India could ban iPhone and iPad

A new policy in India against spam could lead Apple to give up on this market.

Over the past year, Apple has sold only one million iPhone in India, knowing that the population the country exceeds one billion, it does not do much. Bad for Apple and that should not work out.

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has just introduced a new anti-spam policy that would force Apple – and other operators – to allow its users to download an application that would signal calls. and SMS Spam.

This seems to start from a good feeling, good news for consumers, but the Apple does not hear it that way since the Cupertino company refuses the installation of this application DND (Dot Not Disturb – do not disturb) for reasons of confidentiality. It is true that this application seems rather intrusive since it requires access to the call log and messages.

In India, TRAI forces its population with a smartphone to install the said application. And the agency does not seem to laugh. She gave a 6-month ultimatum to smartphone builders and mobile operators to ensure that the app could be installed and have access to the communications log.

" Each access provider must ensure, within six months, that all smart telephone devices registered on its network support the authorizations required for the operation of these applications (…) In the measure where such devices do not allow the operation of applications as prescribed by the regulations, operators must, on the order or direction of the agency, exclude these devices from their telecommunication networks. As the agency's new policy explains

If Apple does not yield to the pressure, it would mean that iPhone owners could no longer use them, in any case communicate with them. Indeed, TRAI will require all mobile operators to remove Apple devices from their networks and therefore, farewell 3G, 4G and voice services.

It should be noted that the new version of iOS 12 should allow its users to report SPAMS, so native. It remains to be seen whether this will be enough for the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India. The official release of iOS 12 is scheduled for next September, a little patience.