Apple to issue iPhone 12 software update in France to address radiation concerns
by Tom Warren from The Verge - All Posts on (#6ESA8)
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Apple says it will release a software update for iPhone 12 owners in France, after regulators ordered a halt of sales of the phone over concerns the device was breaching strict radiation exposure limits.
We will issue a software update for users in France to accommodate the protocol used by French regulators," says Apple in a statement to Reuters. We look forward to iPhone 12 continuing to be available in France."
French regulators ordered a ban of iPhone 12 models earlier this week after testing the handset and finding that its Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) - how much radio frequency is absorbed into a body from a device - exceeded European radiation exposure limits. Belgium said it would review the French findings, with Germany,...