Apple reportedly rushed out iOS 12.1.2 to prevent sales ban in China

Earlier this month, Qualcomm was able to convince a court in China that Apple had infringed on a couple of its patents. That led the court to order a preliminary importation and sales ban in China for the Apple iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, Apple iPhone 7, Apple iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X. The ban was issued on models running older versions of iOS, and Apple had thought that by updating the affected models with the latest version of iOS 12 (which was believed not to include Qualcomm's patented software), the status quo in China could be maintained.

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