact with strangers. Schools that cannot supervise that contact remove the app from their devices.
Shopping inside the app
The store listing itself reads "Videos, Shop & LIVE". Businesses that keep shopping off work phones treat TikTok as a shopping app as well.
Camera and microphone
A video creation app needs the camera and microphone to work. On devices used in secure areas, clinics or labs, that alone can rule it out.
Shared bandwidth
Video feeds use a lot of data on shared school or office Wi-Fi. Blocking the app frees capacity for the tools people need.
How to block the TikTok app with MDM
On iPhone and iPad, hiding an app needs supervised devices, which usually means they were enrolled through Apple School Manager or Apple Business Manager. Android and Chromebooks rely on what you allow from managed Google Play.
- Go to Devices, Configuration, Create, New policy. Pick iOS/iPadOS and the Settings catalog profile type.
- Select Add settings, open the Restrictions category and add Blocked App Bundle IDs.
- Enter com.zhiliaoapp.musically, com.ss.iphone.ugc.Ame and com.ss.iphone.ugc.tiktok.lite.
- Assign the policy to a group of supervised devices and sync a test device.
- On corporate-owned devices, only apps you assign can install by default. Check that TikTok is not assigned as Required or Available.
- If the device restrictions setting Allow access to all apps in Google Play store is on, add TikTok as a Managed Google Play app and sync.
- Assign TikTok and TikTok Lite to your device group under Uninstall.
- For the personal side of corporate-owned work profile devices, use Personal profile, Type of restricted apps list, Blocked apps.
- Go to Devices, Configuration profiles, New, and name the profile in the General payload.
- Open the Restrictions payload, then Apps. Filter for iOS and Supervised.
- Set App Usage to Some apps not allowed and add each TikTok app. Confirm the bundle IDs match the table above.
- Set the Scope to your device groups and Save.
- For iOS 26 and earlier: Profiles, Overview, Create Profile, iOS, Device Enrollment.
- Configure the Safelist and Blocklist payload and pick the mode that restricts blocklisted apps.
- Use Add Application for each TikTok app, scope the profile and Save.
- For iOS 27 and later, use a blueprint with the App Settings component and list the bundle IDs under Denied apps.
- Android with advanced management: open Menu, Apps, Web and mobile apps, and keep TikTok off the list.
- Use the Available apps setting so users can install only apps on that list.
- Chromebooks: go to Devices, Chrome, Apps & extensions, Users & browsers, select the TikTok Android app and set Installation policy to Block.
- Check Allow/block mode under User app settings. Education domains run in allowlist mode only.
- Apple Configurator: create a profile, add the Restrictions payload and open the Apps section.
- Under Restrict App Usage (supervised only), pick the mode that disallows listed apps and add the TikTok bundle IDs. The payload key is blockedAppBundleIDs.
- Mosyle: use the Restrictions profile on supervised devices and add the apps by bundle ID.
- Iru, formerly Kandji: use the Restrictions Library Item and its Manage App Block List option.
iOS and iPadOS 27 change. Apple moved app allow and deny lists into a declarative App Settings configuration, and the old restriction keys are deprecated. MDMs are rolling out the new setting at different speeds, so check your current admin console before you build new profiles.
How to block TikTok on a computer, laptop or PC
On computers, TikTok is mostly used in the browser. So the main control is a browser policy, backed by a network filter that works for every browser on the device.
Windows PC
- Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome both support the URLBlocklist policy. Add tiktok.com and deploy it from Intune or Group Policy.
- If a TikTok app was installed from a store, App Control for Business or AppLocker rules from Intune can stop it.
- Block other browsers people could install, or the browser policy is easy to sidestep.
Mac laptop
- In Jamf Pro, Computers, Restricted Software, New lets you name a process and choose Kill Process.
- Find the exact process name with ps -acx in Terminal while the app runs.
- Push the same browser URL policy you use on Windows for Chrome and Edge, and a content filter for Safari.
Chromebook
- Block the Android app in Apps & extensions, as above.
- Then go to Devices, Chrome, Settings, Content, URL Blocking and add tiktok.com to Blocked URLs.
- Up to 1,000 URLs fit in the block and allow lists together, and exceptions win over blocks.
Students who cannot use one browser try another. Our guide to blocking other browsers on school devices covers that step.
What blocking the TikTok app does not cover
An app block removes one icon. These are the other routes to the same videos, and the control that closes each one.
| Route | Covered by the app block? | How to close it |
|---|---|---|
| tiktok.com in Safari, Chrome or Edge | No | Browser URL policy plus a network or DNS filter that covers the site and its content domains. |
| TikTok Lite and the regional TikTok listing | Only if listed | Add their IDs, or use a category list that already includes every TikTok listing. |
| Downloader and repost apps | No | A social media category list that includes companion and downloader apps. |
| Look-alike short-video apps | No | Category blocking, so new clones are added in the next monthly update. |
| VPN and proxy apps | No | Block the VPN category and use the Add VPN configurations restriction on supervised iPhones. See blocking VPN apps. |
| Cellular data or a phone hotspot | Yes for the app | The app block still holds, but a school network filter does not. Use a filter that runs on the device. |
| Unsupervised or personal devices | No | Enroll through Apple School Manager or Apple Business Manager, or set a BYOD policy. |
For the full set of routes students try and how to shut them, read how students get around restrictions.
Apps like TikTok that your list should also catch
When TikTok disappears, people move to the next short-video app or to apps that save TikTok videos for offline viewing. These are real examples from our app database.
| App | Type | iOS bundle ID | App Store ID | Android package |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Likee | Short video and live | video.like | 1251790681 | video.like |
| Kwai | Short video community | com.kwai.intl | 1338605092 | Look up |
| Clapper | Short video and live | com.newsclapper.video | 1522122685 | com.newsclapper.video |
| Josh | Short video, live calls and chat | com.eternoinfotech.shortvideos | 1530819820 | Look up |
| Instagram (Reels) | Social, short video feed | com.burbn.instagram | 389801252 | com.instagram.android |
| YouTube (Shorts) | Video, short video feed | com.google.ios.youtube | 544007664 | com.google.android.youtube |
| TikSave | TikTok video saver | com.nodestree.app.tiksave | 1548135477 | Look up |
| Tik Saver Pro | TikTok video saver | com.tiksaver.pro.TikSaver-Pro | 6448082221 | Look up |
| TokRepost | Save and repost | com.inismobile.tokrepost | 1582573415 | Look up |
| SnapTk Saver | Video downloader | com.dreamtechllc.TikHub | 1606553510 | Look up |
Instagram and YouTube have uses beyond short video, so many schools decide on them separately. The social media apps list shows what sits in that category.
Block TikTok on a router or DNS filter
A network block stops TikTok for every device on that network, managed or not. It is a strong second layer, but not a replacement for the MDM block.
What it covers
The app, the website and every browser on school or office Wi-Fi, including guest phones that you could never enroll.
What it misses
Cellular data, phone hotspots and home Wi-Fi. A VPN app can also tunnel past it, which is why VPN apps belong on the device blocklist.
Which domains
The main site is tiktok.com. The app also pulls video and other traffic from further domains, and that list changes, so a category-based filter is easier to keep current than a hand-typed list.
How to test the TikTok block
Test on one device from each platform before you scope the policy to everyone. Keep one device out of scope so you can compare.
- Sync the test device, then confirm the profile appears under Settings, General, VPN & Device Management.
- Check that the TikTok icon is gone from the Home Screen and that Spotlight search does not open it.
- Try to install TikTok Lite and the regional listing from the App Store.
- On Android, search for TikTok in the Play Store and confirm it cannot be installed.
- On a Chromebook, confirm the Android app is blocked and tiktok.com shows the blocked page.
- Open tiktok.com in every browser installed on the test computer.
- Try a downloader app from the table above to see if your list catches it.
- Switch the device to cellular or a hotspot and repeat the browser test.
Block TikTok by category, not one ID at a time
Typing six TikTok IDs works today. Keeping up with every new short-video clone, downloader and VPN app is where hand-made lists fall behind.
Hand-typed list
- You find and type every bundle ID and package name.
- New look-alikes go unnoticed until someone reports one.
- Separate work for iOS, Android and each MDM.
- No record of which listings you missed.
AppBlockList category file
- Pick Social Networking, Streaming Media or any of 58 categories.
- Get iOS bundle ID lists, Android package lists, .mobileconfig profiles, CSV and Intune or Jamf import files.
- Every app is categorized from its store listing, reviewed and validated.
- Updated monthly: new apps added, removed apps dropped.
See how the MDM app blocklist feed delivers these files to your MDM each month.
TikTok blocking FAQ
What is the TikTok bundle ID?
The main TikTok app on iPhone and iPad uses com.zhiliaoapp.musically, App Store ID 835599320. A regional listing uses com.ss.iphone.ugc.Ame and TikTok Lite uses com.ss.iphone.ugc.tiktok.lite.
What is the TikTok package name on Android?
TikTok uses com.zhiliaoapp.musically on Android, the same string as its iOS bundle ID. TikTok Lite on Android uses com.zhiliaoapp.musically.go.
Why does Intune list TikTok as prohibited but the app still opens?
The Restricted apps list in the iOS device restrictions template only reports. Use Blocked App Bundle IDs in the settings catalog, or the Hidden apps list, to stop the app on supervised devices.
How do I block a TikTok account or user?
Blocking one account happens inside TikTok, from that account's profile menu. It is a personal setting and does not stop the app. To remove the app from managed devices, use the MDM steps above.
What is a TikTok bundle, and is it the same as a bundle ID?
No. On TikTok Shop, a bundle is a seller offer that groups products. A bundle ID is the unique name of an iOS app, which your MDM uses to block or allow it.
Why is TikTok not working on my phone after enrollment?
If a school or employer manages the phone, a restrictions profile can hide TikTok. The icon goes away and the app cannot open while the profile is on the device. Ask your IT team about the policy.
Students ask how to get TikTok on a school computer. What should IT check?
Check the routes in the gaps table: the website in another browser, a VPN or proxy app, a downloader app and a phone hotspot. Close each one with a browser policy, a network filter and category blocklists.
Does blocking TikTok on the router block it everywhere?
No. A router or network filter applies only on that network. On cellular data or a hotspot the app works again unless the MDM app block is also in place.
Is TikTok still banned on government devices?
Not on US federal executive branch devices since August 2026, when the Office of Management and Budget withdrew its removal guidance. The House, the Senate and many states still have their own bans, so check with your agency or state.
Block TikTok and every app like it
One file per platform with the social media, streaming and VPN categories your policy names, ready to import into your MDM and refreshed every month.
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