iPhone 12, a model announced in 2020, will receive an update “in the coming days” put an end to radiation problems which led France to ban the sale of these models throughout the territory. This was stated by Jean-Noël Barrault, France’s Minister Delegate for the Digital Transition and Telecommunications, in a post on the site now known as X (Twitter), after “several conversations with the company’s teams.”
National Frequency Agency (ANFR), banned the sale of iPhone 12 on September 12 — the same day the iPhone 15 was unveiled — and concluded that these models exceeded the permitted specific absorption rate (SAR) limit. This is used to measure the level of exposure to radio frequency energy on mobile devices. In the case of the iPhone models mentioned, ANFR found that they emitted a SAR level of 5.74 W/kg, while the maximum permissible level is 4 W/kg.
After the ban on sales in the country France has also warned the rest of the European Union to check the radiation levels of their devices. and they will consider removing the iPhone 12 from the market if it exceeds the permitted limit. Countries such as Germany or Italy are already testing whether iPhone models meet appropriate radiation levels.
Apple says iPhone 12 won’t pose any problems, but it will update its software
Apple, for its part, even stated that iPhone 12 does not pose a security problem. They claim that the problem is “only related to the specific testing protocol used by French regulators.”
The software update was from minute zero the most realistic option reduce the SAR level of the iPhone 12. And therefore prevent the device from being removed from the market in France, as well as in other countries where the device is also considered to exceed permitted emission limits.
However, for now the update will only take place in France. There is no exact date yet, but users will be able to download it from the software updates section in system settings. No other iPhone model exceeds the permissible SAR limit.
Source: Hiper Textual
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