Apple said on Tuesday it plans to comply with French radiation testing requirements by releasing an update that will prevent the iPhone 12 from using more power when the device comes into contact with static surfaces, Reuters reported.

Apple contested the findings of the French authorities, who said the iPhone 12, which had been on the market for three years, emitted an amount of radiation that exceeded the permissible limits, and stopped selling the devices.

On Tuesday, Apple provided the most comprehensive explanation of the discrepancies between the findings in France and other countries where the iPhone 12 has been approved for sale.

In an article published on its website, Apple said that for more than a decade, iPhones have been equipped with sensors that allow the phone to detect when it is near the user’s body in order to keep transmission power at a lower level.

When the phone is not close to the body, for example, if it is placed on a table, the device uses slightly higher levels of transmission power.

Apple said that the test protocol used by L’Agence Nationale des Frequences does not take this feature into account.

The company released a software update that will be widely available to users this month that disables the body detection technology, keeping the phone at lower transmission power levels at all times.

In a statement, Apple said the iPhone 12 is safe to use even without a software update.

“We want all iPhone 12 users to know that iPhone 12 is safe to use and always has been. “iPhone 12 was certified to meet applicable international regulations and standards for the transmission of electricity when it was first shipped in 2020, and no changes have been made since then that affect the transmission of electricity,” Apple said in a statement. (News.ro)

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