[Rumor] Apple To Issue New Software Update For iPhone 12 To Bring Its Radiation Down To Acceptable Levels

ivanafterall, 8 months ago

Mighty kind of 'em.

ripcord, 8 months ago

Soo... France determined that levels were higher than regulations allowed and asked Apple to fix it. And the latest news is that Apple is looking into fixing it.

What a story!

scarabic, 8 months ago

Never underestimate the clickbait potential of the word “radiation.”

otter, 8 months ago

Yup

People said it in the other threads, but this is just boring regulatory processes at work. It’s just a story because popscience type outlets ran with the word radiation

WalkableProgrammer, 8 months ago

Wow apple took away the free chemo feature /s

NegativeLookBehind, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago)

The radiation is the equivalent of a chest x ray. Not great, not terrible.

Whoever downvotes really needs to watch Chernobyl on HBO.

Player2, 8 months ago

I get the reference but it does look like you are saying this radiation is harmful in some way 🤷

ieightpi, 8 months ago

I thought it was EM radiation

otter, 8 months ago

It’s all EM, but you’re thinking along the right lines

I think the term you want is “non ionizing” radiation

ieightpi, 8 months ago

Yes thank you

engityra, 8 months ago

All radiation (x-rays included), radio waves, and visible light are on the EM spectrum. It's just the wavelength that differentiates them.

EncryptKeeper, 8 months ago

It is most certainly not lol

NegativeLookBehind, 8 months ago

Whooosh

MightEnlightenYou, 8 months ago

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony_punctuation

MightEnlightenYou, 8 months ago

I’m not a fan of Apple but saying that this radiation is akin to gamma radiation in some way its just ignorant.

Here’s a source for the radiation levels for everybody else: reuters.com/…/apple-disputes-french-findings-says…

eclardit, 8 months ago (edited 7 months ago)

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Hawk, 8 months ago

I do wonder, why would France accept a software patch? The device is still capable of going over the limits and it could easily be reverted later?

Seems like an odd solution.

root, 8 months ago

Software radios can do many things that are against the rules, the governing bodies only care about how they’re actually being used for the most part.

Also, the measurements are over time. It’s possible to exceed the total allowed in short bursts.

ultratiem, 8 months ago

It has the potential but never will thanks to the software update. What’s the struggle here!?

Rhaedas, 8 months ago

French users: "After the patch I can't seem to keep as strong a signal as before."

Apple: "..."

ShadowCatEXE, 8 months ago

We will issue a software update for users in France…

So this applies to only devices sold in France? I’d love to know what changes to the software are being made to deal with radiation.

geosoco, 8 months ago

if i had to guess, it's setting power limits on the cell/wifi radio chip.

LazaroFilm, 8 months ago

France loosing one network bar.

Earthwormjim91, 8 months ago

Probably going to throttle it a bit. The only issue is that the power level of the radios in the phone make it a little too warm when you have it to your face.

MrMusAddict, 8 months ago

The word “radiation” has unfortunately been commandeered by idiots to mean “TOXIC MAGIC AIR”. Lightbulbs radiate (produce light).

In this case they’re 100% just reducing the gain on the phone’s signal strength. No harm prevented. Purely regulatory.

LazaroFilm, 8 months ago

A rock thrown in a pond radiates too. You capping your hands, boom radiations.

InvertedParallax, 8 months ago

So, I happen to know about a huge, unshielded nuclear reactor near a major population center.

There are millions of documented cases of deadly cancer directly caused by its high energy emissions, even kids are often exposed to hazardous levels.

It’s called the sun.

ultratiem, 8 months ago

Yes it’s a special update for that region alone. Apple does this quite often when a country requires special treatment. It rarely makes the news because well it’s not really news.

Probably just dial down the power emitted like some high end routers let you do in settings. It’ll make the cell service weaker but I don’t think Apple cares much for a device they no longer sell or manufacture anymore.

breadsmasher, 8 months ago

const radiationLevel = 4

/s

foggy, 8 months ago

The funniest part of this is that it’s JavaScript.

FooBarrington, 8 months ago

Fine!

let radiationLevel = 4

LazaroFilm, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago)

<span style="color:#323232;">#define RADIATIONLEVEL 4
</span><span style="color:#323232;">int i = 100;
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">void setup() {
</span><span style="color:#323232;">  ifdef RADIATIONLEVEL
</span><span style="color:#323232;">    setRadiationLevel(RADIATIONLEVEL);
</span><span style="color:#323232;">  endif
</span><span style="color:#323232;">}
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">void loop() {
</span><span style="color:#323232;">  setBatteryHealth(i);
</span><span style="color:#323232;">  i =- ;
</span><span style="color:#323232;">}
</span>