Apple Promises iPhone 12 Software Update to Solve Radiation Problem
Apple is planning to release a software update for the iPhone 12 in France to alleviate fears over electromagnetic radiation emissions being too high.
France banned sales of the iPhone 12 earlier this week and threatened a recall. The ban was triggered after France's National Frequency Agency (ANFR) found the phone's Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) was higher than legally allowed according to EU regulations.
As the BBC reports, Apple told the AFP news agency that the higher SAR level reported by the ANFR is "related to a specific testing protocol used by French regulators and not a safety concern." However, the company will "issue a software update for users in France to accommodate the protocol used by French regulators."
As Le Monde reports, France's minister for digital transition and telecommunications, Jean-Noel Barrot, said "Apple has assured me that it will implement an update for the iPhone 12 in the next few days."
Both Apple and Barrot confirmed that the iPhone 12 does not pose a threat to public health due to radiation, so anyone using the three-year-old iPhone doesn't need to be concerned.
It's currently unclear exactly how Apple can make the iPhone 12 pass the ANFR test through a software update. However, it's likely the same update could end up being released for the other 27 members of the European Union as they all use the same set of regulations. As far as Apple is concerned, the iPhone 12 complies with emissions rules worldwide.
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