PARIS, Sept 15, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - Apple will update the iPhone 12 in France
after regulators raised concerns over electromagnetic radiation emitted by
the devices, the country's digital minister and the firm said on Friday.

France had ordered a halt to sales of the device, released in 2020, on
Tuesday after finding that the model emitted more electromagnetic waves than
permitted.

"Apple has assured me that it will implement an update for the iPhone 12 in
the next few days," said digital minister Jean-Noel Barrot in a statement to
AFP.

Both the firm and Barrot insisted there was no danger to public health from
the radiation.

"This is related to a specific testing protocol used by French regulators and
not a safety concern," Apple said in a statement, adding that the device
complied with rules on emissions all around the world.

"We will issue a software update for users in France to accommodate the
protocol used by French regulators."

On Tuesday, Barrot gave the US tech giant two weeks to issue an update to its
phone, which was coming to the end of its career as a front-line Apple
product.

He said the agency in charge of testing, the ANFR, would quickly assess the
update and he would then decide whether to lift the ban on sales.

The World Health Organization has said several studies have been conducted in
the field and "no adverse health effects have been established as being
caused by mobile phone use".