Apple, a American devices maker popular iPhone worldwide, plans to open new retail stores in India soon. The company’s CEO, Tim Cook recently gave this information during the announcement of the company’s results. This will make it easier for Apple to increase its sales in India.

Cook had said that the company plans to open new retail stores by the end of this year. He said that Apple is seeing opportunities to reach more customers by increasing their retail presence in Emerging Markets. Cook had reported, “We have recently launched Apple Store in Saudi Arabia. We are excited to start new stores in India and United Arab Emirates by the end of this year. We are happy to welcome customers at a new location of Osaka in Japan.” However, Cook has not given the locations of new stores or any other information.

Apple sales in India have increased rapidly over the years. The company opened two retail stores in the country about two years ago. Earlier this year, Cook had said that the company plans to open four new stores in the country. The company’s current stores are in Delhi and Mumbai. Recently, a media report stated that Apple plans to open new stores in Sky City Mall in Borivili, Mumbai and Finix Mall of Asia in Bangalore. Two stores of the company can also be opened in Noida’s DLF Mall of India in Uttar Pradesh and Kopa Mall in Pune.

India has the highest shipment of iPhone 16 in the second quarter of this year in the second quarter of this year. In the second quarter, the segment of the Ultra-Permina smartphone (a price of more than Rs 45,000) has increased by about 37 percent on a year-by-year basis. Apple and South Korean smartphone maker Samsung has retained its strong position in this segment. No-cost EMI offers, trade-in programs and special summer discounts are the main reasons behind the increase in sales of these companies.

Apple, a popular iPhone creation worldwide, has reported that it has shown three billion units of this smartphone since the launch. The company’s Tim Cook said that since its launch about 18 years ago, Apple has recently achieved the achievement of three billion units of iPhone.

The company has a revenue of $ 94.4 billion (about Rs 8.22 lakh crore) in the third quarter of this year. This is an increase of about percentage compared to the same period of the previous year. The iPhone accounts for about 50 percent in this revenue. Apple completed its one billion units of its shipment in 2016 after the launch of the iPhone. However, the company did not say when the shipment figure of two billion units of the iPhone was achieved. It is estimated that it would take less than four years to reach the shipment of three billion units of the iPhone after this.

Apple received a profit of $ 23.42 billion (about 2.04 lakh rupees) in the third quarter. The company’s MAC and iPad have been at $ 8.05 billion (about 0.70 lakh crore rupees) and $ 6.58 billion (about 0.57 lakh crore rupees) respectively. The sales of iPhones are also increasing in India. Apple’s iPhone 16 has the highest shipment in the second quarter of this year in the country. The company is expected to ship around 28 million iPhone in India in the second quarter. This will increase by about 20 percent on a year-on-year basis. Despite the weak season in the country’s smartphone market and the scorching heat in many states, iPhone sales are likely to be strong.

The company’s sales in the country have also increased with discounts and financed options on iPhones. Apple opened two retail stores in India about two years ago. Apple plans to start new stores in the country soon. Earlier this year, Cook had said that the company plans to open four new stores in the country. The company’s current stores are in Delhi and Mumbai. Apple plans to open new stores in Sky City Mall in Borivili, Mumbai and Finix Mall of Asia in Bangalore.

Apple’s CEO on Social Media Platform X Post But Musk reacted, describing the new design of the company’s operating system as ‘cool’. Apple says that the new design combines the optical quality of glass with floodiness. It changes based on the user’s content or reference. Along with the new user interface, Apple has also changed the design of tab bars and sidebars. This will be applicable in Apple’s devices for native apps including camera, photos, safari, facetime and Apple News.

However, many users on social media have described the new iOS 26 as the Windows Vista released about 18 years ago. Vista of Microsoft’s Windows NT operating system was a large upgrade. Many users have called the new design of Apple’s operating system ‘clutter’. For this, he has also condemned Cook. Some users say that this will make it difficult to navigation on their Apple devices. The iOS 26 has a new interface called ‘liquid glass’. It contains visual elements with similar design designed as glass surface. In this operating system, transparency and shine effects can be brought to all tools, in-app interfaces and various controls in iPhones.

Unlike Apple’s current iPhone’s flat design, the new UI will get a different look. The company’s OS is also being changed due to the forecast of several changes in the iPhone series to be launched next year. In the WWDC of the last year, the company showed the preview of the Apple Intelligence features. However, not all these features have been introduced. These include other reforms along with an advanced version of Siri. The new liquid glass UI has also indicated to proceed in Apple’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) features.

Bloomberg’s analyst, Mark Gurman Power on The newsletter states that a new interface will be given in iOS 26 called ‘Liquid Glass’. It will include visual elements with similar designed glass surface. In this operating system, transparency and shine effects can be brought to all tools, in-app interfaces and various controls in iPhones. Unlike Apple’s current iPhone’s flat design, the new UI will get a different look. Earlier, some reports reported that the look of all Apple operating systems like Visionos will be changed. The WWDC will start on Monday night with a address of Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook on 10.30 (Indian time).

Gurman has reported that the OS of the company is also being replaced due to the forecast of several changes in the iPhone series to be launched next year. The iPhone plans to introduce some Apple products on the 20th anniversary. These may include the first foldable iPhone. Earlier, Gurman had told that Apple’s foldable iPhone will be introduced on the occasion of the completion of two decades of the iPhone. The foldable iPhone may be available for sale in 2027. It may have an almost not looking display crease unlike other foldable smartphones. Along with this, curved iPhone can also be introduced. It can have a screen without a cutout. This smartphone can get the face ID sensor for under-display front camera and biometric authentication. The company’s first smart glasses can also be launched.

The new liquid glass UI will also indicate Apple’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) features. In the WWDC of the last year, the company showed the preview of the Apple Intelligence features. However, not all these features have been introduced. These include other reforms along with an advanced version of Siri.

Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman has told in his weekly Power on Newsletter that Apple has given a Pro model and foldable on glass for the 20th anniversary of the iPhone and foldable IPhone Is planned to launch. Along with this, Gurman has said that these iPhones will be manufactured not in India but in China. He said that the company of all models of iPhones sold in the US for the next two years will not be able to manufacture in India. Gurman says, “In terms of iPhone quality, manufacturing iPhones in India are similar to China.”

The 20th anniversary model of the iPhone will require new components and different methods of manufacturing. Because of this, it is difficult for Apple to manufacture these iPhones out of China. Apple in India has manufactured $ 22 billion (about Rs 1,89,412 crore) in the last financial year. This is an increase of about 60 percent in the assembling of iPhones in India as compared to the previous financial year. This is indicating the company’s plan to shift some part of manufacturing from China. About 20 percent of the total manufacturing of iPhones is happening in India. This shows that Apple and its suppliers are strengthening their position in the country. In the last financial year, the iPhone stake in the export of smartphones from India was about Rs 1.5 lakh crore.

Apple’s largest manufacturing plant in China had a major impact due to lockdown during Corona. The company then planned to shift some part of its manufacturing from China to India and some other countries. The most assembling of iPhones in India is in the factory of Apple’s contract manufacturer FoxConn. Apart from this, Tata Group’s electronics manufacturing unit also assembles iPhones.

A performed by Professor Viswanath Pingali of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad Study This information has been found in This study has been published by Apple. In the last five years, the income of India’s developers at the app store has increased more than three times. Last year, Apple’s ecosystem in the country has led to transactions of about Rs 44,447 crores in categories like General Retail, Travel, Grocery, Food Delivery and Cab Services. At the app store, developers have acquired about Rs 38,906 crore from billings and goods and services sales, about Rs 3,014 crore from in-app advertising and about Rs 2,527 crore from digital goods and services.

It has been told in this study that 79 percent of the income has been received from the users outside the country. Apps of India’s developers were the 100 most downloaded to the most downloaded. More than 2.2 crore users have visited the company’s app store in the country every week.

In India, the company has also prepared to increase the sales of devices like iPhone. The company’s new stores in the country can be opened in Noida’s DLF Mall of India in Uttar Pradesh and Kopa Mall in Pune. Apart from this, the company plans to open two additional stores. Apple’s current stores are in Delhi and Mumbai. Recently, a media report was quoted by sources who have been aware of the company’s plan as saying that Apple has fixed the location for its third and fourth stores in Noida and Pune. Apart from this, it is looking for location for two stores in Mumbai and Bengaluru. The company’s existing two stores were joint revenue of about Rs 800 crore in the first year of sales. Saket’s store in Delhi was 60 percent.

Bloomberg news Report In this, sources who are aware of the company’s plan have been told that for this, Apple will have to almost double the manufacturing of iPhone in India to more than eight crore units. In the last financial year, the company assembled more than four crore iPhones in the country. The US sells more than six crore iPhones per year. Stock of iPhones is being deposited in the US to avoid the tariff imposed on the import by Trump. However, Trump has excluded computers, smartphones and some other electronic products in tariffs imposed on import from China.

Apple representatives in India refused to comment on this. Apple stood first in the international sales of smartphones in the first quarter of this year. The company has benefited from increasing demand in India and Japan and launch of iPhone 16E. The company holds around 19 percent stake in the smartphone market. Apple sales have been flat or decreased in America, Europe and China. South Korea’s Samsung is in second place in the smartphone market with about 18 percent stake.

The iPhone stake in the export of smartphones from India has been about Rs 1.5 lakh crore in the last financial year. The manufacturing of iPhone has increased rapidly in the last few years in the country. Apple’s contract manufacturer FoxConn had assembled about 1.2 million iPhones in the country last year. The company’s affordable iPhone 16E launched in February has also started assembling in the country. It will replace the iPhone SE introduced about three years ago. China has a major stake in manufacturing iPhones. The company plans to start manufacturing airpods, macbook and iPad in India.