If President Trump goes through with his ban on WeChat -- the Chinese chatting app owned by Tencent (OTC: TCEHY) -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) could see as much as 30% of its shipments evaporate if it is forced to remove the app from its App Store. Because 1.2 billion mostly Chinese people use the app worldwide, and many see it as critical to staying in touch with family and friends, the iPhone could quickly fall out of favor with them. Image source: Getty Images. Hanging up on the iPhone TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo told clients in a note seen by MacRumors that in addition to the massive hit leveled against iPhone sales, other Apple products would also be hurt from WeChat's removal: Because WeChat has become a daily necessity in China ... We estimate that the annual iPhone shipments will be revised down by 25–30%, and the annual shipments of other Apple hardware devices, including AirPods, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac, will be revised down by 15–25%. A lot of the downdraft depends on whether Apple is forced to remove the app just in the U.S. or everywhere it is available. If it's only here, the damage done will be significantly less, with just a 3% to 6% decline in iPhone shipments, and a less than 3% drop in other devices. WeChat is the dominant platform in China because it bundles messaging, social networking, payments, and more into one app, but also because Beijing banned Facebook, Google, and Twitter to be able to control what its people saw and said. The forecast, though, comes just as KeyBanc analysts say iPhone sales showed recovery in July despite Apple closing its stores again following new COVID-19 outbreaks. Channel checks show demand for the tech stock's smartphone is slightly above expectations. 10 stocks we like better than AppleWhen investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Apple wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of August 1, 2020 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Rich Duprey has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends Apple, Facebook, Tencent Holdings, and Twitter. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.Source