After iPhone 16, Indonesia halts sale of Google Pixel phones


It’s illegal to trade Google Pixel Phones in Indonesia, even though an estimated 22,000 units have already entered the country this year through personal shipments or carry-on items, Kontan reported. — Photo by Vlad Yera on Unsplash

Indonesia has prohibited the sale of the Pixel phones, saying Alphabet Inc’s Google has failed to meet domestic content requirements.

It’s illegal to trade Google Pixel Phones in Indonesia, even though an estimated 22,000 units have already entered the country this year through personal shipments or carry-on items, Ministry of Industry spokesperson Febri Hendri Antoni Arief said in a press briefing on Oct 31.

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