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TikTok Unbanned in India

Wednesday April 24, 2019 6:40 pm PDT by
Tik Tok, which was pulled from the App Store in India last week to comply with a government demand to block downloads over child safety concerns, is allowed to return to the App Store, reports Reuters. The southern state of Tamil Nadu had asked the Indian government to ban the TikTok app on the grounds that it encouraged pornography and could expose children to sexual predators, leading the...
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Apple Removes Video Sharing App TikTok From Indian App Store to Comply With State Demand

Wednesday April 17, 2019 4:06 am PDT by
Apple has removed TikTok from its App Store in India to comply with a government demand to block downloads of the video sharing app over child safety concerns. TikTok, developed by China-based Bytedance Technology, lets users create and share short-form videos enhanced with digital effects, a formula that has proved a huge hit in India. The app has been downloaded more than 240 million times ...
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Foxconn to Begin Production on iPhone X in India This July

Friday April 12, 2019 7:12 am PDT by
Foxconn is set to begin production of the iPhone X in India this July, according to a report by The Economic Times. Production will take place at Foxconn's Chennai plant in eastern India. According to an official with knowledge of the company's plans, Foxconn hopes to step up production capacity and "diversify to even higher models going forward." Today's report sees Foxconn's plans to move...
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Apple Music Subscription Prices Slashed in India

Friday April 5, 2019 3:32 am PDT by
Apple has cut the price of all Apple Music plans in India, in a move apparently aimed at fending off rival streaming services like Spotify and YouTube Music, both of which recently launched in the country within the last month. ‌Apple Music‌ is now being offered for Rs 99 ($1.43) a month, down from the earlier price of Rs 120 ($1.73). Likewise, a student membership now costs Rs 49...
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Apple Cuts iPhone XR Prices in India

Thursday April 4, 2019 4:50 am PDT by
Apple has reportedly cut iPhone prices in India by around a quarter, following a similar move by the company in China. Sources who spoke to Reuters on Thursday said the price of an ‌iPhone‌ XR with 64GB storage has been reduced by at least 17,900 rupees ($259), taking into account a price cut and a credit card cashback campaign. "Apple is going to change their game," one of the people...
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Apple Partner Foxconn Nears Trial Production of Latest iPhones in India

Tuesday April 2, 2019 3:49 am PDT by
iPhone assembler Foxconn is close to trialing production of Apple's latest smartphones in India, according to a new report out today from Bloomberg. The trial run of the iPhone X range of devices would come before Foxconn starts full-scale assembly at its factory outside the southern city of Chennai, the people said, asking not to be identified as the plans are private. Wistron Corp. already...
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Apple Partner Wistron Gets Initial Approval for New iPhone Factory in India

Thursday March 7, 2019 3:33 am PST by
Apple's main iPhone manufacturer in India has won initial approval to build a new smartphone factory in the country. The Economic Times reports that India's IT ministry has given assent to Taiwan-based Wistron to construct the new factory, which now just needs approval from the Indian Cabinet to go ahead. Wistron will make cheaper iPhones in the new plant, reportedly beginning with the ‌iPhone‌...
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iPhone Assembler Foxconn Looks to India to Diversify Supply Chain Away From China

Tuesday January 22, 2019 4:05 am PST by
A larger portion of the world's iPhones could one day be manufactured in India, if a new report by the Wall Street Journal proves accurate. According to Tuesday's report, Apple's main iPhone assembler Foxconn is considering building production plants in India as a way to diversify its supply chain away from China, where most of the Taiwan-based firm's facilities currently reside. Executives ...
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Samsung Prioritizes India With Launch of Galaxy M Series With Infinity-V Display

Tuesday January 15, 2019 3:37 am PST by
Later this month, Samsung will launch its new mid-range Galaxy M series. These are the first smartphones to feature the company's Infinity-V display, so-called due to its centered teardrop-shaped notch housing the front-facing camera. Samsung has teased the Galaxy M Series launch on Amazon India In another first for Samsung, the devices will be launching exclusively in India on January 28...
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Apple Maps Gains Turn-by-Turn Directions for India

Thursday January 10, 2019 2:07 am PST by
Apple has added turn-by-turn navigation to Apple Maps for India. The app now offers the detailed directions for driving and walking, with options to book a ride through Uber and Ola also showing within the app. Still missing for users in India is public transit information, lane guidance and speed limits, although given that the addition of turn-by-turn directions is part of an ongoing...
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Apple Partnering With Foxconn to Build High-End iPhone Models in India Next Year

Thursday December 27, 2018 7:22 am PST by
Following the iPhone SE and iPhone 6s, Apple will begin assembling its high-end iPhones in India sometime in 2019, according to a new report today by Reuters. Instead of Wistron, Foxconn will build the high-end iPhones, and these models are said to be the most expensive flagship devices offered by Apple, including the iPhone X family. Local sources state that the work will occur in Foxconn's ...
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Apple Has Encountered 'Little Success' Growing in India Due to High Prices of iPhones

Tuesday December 18, 2018 9:14 am PST by
The Wall Street Journal has published an in-depth look at Apple's efforts to grow its sales in India, the "world's biggest untapped tech market." With smartphone sales flattening in saturated markets like the United States, Apple is said to have turned to India for new growth, but with "little success so far." The report claims that just one in four Indians own a smartphone, providing Apple...
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Apple Shelves Plans for Apple Pay in India After Facing Regulatory Issues and Technical Hurdles

Thursday September 6, 2018 6:56 am PDT by
Apple has temporarily halted plans to launch Apple Pay in India after facing troubles with regulators in the country and a few technical hurdles, according to The Economic Times. Specifically, Apple is said to be concerned about the Reserve Bank of India's recent data localization rule, which requires companies to store all of their payments data for local users only in India. Because of...
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Apple's Revamped India Strategy Includes 5-6 'Flagship Premium Reseller' Outlets in Major Cities

Tuesday August 21, 2018 6:48 am PDT by
In an ongoing effort to boost sales in India, Apple is reportedly planning to upgrade its authorized reseller locations in five to six "extremely prominent locations" in India's metropolitan cities. The stores are being referred to as "Flagship Apple Premium Reseller" outlets. While not official Apple stores, the locations will each be "at least three times larger" than the current reseller...
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Apple Faces Potential Legal Threat From Indian Regulator Over Noncompliance With Anti-Spam iPhone App

Thursday August 9, 2018 7:34 am PDT by
Just a few days after Bloomberg revealed Apple's revamped India strategy, including changes that the company hopes will boost its lackluster smartphone market share in the country, a report by Reuters today has pointed out another hurdle for Apple's India plan. The new report concerns Apple's work with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) over the development of an anti-spam...
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Apple Plans Revamped India Strategy With Official Stores, Year-Long iPhone Deals, and Improved Apps

Monday August 6, 2018 8:21 am PDT by
Apple's ongoing struggles in India have been scrutinized repeatedly over the past few years, and today a new report by Bloomberg has looked into Apple's plan to stay afloat in what's considered the world's "fastest-growing smartphone market." In an effort to revamp the company's presence in India, Apple CEO Tim Cook is believed to be working behind-the-scenes to "remold Apple's failing India...
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WhatsApp Limits Message Forwarding to Cut Down on Hoaxes and Misinformation

Friday July 20, 2018 3:01 am PDT by
WhatsApp says it is limiting the ability to forward messages to multiple chats at once in an attempt to reduce the spread of spam and misinformation. The news follows WhatsApp's recent decision to add labels that indicate to users that a message has been forwarded. The change was announced by the company in a blog post that specifically mentions India, where the spreading of fake messages...
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Apple Restructures Sales Team in India Amid Sluggish Growth

Monday July 16, 2018 4:31 am PDT by
Apple sold fewer than a million iPhones in India in the first half of 2018, according to Bloomberg. The company has suffered slowing sales in the world's second largest smartphone market, which has reportedly seen three high-ranking sales executives leave Apple as the company restructures its operations there. Among the executives who've departed are its national sales and distribution chief,...
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Apple Begins Production of iPhone 6s in India

Tuesday June 26, 2018 9:05 am PDT by
Apple has begun commercial production on the iPhone 6s in India as of last week, according to a new report by The Economic Times, following local manufacturing for the iPhone SE that kicked off in India last year. Production on the 6s started at the Wistron facility in Bangalore, and the model was chosen due to its "sales potential," two senior industry executives reportedly said. Due to the ...
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Apple Losing Ground to Android Competitors in India and China Due to Local Market Challenges

Monday April 30, 2018 8:51 am PDT by
A pair of reports out this morning highlight Apple's ongoing struggles in India and China ahead of the company's Q2 2018 earnings results coming tomorrow, May 1. Within India, Apple has been dethroned as the country's top selling high-end smartphone maker in the January-March period, losing out to Samsung. Specifically looking at India's "premium price segment" (devices priced above 30,000...