India’s own GPS support in iPhone 15 a significant move, we plan to make it standard practice: MoS IT

New Delhi: Apple extending its support for ISRO-created navigation system called NavIC for iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max is a significant achievement for the country and the government is planning to make it a standard practice that all devices using GPS technology should have NavIC-powered chipsets inside, Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, said on Thursday.

Apple has adopted the Indian satellite navigation system NavIC, an alternative to the Global Positioning System (GPS), for its high-end iPhone 15 Pro and the iPhone 15 Pro Max models for location-based services.