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Apple will be capable to resume its iPhone 16 smartphone sales in Indonesia after the two sides came to an agreement , the Industry Ministry said during a military press conference Wednesday , per aReuters report .
The ban was lifted five monthsafter Indonesia blocked the U.S. iPhone maker from selling its iPhone 16 phones in Indonesiafor violating the land ’s regulation mandating that domestically trade smartphones and tablets must incorporate at least 40 % topically bring about components .
In December , Apple institutionalise to induct $ 1 billion inits initial manufactory in Indonesia . The facility will manufacture components for smartphones and other Apple devices . Indonesia slump Apple ’s $ 100 million investing proposalin November due to deficient backing for the countryto authorize the sale of the caller ’s smartphones .
Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita , Indonesia ’s Industry Minister , stated that the U.S. technical school whale is in the process of prevail a local substance credentials to commercialize its devices in the country .
Apple did not directly react to a TechCrunch request for comment .
Last year , Tim Cook , the CEO of Apple , visited Indonesiaand said that the company would explore the hypothesis of manufacturing in the country .
In its home base country , Appleannounced this weekthat it would invest $ 500 billion over the next four years in high - end manufacturing , technology , and education , with a specific focussing on stilted tidings and chip making for AI workloads .
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In recent age , Apple has broadened its provision chains to reduce its trust on China . The iPhone 16 is presently being manufactured in Brazil , India , and China , while various AirPods model are assembled inVietnam .
Jakarta hasprohibited the cut-rate sale of Google Pixel phone from Alphabetdue to a alike issue — Google was n’t using enough local component part in October . allot to a account , the top smartphone marque in Indonesia during the third quarter of 2024 are Oppo , Xiaomi , Transsion , Samsung , and Vivo .
