Apple's reported plan to shift all US-bound iPhone assembly to India as early as next year marks a significant strategic move to reduce reliance on China.

Apple aims to make most of its iPhones sold in the United States at factories in India by the end of 2026, and is speeding up those plans to navigate potentially higher tariffs in China, its main manufacturing base,

Apple is planning to redirect the production of its U.S.-sold iPhones from China to India, possibly by next year, the Financial Times reported on Friday