PARIS - Apple pledged on Friday (Sept 15) 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. France this week suspended sales of iPhone 12 handsets after tests which it said found breaches of radiation exposure limits. Apple contested...
PARIS - 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.
But the radiation warning in France, based on results of tests that differ from those carried out in other countries, has prompted concerns across Europe. The Dutch Authority for Digital Infrastructure said it was also conducting its own investigation, due in two weeks, and was in contact with Apple as well as German and French authorities. The agency said it had received calls from concerned consumers.
Apple routinely provides software updates for its phones and computers, mostly to fix a security issue. They can be focused on a particular model or a region, and sometimes Apple issues such updates several times in a month.France's Agence Nationale des Frequences said on Tuesday the iPhone 12's Specific Absorption Rate - a measure of the rate of radio frequency energy absorbed by the body from a piece of equipment - was higher than legally allowed, which prompted the sale suspension.
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