Apple’s Cook upbeat on India-made iPhone SEs

Apple CEO Tim Cook is reported to have told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that his company is positive about the production of the iPhone SE in Bengaluru.

Cook was among the 21 US corporate leaders who met Modi in Washington on Sunday.

According to industry sources, Cook briefed the Prime Minister about the production of Apple’s popular iPhone SE model at its Bengaluru facility and the app developers working for Apple.

In May, Apple began the initial production of a small number of iPhone SE in Bengaluru, where it had opened its App Accelerator to provide specialised support for developers earlier this year in March.

“iPhone SE is the most popular and powerful phone with a four-inch display in the world and we’ll begin shipping to domestic customers this month,” Apple said earlier this year.

To begin with, it will be a trial run with small quantities of iPhone SE units being assembled at the facility.

India now accounts for at least 740,000 of app economy jobs attributable to iOS.

Developers in India have created close to 100,000 apps for the App Store.