Indonesia Bans iPhone 16 Series and Watch 10 Series.

Indonesia has officially banned Apple’s iPhone 16, restricting its sale & operation within the country because of Apple's unmet investment commitments.

Indonesian law mandates that foreign companies need to provide 40% local content to operate in the country as part of the Domestic Component Level (TKDN) certification. Apple initially pledged to invest $110 million, but has so far invested around $95 million. The shortfall of roughly $15 Million forced the Ministry to block the issuing of IMEI certification for iPhone 16 Series and Watch 10 Series

The country's Industry Minister announced that any iPhone 16 operating within Indonesia’s borders is “illegal.” He further urged consumers against purchasing the device from abroad, stating, "If there is an iPhone 16 that can operate in Indonesia, that means that I can say, the device is illegal. Do report it to us."

Apple has thus now proposed investing almost $10 Million in Indonesia. The investment will reportedly be made alongside Apple’s local supplier, Yageo Corporation, with a new factory dedicated to building accessories and components for Apple devices.

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If you rely on the Termux app on Android for anything and daily drive a OnePlus, OPPO, or Realme device, heads up: the OxygenOS 15/ColorOS 15 seems to be killing off Termux processes.

Also there seems to be an ongoing issue with running Linux packages via PRoot, with users seeing a message that says a "malicious app" attempted to damage their phone.

More details can be found in this Reddit thread.

Pixel phones banned in Indonesia even though Google doesn't sell them there officially

Indonesian law mandates that foreign companies need to provide 40% local content as a part TKDN certification. Companies can fulfill those requirements by either manufacturing products locally, developing software locally or setting up R&D centers. Apple shortfall of 15$ Million investment in the country & thus the Indonesian Govt. ordered a sales ban on iPhones 16 series and Watch 10 series.

However, Apple officially sells iPhones in Indonesia unlike Google. Residents needs to import Pixels in the country, still the Indonesia Govt. ordered a sales ban on a product which isn't even sold officially in the country.

However, the restriction does NOT affect tourists or local residents who wish to purchase a Pixel outside of the county & legally import it by paying taxes properly. Additionally, the authorities are considering deactivating Pixel devices that are brought into the country illegally.

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🚨⚠ There are many fake products listed on Amazon that have the same name as branded products and look similar, making it difficult to differentiate between them. One way to identify genuine products is to check the brand name, usually listed below the product page. I hope Amazon takes action to remove these counterfeit products and makes it harder for copycat brands to list their items.

🛜 Android will soon make it easier to connect to some public Wi-Fi networks

Google is preparing to have Android open Captive Portal pages in an Android Custom Tab instead of an Android WebView

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