Apple announced on Tuesday that it intended to provide an update that would prevent the iPhone 12 from using more power while in touch with static surfaces.
This is in a bid to comply with France’s radiation testing regulations.
The iPhone 12, which has been on the market for three years, was found to emit more radiation than was allowed, according to French regulators, who claimed that the device’s sales were halted as a result of their results. Apple has refuted these claims.
The gap between France’s findings and those in other nations where the iPhone 12 has been approved for sale was explained by Apple in its most thorough manner yet on Tuesday.
In a blog post on its website, Apple said that for more than ten years, iPhones have featured sensors that enable the device to recognise when it is close to the user’s body and reduce gearbox power. The phone needs a little bit more transmission power when it is not close to a body, like when it is placed on a table.
According to Apple, this capability was not considered in the testing procedure employed by L’Agence Nationale des Frequences. This month, the business released a software update that turns off the body-detection algorithm and keeps the phone’s gearbox power at a reduced level at all times.
Apple claimed in a statement that even without the software update, the iPhone 12 is still secure to use.
