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 smartphones, just days after stopping the iPhone 16 from being sold legally in the country.
The Southeast Asian country represents a huge smartphone market and is the largest in its region.
Indonesia is the world’s fourth most populous country after China, India, and the United States. It has a median age of just over 30, with over 100 million under this age.
It was estimated that 68.1% of Indonesians had a smartphone in 2022, according to data from Statistia.
The recent Pixel ban comes due to government rules which say that all smartphones sold inside Indonesia must have 40% of their parts manufactured domestically, or their manufacturers alternatively need to make significant investments in the local economy.
