2023-09-15 20:05:00
Following the threat of a recall for its iPhone 12 in France, Apple will adapt the device’s software in the country.
At the same time, the group emphasized that the exceeding of limit values for electromagnetic radiation determined by a supervisory authority was due to its “special test protocol”. The update should take the testing method into account and was not triggered by security concerns, Apple announced on Friday. It is internationally recognized that the iPhone 12 meets all limit values.
The French authority Agence Nationale des Frequences (ANFR) ordered on Tuesday that devices of the three-year-old model must be removed from sales channels. If Apple does not correct the values “as quickly as possible” with an update, the devices in circulation in France would also have to be recalled, it said.
The ANFR had 141 telephones examined in a laboratory to determine how much electromagnetic radiation the body absorbed during their operation. It was found that the limit for direct physical contact – for example in the hand or in the pocket – was exceeded with the iPhone 12. Instead of the maximum permitted 4 watts per kilogram, it was 5.74 watts per kilogram.
However, the iPhone 12 complied with the limit of two watts per kilogram for radiation levels at a distance of five millimeters from the body, wrote the ANFR. It applies to situations in which a phone is carried in a jacket or bag, for example.
In Germany, the Federal Network Agency is responsible for the issue. A spokesman for the Bonn authority said on Friday that the procedure in France had a guiding function for Europe as a whole. They are in contact with the French authorities for a Europe-wide solution and are also in contact with Apple. “The Federal Network Agency currently has no information that the device poses an immediate danger,” said the spokesman for the German supervisory authority.
On the US stock exchange NASDAQ, Apple shares closed 0.42 percent lower at $175.01 on Friday.
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