To prevent the iPhone 12 from being banned in France, Apple is reportedly working to release a software update that is said to bring down the radiation levels to accommodate the request of French regulators. Before being officially released back in 2020, it was reported that Apple knew about this problem and instructed its employees to stay quiet about the whole thing. It does not appear that there will be any legal repercussions against the California-based giant this time.
const radiationLevel = 4/s
The funniest part of this is that it’s JavaScript.
#define RADIATIONLEVEL 4 int i = 100; void setup() { ifdef RADIATIONLEVEL setRadiationLevel(RADIATIONLEVEL); endif } void loop() { setBatteryHealth(i); i =- ; }Fine!
let radiationLevel = 4
Soo… France determined that levels were higher than regulations allowed and asked Apple to fix it. And the latest news is that Apple is looking into fixing it.
What a story!
Never underestimate the clickbait potential of the word “radiation.”
French users: “After the patch I can’t seem to keep as strong a signal as before.”
Apple: “…”
What most articles missed to explain is that France has stricter rules on radio wave than the EU. France mesures with the phone at 0 mm (skin contact) while EU and all manufacturers use 5 mm gap.
We will issue a software update for users in France…
So this applies to only devices sold in France? I’d love to know what changes to the software are being made to deal with radiation.
The word “radiation” has unfortunately been commandeered by idiots to mean “TOXIC MAGIC AIR”. Lightbulbs radiate (produce light).
In this case they’re 100% just reducing the gain on the phone’s signal strength. No harm prevented. Purely regulatory.
A rock thrown in a pond radiates too. You capping your hands, boom radiations.
if i had to guess, it’s setting power limits on the cell/wifi radio chip.
France loosing one network bar.
Probably going to throttle it a bit. The only issue is that the power level of the radios in the phone make it a little too warm when you have it to your face.
Mighty kind of 'em.
Wow apple took away the free chemo feature /s
The radiation is the equivalent of a chest x ray. Not great, not terrible.
Whoever downvotes really needs to watch Chernobyl on HBO.
I’m not a fan of Apple but saying that this radiation is akin to gamma radiation in some way its just ignorant.
Here’s a source for the radiation levels for everybody else: https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-disputes-french-findings-says-iphone-12-complies-with-radiation-standards-2023-09-13/
It is most certainly not lol
Whooosh
I thought it was EM radiation
All radiation (x-rays included), radio waves, and visible light are on the EM spectrum. It’s just the wavelength that differentiates them.
