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India drops proposal to mandate national biometric ID app on iPhones and Android phones
India’s government has dropped a proposal that would have required Apple, Samsung, and other smartphone makers to pre-install the country…
India plans fresh incentives for iPhone production in boost for Apple
India is preparing new incentives to support domestic manufacturing of mobile phones following the expiration this month of its…
China’s grip slips: Apple now assembles 25% of iPhones in India
Apple ramped up iPhone assembly in India by roughly 53% last year, now assembling about a quarter of its flagship devices there as the…
Apple in talks with banks to bring Apple Pay to India
Apple is currently in talks with major Indian banks and international card networks to introduce Apple Pay in India, with a potential launch…
Apple CEO Tim Cook ‘lied through his teeth’ about bringing iPhone production to America – White House trade adviser Navarro
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro accused Apple CEO Tim Cook of lying about plans to shift iPhone production from China to America…
Apple scores big in India as government removes tax risk on foreign-funded manufacturing equipment
India’s government on Sunday delivered a significant victory for Apple by allowing foreign companies to supply machinery to their contract…
Apple urges Indian court to block demand for global financials in App Store probe
Apple has petitioned India’s Delhi High Court to block the Competition Commission of India (CCI) from accessing its global financial records…
Indian government wants Apple to give them iOS source code
The Indian government has proposed a sweeping set of security standards aimed at combating rising online fraud and data breaches…
India’s iPhone exports go from zero to $50 billion in 5 years
India has achieved a significant milestone in global technology manufacturing by exporting iPhones valued at $50 billion over the last five…
Apple explores chip assembly talks with Indian manufacturers
Apple is engaged in early-stage discussions with Indian semiconductor firms to handle the assembly and packaging of certain iPhone chips…
Apple Fitness+ expands to 28 new markets in its largest expansion since launch
Apple on Monday announced Apple Fitness+, the award-winning fitness and wellness service, is expanding to 28 new markets — including…
After Apple says no way, India revokes order to preload state-run ‘cybersecurity’ app on smartphones
India’s government on Wednesday withdrew a mandate requiring smartphone manufacturers to preload a state-run “cybersecurity” app…
India orders Apple, other phone makers to preload state-owned cyber safety app that cannot be deleted
India’s telecom ministry has directed Apple and other phone manufacturers to factory-install an un-deletable, state-owned “cybersecurity”…
Apple seeks to block India antitrust case with challenge to penalty law
Apple is attempting to halt antitrust investigations in India by legally challenging a provision that permits penalties to be based on the…
Apple challenges India’s new antitrust penalty law
Apple has filed a petition at the Delhi High Court challenging India’s updated antitrust regulations, which could expose the company to…
Tinder owner Match claims Apple’s App Store fees will stifle growth in India
Match Group, owner of Tinder, claims in its submission to India’s antitrust body that Apple’s fee of up to 30% will gradually choke its…
Apple urges India to overhaul tax rules hampering its growth
Apple is pressing India’s government to revise its income tax rules, aiming to dodge taxes on the premium iPhone manufacturing equipment…
Modi urges Indians to only buy products made in India amid strained US ties
In a Sunday public address, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens to favor locally made products over foreign ones, promoting…
President Trump and Prime Minister Modi signal mutual optimism for US-India trade negotiation
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the U.S. and India (a country upon which Apple is very much focused) as “close friends…
Amid strong retail push, Apple’s sales in India hit record $9 billion
Apple’s annual sales in India reached a record high of nearly $9 billion last fiscal year, reflecting strong consumer demand for its devices…
Apple expands retail presence in India with new stores in Bengaluru and Pune
Apple continues its retail expansion in India with the opening of two new stores: Apple Hebbal in Bengaluru, which welcomed customers on…
Apple expands presence in India with new Bangalore retail store
Apple is intensifying its expansion in India, a key growth market, with a new retail store in Bangalore’s upscale Phoenix Mall of Asia…
Apple assembling all four US-bound ‘iPhone 17’ models in India, not China
Aiming to lessen U.S import tariff impact, Apple is boosting iPhone production in India across five factories, including two recently opened…
President Trump, Apple to reveal new $100 billion American manufacturing investment
President Donald Trump will announce on Wednesday that Apple plans to invest an additional $100 billion in U.S. manufacturing, marking…
Apple’s iPhone exports from India dodge President Trump’s 25% tariffs for now
Apple’s iPhone exports from India to America are currently unaffected by President Donald Trump’s new 25% tariffs on the South Asian country…
President Trump says he will levy 25% import tariff on India starting August 1st
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on India effective August 1st and indicated an additional penalty related to…
Ahead of earnings, Apple under pressure from slow-to-no AI roll-out, U.S. import tariffs
Apple faces challenges heading into Thursday’s earnings, including a late entry into the high-stakes AI race, U.S. import tariffs, and…
Driven by Apple’s iPhone, India overtakes China as the leading manufacturer for smartphones sold in America
New research from Canalys (now part of Omdia) reveals that United States smartphone shipments grew by 1% in Q2 2025 as…
Apple’s ‘Made in India’ iPhone takes flight
Apple’s expansion in India is gaining momentum, with recent data highlighting significant growth in both production and sales…
Indian Apple reseller Ample expands presence, expects 35% revenue growth in fiscal year 2026
Ample, an Indian Apple reseller, aims for 35% revenue growth in fiscal year 2026 through store expansion and adding new brands and…
Apple’s global iPhone sales increase double digits in Apr-May; iPhone regains No.1 spot in China
According to preliminary data from Counterpoint Research’s Market Pulse Global Monthly Smartphone Sales Report, iPhone sales grew…
Apple moves repair business to Tata in India as partnership expands
Apple has enlisted Tata Group to manage repairs for iPhones and MacBooks in India, a rapidly expanding market, highlighting the Indian…
Apple assembler Foxconn to invest $1.5 billion in India
Foxconn, a major Apple assembler, will invest $1.5 billion in its India unit to expand iPhone manufacturing outside tariff-impacted China…
Apple is currently enjoying a ‘dream scenario’ – Daniel Ives
Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives recently called the Trump administration’s 90-day tariff pause “a dream scenario” for Apple. Ives…
Indian Apple distributor Redington posts higher quarterly profit
Redington, an Apple distributor in India, reported a rise in adjusted quarterly profit. The company saw growth in both cloud services and…
President Trump asks Apple to stop moving iPhone production to India
President Donald Trump stated he has urged Apple’s CEO Tim Cook to halt its partners’ building out manufacturing facilities in India…
U.S. smartphone shipments rose 30% in March, spurred by tariff concerns
Smartphone shipments to the U.S. jumped 30% in March as manufacturers Apple, Samsung, and Motorola rushed to import more devices…
India offers to narrow tariff gap with U.S. to under 4%
India is proposing reducing the tariff gap with the U.S. to below 4% and seeks exemption from all existing and future tariff increases…
India-Pakistan conflict clouds Apple’s focus on India as supply chain replacement for China
Tensions between India and Pakistan are longstanding, but the growing interest of wealthy nations in South Asia heightens the stakes…
Apple’s earnings call: 4 key issues
Apple is gearing up for its Q2 earnings report on Thursday, navigating tariff and supply chain hurdles. Tariffs are a key focus…
New Tata plant starts iPhone assembly in India, Foxconn close behind
A new iPhone factory in southern India has begun production, with another set to start shipments in May, as Apple ramps up manufacturing…
