Smartphones of foreign companies including Chinese will have Indian navigation system – NavIC

Smartphones of foreign companies including Chinese will have Indian navigation system – NavIC 

Brands like Samsung, Xiaomi and Apple have promised the Indian government to get their phones ready for NavIC, a navigation system developed by the Indian space agency – ISRO, by January 2025. The Indian government is reportedly asking smartphone makers to make smartphones compatible with their home navigation systems within a many months, while the companies say this requires changes to the tackle of the smartphones, including further It ’ll take a long time. The companies had asked the government to extend the deadline till 2025. 

of Business Standard accordingAfter the Government of India claimed smartphone companies to prepare smartphones for NavIC, the companies have said that they will apply this home navigation system on their new 5G smartphones by January 1, 2025. Explain that the Indian government wants to reduce its dependence on foreign systems, including the US Global Positioning System( GPS) used on smartphones. The government says that NavIC provides more accurate home navigation and its use will profit the frugality. 

 

The government has reportedly given a deadline of January 1, 2023 to apply NavIC support. deadline set Due to which brands like Apple, Samsung, Xiaomietc. were a little upset. Companies say that to apply the new navigation system, they will have to make changes to the tackle, as well as the device will have to go through colorful types of testing. These companies also said that all these will also affect the cost. Due to cost, concurrence, test and explorationetc., the companies had requested the government to extend the deadline till January 1, 2025. 

There's formerly limited use of NavIC in the country. It has been made obligatory for public vehicle position trackers.