Apple's March 2023 in review - Classical music, ChatGPT, and a yellow iPhone
Even as Apple released Apple Music Classical and a very yellow iPhone 14 in March 2023, it was looking to the future in India, while placating China.
Even as Apple released Apple Music Classical and a very yellow iPhone 14 in March 2023, it was looking to the future in India, while placating China.
In an effort to cut reliance on China, Apple is expecting to triple iPhone production in India in 2023, and it might even export the iPhone 15 to global consumers at the end of the year.
The striking artwork design for Apple BKC, the official name for Apple's first Mumbai store, has been revealed, as the company works to expand its presence in India.
Rapidly declining laptop sales are a grave portent for India's overall PC market, but Apple's dominance of the tablet portion of that market with the iPad remains a bright spot.
In 2022, Shipments of smartphones made in India declined overall, but the value of the market is increasing thanks to premium smartphones such as the iPhone.
Apple iPhone manufacturer Pegatron is to increase production in India, and is in talks to lease another factory in the Chennai region.
After success in one region, Apple is seeking more labor reforms across India to move more manufacturing out of China.
Foxconn's previously announced new factory in Bengaluru, India, has now cleared local government approval — though at greater cost and with fewer jobs.
The first flagship Apple Store in India will be opening in Mumbai in April, a report claims, with a second outlet in New Delhi set to arrive soon after.
India wants new security rules forcing smartphone producers like Apple to allow governmental pre-screening of operating system updates, such as for iOS, as well as enabling the removal of pre-installed apps.
Apple and manufacturing partner Foxconn have successfully lobbied for new labor regulations in southern Indian state of Karnataka in an effort to dial back reliance on Chinese manufacturing.
The head of India at Apple is being promoted, making the country its own sales region, but it won't affect how Apple reports global earnings.
To help improve water, sanitation, and hygiene in India, Apple is collaborating with the non-governmental group Frank Water.
After a period of rapid expansion over the last few years, Apple and its suppliers have directly supplied 100,000 new jobs to the India workforce just in the last 19 months — and more are coming.
After a recent fire critically damaged and shut down an Apple cable supplier's facility in India, an investigation revealed faulty fire safety equipment.
Apple's work in healthcare goes beyond the immediate need of the consumer, with the company wanting to to improve preventative care and aid in research, according to Health VP Dr. Sumbul Desai.
Apple supplier Foxlink has stopped production at its India cable production facility after a fire caused part of a building to collapse.
Apple's push to shift production away from China and into India is a tougher challenge than first thought, with yield issues and a lower sense of urgency reportedly holding back the project.
Bolstered by successes, Finnish Apple supplier Salcomp plans to double its workforce in India to 25,000 in three years, as part of a wider push away from a China-centric supply chain.
Apple has taken another step closer to moving AirPods production out of China, with suppliers in India now producing components.
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