Apple plans software update to get around Chinese iPhone ban

Apple has found a way to circumvent a Chinese court ban preventing it from selling iPhones in the country, the firm said. US chip maker Qualcomm claims Apple violated two of its patents, which resulted in two preliminary injunctions in China earlier this week that force Apple to stop selling a wide range of iPhones there. The ban accounts for almost every smartphone Apple has made in the last three years, including the iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X. In order to get around the ban, Apple said in a statement it would carry out software updates next week that will "address any possible concern" about the company's compliance with the order. The alleged intellectual property infringement relates to features allowing iPhone users to adjust pictures and manage applications.