Apple Warns Ongoing COVID-19 Lockdowns in China Significantly Impacting iPhone Production

The iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max at the Apple Fifth Avenue store in Manhattan, New York, on Sept. 16, 2022. Andrew Kelly/Reuters

Apple has warned that COVID-19 lockdowns in China are “significantly” impacting its iPhone supply chain.

“COVID-19 restrictions have temporarily impacted the primary iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max assembly facility located in Zhengzhou, China,” the company said in a Nov. 6 statement. “The facility is currently operating at significantly reduced capacity.”