Apple to avoid ban in China with iPhone update
New Delhi : In order to avoid ban announced by a Chinese court, Apple has decided to update its smartphone iPhone.
According to a report in The New York Times on Friday, the Cupertino-based tech giant said it would update the software of iPhones in China early next week to try to resolve the legal dispute.
The company said that the update has been designed in a way that it complies with the order and avoid all legal troubles.
"Apple said its update would change the iPhones' software so it did not infringe on Qualcomm patents, which relate to switching between apps and changing the size and appearance of photographs," said the report.
In last couple of months, Apple and Qualcomm have been suing each other in several courts across the world. Billions of dollars have been put on stake with both side getting some victories.
A Chinese court had banned the sale and import of most iPhone models after granting Qualcomm an injunction against Apple, a stunning decision that comes amid the trade war between the US and China.
Apple, however, is still selling iPhones in China.
The ban does not cover the new iPhone XS, iPhone XS Plus or iPhone XR, which were not yet available when Qualcomm filed its lawsuit.