Indonesia's Trade Minister Budi Santoso has pledged to implement strict measures targeting e-commerce platforms listing unauthorized iPhone 16 series and

The country's government says Google failed to adhere to rules forcing smartphone firms to invest in its local economy.

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,

Indonesia said it has banned sales of smartphones made by Alphabet's Google due to rules requiring the use of locally manufactured components, days after blocking sales of tech giant Apple's iPhone 16 for the same reason.

Indonesia has banned the sale of Google Pixel phones over the tech giant's failure to meet investment regulations, its industry ministry said, days after blocking sales of Apple's iPhone 16.

Tech giant Apple Inc will not be allowed to sell its iPhone 16 smartphones in Indonesia because they have not met the country's rules on the use of locally made components, the industry ministry said.

The iPhone 16 is not allowed to be sold in Indonesia, with the sales ban triggered by a lack of investment by Apple into the country.

Indonesia has banned the sale of Google Pixel phones (after iPhone 16) for not meeting the 40% local content rule.