Apple France to stop bundling EarPods with iPhone

Following a change in French law, Apple will no longer be legally required to provide EarPods with its iPhone 13.Apple originally stopped including free headphones, and chargers, with its iPhones in 2020. At the time, Apple said it was doing so to reduce electronic waste, but French authorities would not allow it. Consequently, Apple was still required to give local iPhone buyers a free pair of EarPods.Now, according to local site Consomac, there has been a change in the regulations covering electronics sales. An in-store note seen by the publication at reseller Fnac says, in translation, that, 'manufacturers of smartphones are no longer required to give headphones/hands-free kits in France.' Read more...