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  • Apple to Launch Foldable iPhone in 2026 with Touch ID and Quad-Camera Setup

    According to Bloomberg, Apple is preparing a significant overhaul of its iPhone portfolio, with a foldable iPhone anticipated in 2026. Code-named V68, the device is said to include four cameras: two on the back, one within, and one on the front. It will open like a little tablet.

    Quad-Camera Setup & Tablet-Style Design

    It’s interesting to note that, similar to the next iPhone Air, it will not feature a real SIM card slot and will return Touch ID rather than Face ID. Apple is getting ready to release its 2025 iPhone lineup before the foldable arrives. Following the MacBook Air’s design, the next iPhone Air will be lighter and thinner, but it will also contain Apple’s first in-house modem chip, a smaller battery, and only one rear camera.

    Although the Pro versions will have new colour options like orange and improved cameras, the iPhone 17, 17 Pro, and 17 Pro Max are also anticipated, although their designs won’t deviate significantly from the iPhone 16.

    Apple’s Expanding Product Roadmap

    For the foldable iPhone, Apple is also reconsidering screen technologies. By switching to in-cell touch sensors, the business hopes to improve touch response and lessen creases on the unfolded display. Aiming for an autumn 2026 release, suppliers are already getting ready for manufacturing early next year. Apple has a bustling product roadmap that includes more than just iPhones.

    Updates with heart-rate monitoring capabilities are planned for the iPad Pros, Apple Watch, Vision Pro headsets, and AirPods Pro this year. Additionally, the company is investigating additional devices such as a tabletop robot, display-less smart eyewear, and a HomePod with a screen. Apple is also improving its services. Apple TV+ just increased its pricing from $9.99 to $12.99, and AppleCare One, a $20 monthly package that covers three devices, is already available.

    Next year, a paid Health+ service with AI-powered health recommendations is also anticipated. In order to improve Siri, Apple is looking into joint ventures with Google, Anthropic, and OpenAI. In the meantime, it has lost a number of its top AI executives to Meta, demonstrating the intense talent competition. The next foldable device is expected to be a game-changer, laying the groundwork for Apple’s next wave of innovation, even though 2025 may not see any breakthrough iPhones.

    Apple’s India Strategy: INR 1,010 Crore Office Lease in Bengaluru

    According to various media reports, the smartphone giant Apple has rented approximately 2.7 lakh square feet of office space in Bengaluru for ten years, with a total outlay of approximately INR 1,010 crore for the duration, which includes rent, parking, and maintenance.

    The iPhone manufacturer will pay a monthly rent of INR 6.31 crore, or INR 235 per square foot, to occupy the fifth through thirteenth floors of Embassy Zenith on Sankey Road, Vasanth Nagar, in Bengaluru.

    A security deposit of INR 31.57 crore has been made by the corporation, with a 4.5% yearly rent increase. The lease was registered in July and started on April 3, 2025. According to the paperwork, Apple has paid stamp duty of INR 1.5 crore.

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    •Code-named V68, expected autumn 2026.

    •Quad-camera setup: 2 rear, 1 inside,
    1 front.

    •Likely to bring back Touch ID, no
    Face ID.

    •No physical SIM card slot.

  • Apple Wants to Source all iPhones Sold in the US from India

    According to a media source on April 25, Apple intends to move the assembly of all iPhones sold in the US to India by the end of the year. President Donald Trump’s renewed tariff threats on Chinese imports are the driving force behind this daring effort.

    The initiative is a component of a larger goal to diversify Apple’s supply chain away from China, which continues to control the majority of the tech giant’s production facilities. If this change is successful, India’s current output of iPhones would double to nearly 60 million units per year by 2026.

    US the Most Important Market for iPhone

    Apple’s most significant market is the United States. According to IDC, it made up about 28% of the company’s worldwide iPhone shipments in 2024. International Data Corporation (IDC) is the world’s leading provider of market intelligence, data, and events for the consumer technology, telecommunications, and information technology sectors.

     In addition to helping Apple avoid high tariffs, shifting the manufacturing of iPhones headed for the US out of China lowers the long-term geopolitical risk associated with US-China ties. The change is a direct response to Trump’s “reciprocal tariff” policy.

    His government attacked China with tariffs that included a 20% charge on smartphones and once reached as high as 145%. Even if phones and other electronics were recently spared, the comfort seems to be short-lived.

    Additionally, Trump has proposed additional taxes targeted at goods with a lot of semiconductors, which may affect Apple’s whole product range.

    iPhone Production in India

    According to a media agency’s estimate, Apple produced $22 billion worth of iPhones in India in the fiscal year that ended in March 2025, a 60% increase over the previous year. India currently supplies 20% of the world’s iPhones, a percentage that is expected to rise quickly.

    Along with Tata Electronics, which purchased Wistron’s business and currently manages Pegatron’s production, the majority of its production is housed at Foxconn’s expansive campus in Tamil Nadu.

    Apple’s production strategy, which had been mostly focused on China for almost 20 years, is now at a turning point. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration in India is assisting in paving the road. Apple may profit from new $2.7 billion subsidy programmes intended to increase semiconductor and electronics manufacturing, as well as production-linked incentives.

    But there are still difficulties. Even though iPhone assembly is the last step in the manufacturing process, Apple still gets a lot of its componentry from Chinese vendors. According to experts, it might take years to move the entire supply chain.

    It might take up to eight years to shift only 10% of Apple’s manufacturing out of China. Additionally, the change goes against Trump’s stated insistence that businesses “bring jobs home”.

    According to analysts, India is a better option because the US lacks the infrastructure and labour force necessary to sustain mass iPhone manufacture.

  • Foxconn Plans to Build its First Facility in North India on 300 Acres of Land in Greater Noida

    Foxconn, the leading worldwide supplier to Apple, is apparently considering establishing a production plant in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The business is purportedly interested in a 300-acre tract of land along the Yamuna Motorway, according to a media outlet that reported on the 14th. The plant would be Foxconn’s first presence in North India and might even be bigger than its next location in Bengaluru. The corporation and the government are reportedly in preliminary discussions, and specifics regarding the goods that will be produced have not yet been decided. The report went on to say that Foxconn benefits from a safety net and improved access to new electronics manufacturing services (EMS) prospects as a result of growing its operations in India. Like Chennai, Greater Noida is developing into a strong centre for electronics production, supported by a thriving supplier network and enabling infrastructure.

    More Details of the Land

    The HCL-Foxconn joint venture has already obtained 50 acres for an outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) facility in the specified area, which is located in the same zone as the Yamuna Motorway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA). The government has yet to approve that project. Strategic connection is another advantage of the planned location, as it is close to the future Jewar airport and important highways in the National Capital Region.

    Foxconn Spreading its Business Operations in India

    The action is a component of Foxconn’s larger plan to diversify and grow its Indian manufacturing base. The Taiwanese electronics giant recently closed its operations in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, and currently has facilities in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Telangana. With the United States imposing import tariffs ranging from 10 to 50%, the development coincides with ongoing global supply chain realignments and geopolitical unpredictability. A 90-day tariff delay has been imposed on other nations, while China has been hit with an unprecedented 145% tax. India’s exports were subject to a 26% tariff. In the meantime, Apple has been shifting its production to India. India is now expected to produce $22 billion worth of iPhones, according to reports that surfaced recently. According to a previous study by an international news agency, India currently produces about 20% of the world’s iPhones. In the most recent fiscal year, which concluded on March 31, 2025, the tech giant shipped iPhones from India valued at INR 1.5 trillion ($17.4 billion).

    Apple Airlifts 600 Tonnes of iPhones from India

    After increasing manufacturing in India to try to get around President Donald Trump’s tariffs, tech giant Apple hired cargo planes to transport 600 tonnes of iPhones—up to 1.5 million—to the US from India. As per a media report, the move’s specifics shed light on the American smartphone company’s change of plan. Apple has taken this step to increase its stock of iPhones in the US. Given Apple’s heavy reliance on imports from China, the primary location for iPhone manufacturing, which is subject to Trump’s maximum tariff rate of 125%, analysts have cautioned that the price of iPhones in the United States may rise. That amount is significantly more than the 26% duty on Indian imports, which is currently on hold after Trump announced a 90-day truce this week that does not apply to China. Apple “wanted to beat the tariff”, as reported by a media house. The corporation pushed Indian airport authorities to reduce the 30-hour customs clearance period at Chennai airport in Tamil Nadu’s southern region to six hours.

  • In India, Apple Assembles iPhones Valued About $22 billion

    According to a media report, Apple has significantly changed its global supply chain strategy by increasing its iPhone production in India to an all-time high. Now the tech giant assembles smartphones valued at $22 billion in India. The action is a reflection of Apple’s increased efforts to expand its manufacturing presence in India and lessen its dependency on China. About 20% of all iPhones made worldwide are currently made in India, where production of the device increased by about 60% in the past year, according to the report. This effort follows India’s Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) program, which has been instrumental in drawing in large international electronics firms. India’s IT and Electronics Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw disclosed earlier this week that during the fiscal year that ended in March 2025, Apple exported iPhones valued at INR 1.5 trillion, or roughly $17.4 billion. Three iPhone assembly facilities are now run by Apple in India: two in Tamil Nadu and one in Karnataka. Two of the Tamil Nadu plants are run by the Tata Group, while the other one is run by the Taiwanese behemoth Foxconn.

    Apple Urging Suppliers to Establish Units in India

    China, Japan, and Taiwan vendors have been actively encouraged by Apple to set up production facilities in India. Important component producers have already started production in the nation, including Foxlink (cables), Sunwoda (battery packs), and Aequs (enclosures). There has also been a notable increase in local content in Apple’s iPhones manufactured in India. Just 5–8% of the parts in different models were sourced locally when Apple started manufacturing in India in 2020. That percentage has now increased to about 20%. According to reports, Apple has branched out beyond the basic iPhone models, indicating a growing trust in its Indian business. According to Bloomberg, the company has begun constructing the more expensive iPhone 16 Pro models in India, although it first concentrated on assembling the entry-level iPhone 15 model.

    All Developments Favouring India

    Additionally, the spike in iPhone exports from India seems to be well-timed in relation to recent trade developments in the United States. As per various media reports, Apple’s exports to the United States from India have increased significantly since the Trump administration imposed high tariffs on Chinese goods. In order to deal with the new tariff environment, Apple is anticipated to give its India supply chain top priority for iPhone shipments headed to the United States. The Trump administration declared on 12 April that laptops, smartphones, and other important equipment will be temporarily spared from the reciprocal duties. As a result, iPhones manufactured in India will not be subject to additional taxes for the time being, while iPhones from China will also be subject to a 20% tariff rate, which is much less than the entire 145% that would otherwise be applicable.

  • When Steve Jobs Told Obama: Why iPhones Aren’t Made in the U.S.

    While pushing for American manufacturing, President Trump is imposing gigantic tariffs on China, where many American companies, including tech giant Apple, do a significant part of their business and most of their manufacturing. Apple, under CEO Tim Cook, has invested heavily in China over the past decade. Not only is the vast majority of the company’s hardware made there, but also the vast profits that Apple rakes in through its stores, its services, and its products. Indeed, without heavy reliance on Chinese manufacturing, Apple Inc. today would be a fraction of the company it is.

    Tariffs are seen by Trump as a way to force businesses to return their operations to the U.S., and with them, the jobs that went along with them. He portrays them as a way to strengthen the manufacturing sector and the economy as a whole. An example we were given of a company reinvesting in America was Apple, which has promised to spend $500 billion over the next four years to build stuff in the U.S. The company spent $75 billion in the U.S. between 2014 and 2016, and some of it was for manufacturing.

    A Decade-Old Dinner That Still Resonates

    At a dinner in 2011 with then-President Barack Obama and prominent figures from Silicon Valley such as Google’s Eric Schmidt and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, it was Apple’s Steve Jobs who delivered the evening’s sobering truth. When Obama asked what it would take to make iPhones in the United States, Jobs reportedly replied, “Those jobs aren’t coming back.”

    Jobs’s sentiment was rooted in more than just costs. At the time, Apple execs made it clear that manufacturing overseas provided unrivaled scale, speed, and specialization. “From quick engineering changes on the factory floor to a workforce that could be mobilized at unprecedented scale,” Jobs and his team felt that China offered operational advantages that the U.S. couldn’t offer then, and can’t offer now.

    Apple Moves Fast to Dodge Tariff Heat

    When Trump’s tariffs started taking effect, Apple got moving. Right before new levies were about to hit, the company spent a reported $24 million to $30 million, moving six cargo flights’ worth (roughly 600 tons, or 1.5 million iPhones) from India to China, essentially airlifting the devices from one market to another.

    This strategic airlift served as a reminder that even though Apple is putting alternative manufacturing hubs to the test, its logistics still run through China. Even with political will and financing, the fundamental barriers remain unchanged. The U.S. lacks the requisite manufacturing scale and rapid adaptability needed for mass electronics production at Apple’s standards. Unless those conditions change dramatically, large-scale iPhone production in the U.S. is more aspiration than reality.

  • How Apple Airlifted iPhones from India, China to Beat Trump’s Tariffs

    In order to beat the new deadlines for tariffs, Apple pulled off a rapid and well-planned logistics move: sending five cargo planes filled with iPhones and other products from India and China to the United States. Its aim was straightforward: beat a new 10% reciprocal tariff that the Trump administration was about to impose, starting on April 5. Senior Indian officials say that the operation and others like it allowed Apple to load up US warehouses with tariff-free merchandise before the government dropped the hammer.

    These shipments, which are generally unusual for what is typically a slow season, were part of a broader move to manage price stability and ensure product availability in the US market, which is by far Apple’s biggest and most important one.

    The anticipation of a tariff can throw a curveball into this straight line of economic logic, and so Apple, like some other companies, has decided that the best way to deal with the uncertainty sewn by the Trump administration is to move stock early.

    Stockpiling Strategy to Maintain Price Stability

    Apple has created a buffer by pushing inventory into the U.S. ahead of the tariff deadline. In the face of the new import tax, the company is able to sell at its ongoing price points and avoid the tax man, at least for several months, depending on how quickly the sold-in products sell through.

    It is reported that the company has no plan for now to hike prices in India or in other markets. But if the tariffs stay put or go up, that may end up pushing costs higher in Apple’s global supply chain, including here in India. When that happens, Apple will have to reckon with the question of whether to absorb the costs or to pass them along to consumers.

    India Emerges as a Key Player in Apple’s Supply Chain

    The strategic importance of India to Apple is increasing rapidly. As the US progresses with a 26% reciprocal tariff, set to take effect on April 9, on imports from various countries, Apple’s products made in India face much lower duties than comparable items made in China. Under US law, exports to America from India are currently subject to the 26% tariff, while goods made by Apple in China face a punishing 54% rate.

    This 28 percentage point benefit upholds India’s place as a secure and cost-effective manufacturing base. Apple, which already makes iPhones and AirPods in India, may now hasten plans to diversify its supply chain by making more gadgets in the subcontinent.

  • Apple Being Warned by the EU to Make the iPhone OS Available to Other Technologies

    In order to avoid incurring substantial fines in accordance with its hallmark digital antitrust regulations, the European Union has issued a warning to Apple Inc., urging the company to make its highly guarded operating systems for the iPhone and iPad easily accessible to competing technology.

    In accordance with the Digital Markets Act of the European Union, the watchdogs of the EU have announced that the company based in Cupertino, California is required to comply with stringent new restrictions regarding the integration of operating systems with other technologies. Six months were given to the corporation by the authority based in Brussels to comply, or else they would be subject to potential penalties in the future.

    EU Aims to Compel Apple to Re-Engineer Its Services

    Despite the fact that the announcement is not yet an official inquiry, the European Union intends to force Apple to redesign its offerings in order to grant competitors an access to the operating systems of the iPhone and iPad.

    According to a statement released by the Deputy Commissioner for Competition of the European Union, Margrethe Vestager, it marks the first time that specification proceedings under the DMA have been used to steer Apple towards effective compliance with its interoperability requirements. An significant factor in this is the presence of effective interoperability, which can be seen, for instance, in smartphones and the operating systems that they use.

    Reasons and Repercussions if Apple Doesn’t Agree to the Norm

    Assuring that other developers have access to essential Apple capabilities, such as Siri voice commands and the payments chip, is one of the goals of the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

    In the case that Apple does not comply with the DMA, the European Union may decide to initiate a formal investigation at a later time. This might ultimately result in significant fines of up to 10% of the company’s yearly sales worldwide. It has already been subjected to a parallel inquiry examining the restrictions that it has established for developers within its App Store, which may also result in significant penalties.

    The latest version of Apple’s flagship gadget, the iPhone 16, was introduced earlier this month. The company is hoping that it will be able to attract customers with relatively minor hardware enhancements and artificial intelligence technology that is still in the development stage.

    On the other hand, the American company announced in June that certain services, such as Apple Intelligence, iPhone Mirroring, and SharePlay Screen Sharing, would not be available in the European Union. This was owing to the criteria that the DMA places on OS systems in order for them to be compatible with third-party applications.

    Apple Has Begun Preparing Its Employees to Manufacture iPhone Pro Models in India
    Thousands of workers at Apple’s Tamil Nadu facility have reportedly begun training in order to manufacture the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max as near to the worldwide debut as feasible.
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  • Apple Has Begun Preparing Its Employees to Manufacture iPhone Pro Models in India

    Thousands of workers at Apple’s Tamil Nadu facility have reportedly begun training in order to manufacture the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max as near to the worldwide debut as feasible.

    An esteemed media outlet revealed in July, citing sources, that Apple Inc. intends to employ its partner Foxconn Technology Group to manufacture the top-of-the-line Pro and Pro Max models of the forthcoming iPhone 16 series in India for the first time.

    The ‘new product introduction’ (NPI) procedure for the pro variants of iPhone 16 will shortly begin at Foxconn’s site in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu. Once officially announced, mass manufacturing will begin. Given its expertise and extensive integration into Apple’s supply chain, Foxconn usually receives priority on new production.

    Pegatron’s India Unit and Tata Group Will Be Part of Manufacturing Process

    ‘Within weeks’ of the global launch, Foxconn will begin the process of assembling the premium gadgets. It is possible that Apple’s other partners in India, like as the Tata Group and the India unit of Pegatron, will also begin manufacturing the Pro models.

    When the iPhone 16 goes on sale around the world, it is anticipated that Apple would make the made-in-India standard version of the device available to consumers. Apple has extended the manufacture of its flagship iPhone products in India by utilising Foxconn and Tata Electronics as additional manufacturing partners.

    Manufacturing of iPads and AirPod to Be Included in Future

    According to information obtained by a media report, Apple may also resume preparations to manufacture iPads in India through Foxconn.

    It was also reported on July 8 that Apple is working towards raising the production of components for AirPod wireless charging cases through the contract manufacturer Jabil in Pune. Additionally, it is possible that Apple would also seek to increase production with Foxconn. Early in the next year, it is possible that production of Made in India AirPods will begin.

    Apple Diversifying Beyond China

    Apple is gradually expanding its operations beyond China in order to mitigate the risks associated with the tensions that exist between Beijing and Washington. Despite this, the great majority of iPhones are still manufactured in China.

    As a result of this effort, Apple was able to manufacture $14 billion worth of iPhones in India for the fiscal year that ended in March 2024. This figure represents as much as 14% of the company’s total output worldwide. Similarly to the previous year, it is anticipated that Apple will make the ordinary iPhone 16 manufactured in India available on the same day that the most recent generation of the iPhone begins selling all over the world, according to the individuals.

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