Apple will update its iPhone 12 in response to radiation concerns according to France’s digital minister.
Apple would be releasing a software update for users in the country in the upcoming days, according to Jean-Noel Barrot.
After a regulator discovered excessive electromagnetic radiation, sales of the iPhone 12 were stopped in France. Apple was instructed to address the problem.
The company said only users in France would be receive the new update because France has a particular testing protocol in place.
The American tech giant claimed the radiation findings were a byproduct of those testing procedures and were “not a safety concern”.
Apple’s intentions for the iPhone 12, which was released just three years ago, in other nations are called into question by the upcoming update.
Before resuming sales of the iPhone 12, Mr. Barrot stated that the radio frequency regulator (ANFR) would test the new update to ensure compliance.
Previous attempts by the World Health Organization to allay concerns regarding mobile phone radiation were unsuccessful.
On its website, the organization said there is insufficient evidence to draw the conclusion that low-level electromagnetic field exposure is harmful to people.
Apple said in a statement to the AFP news agency that the radiation discovery in France was “related to a specific testing protocol used by French regulators and not a safety concern”.
It said although the iPhone 12 complied with emissions regulations everywhere, it would “issue a software update for users in France to accommodate the protocol used by French regulators”.
The ANFR previously informed Apple that it would have to recall every iPhone 12 sold in the nation if the problem could not be fixed with a software update.
The regulator discovered that the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) of the iPhone 12 was higher than what was permitted by French law.
There are still sales of the iPhone 12 smartphone worldwide after its initial release in September 2020.
Source-BBC
