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Africa-Press – Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>Apple will update its iPhone 12 in France after fears about radiation, the country’s digital minister says.<\/p>\n

Jean-Noel Barrot said Apple would deliver a software update for users in the country in the coming days.<\/p>\n

Sales of iPhone 12 were halted in France after a regulator detected too much electromagnetic radiation. Apple was told to fix the issue.<\/p>\n

The firm said the new update would only apply to users in France, where it said a specific testing protocol existed.<\/p>\n

The American tech giant suggested the radiation findings were a result of that testing regime, and that it was “not a safety concern”.<\/p>\n

The planned update raises questions over Apple’s plans for iPhone 12, which was released just three years ago, in other countries.<\/p>\n

Mr Barrot said that the radio frequency regulator (ANFR) would test the new update to check its compliance before iPhone 12 is allowed back on sale in the country.<\/p>\n

The World Health Organization has previously sought to allay fears about radiation emitted by mobile phones.<\/p>\n

It says on its website there is no evidence to conclude that exposure to low level electromagnetic fields is harmful to humans.<\/p>\n

In a statement sent to AFP news agency, Apple said the radiation finding in France was “related to a specific testing protocol used by French regulators and not a safety concern”.<\/p>\n

It said the iPhone 12 complied with emissions rules worldwide, but it would “issue a software update for users in France to accommodate the protocol used by French regulators”.<\/p>\n

The ANFR previously told Apple that if it could not resolve the issue via a software update, it would have to recall every iPhone 12 sold in the country.<\/p>\n

The regulator found iPhone 12’s Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) to be above what is legally allowed in France.<\/p>\n

The iPhone 12 smartphone was first released in September 2020 and it is still sold worldwide.<\/p>\n

Apple told BBC News earlier this week it was contesting the ANFR’s review.<\/p>\n

It said it had provided the regulator with lab results from both itself and third parties, which it said showed the device was compliant with all the relevant rules.<\/p>\n

But Mr Barrot gave Apple a two-week deadline, and said he believed there could be “a snowball effect” as France shared its findings with other regulators across the European Union (EU).<\/p>\n

Regulators from Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany said on Thursday they were now also looking into the issue.<\/p>\n

Germany’s BNetzA network agency told the BBC the French investigation could lead to measures that would apply to all EU members states.<\/p>\n

The UK and US have not announced any action following the French ban.<\/p>\n

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