Apple will patch radiation issue with software update

[Hanno Labuschagne]

Apple will patch radiation issue with software update

Apple Inc. will issue an update for the iPhone 12 “in the coming days” in response to a request from France’s ANFR regulator, the country’s digital minister Jean-Noel Barrot said in a post on X(Twitter) on Friday.

The US company was informed on Tuesday that tests by ANFR showed the device emits electromagnetic waves that are above European standards, and was ordered to halt sales of the model and resolve the issue within two weeks.

[Bloomberg]

 

[backstreetboy]

That means there’ll be an iOS 17 RC 2.

 

[borro]

Suuuuuure

 

[gregmcc]

They will have to backport it to all the old iOS versions too.

 

[PAYBACK]

iPhone 12 PRO MAX here. They'd better hurry!

 

[bwana]

They will have to backport it to all the old iOS versions too.

At most they'll have to patch ios 14 through 16.

 

[Suspect99]

What are they going to do? Reduce the power of the radio?

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

patching a hardware design flaw with software ... about as believable as an mRNA vaccine that stops a SARS virus

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

If they are able to reduce it then they are able to increase it

 

[SHL]

What are they going to do? Reduce the power of the radio?

Introducing the iPhone 15 - Now with less radiation than ever before!!!

 

[FiestaST]

Apple promises software update to lower the iPhone 12's radiation in France

Apple promises software update to lower the iPhone 12's radiation in France

Sales of the iPhone 12 have been banned in France over this exact issue. A couple of days ago, France's National Frequency Agency (ANFR) banned the sale of...

www.gsmarena.com

Apple moves to defuse French iPhone 12 dispute as EU scrutiny steps up

Apple pledged on Friday to update software on iPhone 12s in France to settle a dispute over radiation levels, but concerns in other European countries signalled it may have to take similar action elsewhere.

www.reuters.com