Indonesia has banned the sale of Google Pixel smartphones, just days after stopping the iPhone 16 from being sold legally in the country. Government rules require all smartphones sold inside Indonesia to have 40% of their parts manufactured domestically.

Indonesia has said that consumers are free to purchase Google Pixel phones abroad, provided they pay the required taxes.

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 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 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 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 the iPhone 16 series due to Apple's insufficient local investment. More details here.

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.