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 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.

Apple has been blocked from selling iPhone 16 models in Indonesia after it failed to meet the country's domestic investment requirements

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.

Indonesia blocks Apple’s iPhone 16, citing failure to meet local content rules. Learn why Apple’s latest device faces hurdles in Southeast Asia’s largest economy.

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