Indonesia Bans Google Pixel Sales After Blocking Iphone 16s Over Local Content Rules

Indonesia has banned the sale of Pixel phones, claiming that Alphabet Inc.’s Google had not met local content regulations. This follows a report from ReadWrite earlier this month stating that the country also prohibited the sale of Apple’s iPhone 16 and other newly released products from the tech giant. Like Apple, Indonesia blocked Google Pixel phone sales, stating that the company has not met regulations requiring at least 40% of smartphone components sold domestically to be locally manufactured. Despite the restrictions, an estimated 22,000 units have already entered Indonesia this year through personal shipments or as carry-on items, Ministry of Industry spokesperson Febri Hendri Antoni Arief stated during a press briefing on Thursday (Oct.