Apple to update iPhone 12 software to settle radiation row

PARIS – Apple said on Friday it would issue a software update for iPhone 12 users in France to potentially end a row with French regulators that ordered the suspension of the smartphone’s sale due to breaches of radiation exposure limits.

“We will issue a software update for users in France to accommodate the protocol used by French regulators. We look forward to iPhone 12 continuing to be available in France,” Apple said in a statement.

“This is related to a specific testing protocol used by French regulators and not a safety concern,” it said.

The French government welcomed the move.

“The ANFR (French regulator) is preparing to quickly test this update,” French Digital Affairs Minister Jean Noel Barrot’s ministry said in a statement, adding this should bring the model into compliance with European standards and allow France to lift the sale suspension.

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