Update, 10:13 p.m. ET: Apple has now confirmed the launch for “customers with Axis Bank-issued Visa and Mastercard credit cards.” The original story follows below.
Nearly twelve years to the day after Apple first announced Apple Pay, the feature is now rolling out in India, one of the few major markets where it had yet to become available. Here are the details.
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India’s Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has reportedly escalated its probe into whether Apple should be held responsible for an iOS 18 update that allegedly caused display and microphone issues on some iPhones. Here are the details.
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Apple reportedly exceeded $10 billion in annual sales in India for the first time in its last fiscal year.
The achievement is all the more remarkable in a country with an average annual salary of less than $3,000 – especially when factoring in that iPhones cost more in India than they do in the USA …
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As reported by Reuters, India continued its push to become a larger electronics manufacturing hub today by removing import duties on select parts used in smartphones and other devices. Here are the details.
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Apple is reportedly seeking to have India’s antitrust findings against the App Store quashed, arguing that investigators simply “copy-pasted” claims from its rivals rather than conducting their own investigation. Here are the details.
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Tata Electronics confirmed today that it was recently targeted by a cyberattack, with hackers claiming to have stolen and leaked confidential documents from Apple and Tesla. Here are the details.
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Despite iPhone parts manufacturer Tata saying recent water samples collected inside its factory in Hosur, India, showed no signs of contamination, Reuters reports that local health officials are still investigating complaints from nearby farmers. Here are the details.
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Apple supplier Tata says an Indian pollution regulator has dropped scrutiny of one of its iPhone component plants, after the company responded to concerns over possible wastewater contamination. Here are the details.
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Apple has agreed to reveal its revenue in India so that the government can calculate how much it should be fined for antitrust violations.
The company was found guilty of exploiting its dominant position in iPhone apps back in 2024, but the company initially refused to reveal financial data within the country. That potentially left it facing the world’s last largest antitrust fine of a massive $38 billion …
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An Indian court has ordered Apple to cooperate with the country’s competition watchdog in an ongoing App Store antitrust case, while declining to pause the proceedings entirely. Here are the details.
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Apple has accused the Competition Commission of India (CCI) of overstepping its judicial authority in a new court filing tied to an ongoing antitrust case in the country. Here are the details.
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Apple has said that it could potentially be fined a massive $38 billion in an antitrust battle taking place in India after it refused to cooperate with the regulator. Yep, that’s billion with a B.
The iPhone maker has persistently refused to submit financial data required by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) after being found guilty of abusing its dominant position in the smartphone market …
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Reuters reports that the Indian government has given up on its plan to mandate that Apple and other smartphone makers pre-install a state-owned “security” app. Here are the details.
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Nikkei Asia reports that while Apple is less exposed to potential export disruptions out of India, shipments that rely on Middle East trade hubs could face significant declines in the coming weeks. Here are the details.
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As India’s current phone manufacturing incentive program is about to expire, the country is planning fresh incentives to keep production growing. Here are the details.
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Apple last year shifted a substantial amount of iPhone production outside of China despite the fact that it has to pay a premium to do so.
The company reportedly hit a significant milestone, reaching the halfway point in its objective to split iPhone production equally between China and India …
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Apple Pay has reportedly grown to become the second largest payment processing service in the world after Visa, handling 9.5 trillion transactions for more than 800 million customers.
Those numbers now look set for a significant boost as Apple prepares for its biggest ever expansion of its mobile wallet service …
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As part of its broader manufacturing push in India, Apple is expanding supplier training to include Swift coding, robotics, automation technology, and smart manufacturing. Here are the details.
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The Indian government approved a measure on Sunday that allows Apple to directly finance iPhone manufacturing equipment in India without risking additional taxes. Here are the details.
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As reported by TechCrunch, Apple’s iPhone shipment share in India rose to a record 9% in 2025, according to Counterpoint Research data. Here are the details.
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Apple’s dispute with the Competition Commission of India (CCI) seems to be heating up ahead of next week’s hearing. Here are the details.
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The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has reportedly given Apple a final warning after more than a year of delayed responses in an ongoing antitrust investigation. Here are the details.
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Apple is fighting many elements of a list of 83 security requirements proposed by the Indian government. This reportedly includes a requirement to hand over iOS source code.
Reuters reports the government saying that it must be able to review the source code of all smartphones in order to allow vulnerabilities to identified …
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Apple is reportedly in exploratory conversations with at least one partner to potentially handle iPhone chip assembly and packaging in India for the first time. Here are the details.
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