Apple is intensifying efforts to convert India’s growing appetite for premium smartphones into higher sales by opening more retail stores…
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How Apple and India built an alternative iPhone production hub
A yearslong partnership between Indian policymakers and electronics manufacturers has shifted supply chains away from China…
Apple’s India sales top $10 billion on widening retail push
Apple exceeded $10 billion in annual sales in India for the first time last fiscal year, underscoring surging demand for its pricey devices…
India proposes extending tax breaks for contract manufacturing until 2041, delivering boost to Apple
Handing a major win to Apple , India has proposed extending tax exemptions until 2041 for foreign companies that provide machinery to…
Apple set to gain as India scraps import tariffs on key smartphone and electronics parts
In a significant boost to its manufacturing ambitions in India, Apple stands to benefit substantially from the Indian government’s decision…
After four years, Apple brings back credit and debit card payments in India
Apple has quietly begun rolling out a much-anticipated change for its users in India: the return of credit and debit card payments for Apple…
Apple’s aggressive crackdown on iPhone 18 Pro leaks sparks conspiracy theories and highlights supply chain vulnerabilities
Videos purportedly showing the iPhone 18 Pro have vanished from social media platforms almost as quickly as they appeared. Apple seems…
Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro supplier list, components, and even photos of the device exposed in Tata data leak
Sensitive documents detailing components, suppliers, and even prototype photos for the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro have surfaced on the dark web…
Apple accuses India of ‘copy-pasting’ rivals’ claims in antitrust probe, seeks to quash findings
Apple has sharply criticized Indian antitrust investigators, accusing them of “copy-pasting” allegations from its competitors rather than…
Apple supplier Tata Electronics tightens security after data breach
Tata Electronics, a major Indian supplier to Apple, has restricted internal access to sensitive systems while it investigates a leak of…
Tata Electronics confirms cyber breach: ransomware group leaks alleged Apple and Tesla trade secrets
India’s push to become a global electronics manufacturing hub has hit a cybersecurity roadblock. Tata Electronics, a key Apple supplier…
India pollution board drops scrutiny of Apple supplier Tata’s iPhone parts plant
Apple’s Indian supplier Tata Electronics announced on Tuesday that the state pollution control board has dropped its scrutiny…
Indian officials inspect farms near Tata iPhone parts plant amid water pollution allegations
Indian district officials on Monday surveyed farmland surrounding Tata Electronics’ iPhone component factory in Hosur, Tamil Nadu…
Apple agrees to submit India financials in long-pending antitrust case
Apple has agreed to provide the financial details of its India business to the country’s antitrust regulator as part of an ongoing…
Apple faces final hearing in India antitrust case as regulator advances proceedings
India’s Competition Commission of India (CCI) has scheduled a final hearing for May 21, 2026, in its ongoing antitrust investigation into…
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…
