French regulator said to receive iPhone 12 update to assuage radiation concerns
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Regulators in France have reportedly received a software update from Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) to allay their concerns over the radiation levels that emanate from the iPhone 12.
A source at the French digital ministry said it is reviewing the software update, Reuters reported, citing a source at the agency.
Earlier this month, France's radiation watchdog Agence Nationale des Frequences, or ANFR, halted sales of iPhone 12 in the country after it found that the model exceeded the legal radiation levels.
The ANFR said it recently measured the specific absorption rates - or the amount of energy transported by electromagnetic waves and absorbed by the human body - of 141 phones including the iPhone 12, and found that the model exceeded the legal SAR limit.
Cupertino, California-based Apple (AAPL) initially disagreed with the ANFR's findings, but said it would issue a software update to accommodate the testing methods used in the European country.
Following France's concerns over the iPhone 12, Belgium said it would also review the potential health risks related to Apple's (AAPL) iPhone 12.
The newest version of the iPhone line, the iPhone 15, launched this past weekend, with several Wall Street firms noting sales of the high-end models, the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, have been strong out of the gate.
On Monday, Morgan Stanley said that lead times for iPhone 15 recently hit "record highs" across North America.

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