Apple Responds After Warning Issued About Certain iPhones

Apple Addresses Concerns Raised About Specific iPhones

TruthUSA September 15, 2023 0 Comments

A French regulator claims the iPhone 12 emits excessive amounts of radiation, which Apple denied.

Apple Inc. on Thursday denied claims made by a French regulator this week about the iPhone 12’s radiation levels, although the firm still issued a software update to settle a dispute over the matter.

“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 to multiple news outlets.

The Cupertino, California-based tech giant said the update is “related to a specific testing protocol used by French regulators and not a safety concern.”

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“Since it was introduced in 2020, iPhone 12 has been certified and recognized as meeting or exceeding all applicable SAR regulations and standards around the world,” Apple stated, referring to the “specific absorption rate” used to determine how much radio frequency is absorbed into the body.

In response to Apple’s announced update, Noel Barrot, a French digital affairs minister, told the Financial Times that France’s National Frequency Agency, or ANFR, is “preparing to quickly test this update.” He also said that Apple has been in communication with French authorities regarding the matter.

Earlier in the week, French officials announced a ban on iPhone 12 models after a test found that its SAR exceeded European radiation exposure limits. It also announced that Apple must correct all iPhone 12s that are currently in use “to bring the telephones into conformity as soon as possible” or Apple would have to issue a recall, according to a statement.

“Apple must immediately take all measures to prevent the affected phones present in the supply chain from being made available,” France’s digital regulatory body said Tuesday.

Days later, Belgium said that it will similarly review any health-related risks that the iPhone 12 might pose. German officials have said they are watching the developments closely, according to the Reuters news agency.

A Belgian official, Mathieu Michel, said in a statement on Friday that while a review of the phone by the country’s regulator was still underway, the first results were “reassuring” and there was no need for a recall of the phone in Belgium. Regardless, he contacted Apple to “review its software updates in an identical manner within the whole of Europe,” Reuters reported.

Denmark, meanwhile, moved to reassure owners of the phone, saying its Safety Authority would not take action following France’s findings and that it was not concerned about radiation levels from using the iPhone 12.

iPhone 12 phones are seen at the new Apple Store on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, California, on June 24, 2021. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)

“Based on the available information, the Danish Health Authority’s assessment is that you can continue to use your iPhone 12 without concern,” it said in an emailed statement.

Industry experts have stated there were no safety risks as regulatory

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