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

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.

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,