Apple will release iOS 17.1 “no later than” October 24, French frequency agency ANFR said. This includes a fix for the iPhone 12’s extremely high SAR value. After that date, these phones can be sold in France again.

ANFR states on its website That the hotfix will anyway be rolled out in France and should be available to every French user “no later than October 24th.” Until then, a ban on iPhone 12 sales remains in effect in the country. Although the frequency agency did not mention exactly which update it is interested in, Apple actually announced it earlier this week The fix will be released as part of iOS 17.1. It is not clear whether the hotfix will be rolled out outside France as well.

Based on the beta version of iOS 17.1, the update also includes the ability to listen to favorite music, albums, and artists in the Music app. MacRumors writes. Additionally, there will likely be support for AirDrop transfers over WiFi or mobile data and there should be more options available in the settings to determine when the screen goes into standby mode.

ANFR has previously tested and approved the hotfix. Last month, the French agency discovered that he had an iPhone 12 Specific absorption rate It was 5.74 W/kg, when this should not exceed 4 W/kg. After the update, the phone has a Sar value of 3.94 W/kg.

Apple reported earlier this week that the increased radiation value is due to the ANFR testing protocol. The company says iPhones have a mechanism that detects whether a human is holding them or not. If not, the transmission power and thus the SAR value will increase. However, the ANFR did not take this detection method into account. Apple says that in order to “comply with testing protocol,” this feature will be disabled in the update.