Something unusual happened to iPhone shipments in India between April and June this year: they fell. Counterpoint Research counted a 3 per cent year-on-year decline for the quarter, a reversal from the 12 per cent growth Apple posted in the opening months of 2026 and a sharp comedown from a 2025 that closed as Apple's best-ever calendar year in the country. Some coverage has framed this as India's iPhone shipments falling for the first time in four years. That specific framing traces to a single report, and confirming the exact "four years" window against Apple's full 2022-to-2025 India trend line called for sourcing this piece could only partially assemble from public data. Treat that particular claim as directionally plausible rather than settled. What is confirmed, and what matters more, is the shape of the swing itself: strong growth at the start of the year, a marked reversal by mid-year, and a research house cutting its full-year forecast in response.What actually happened in the April-June quarterIndia's overall smartphone market shrank 10 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter, its steepest June-quarter decline in six years, according to Counterpoint. Apple's 3 per cent dip looks mild against that backdrop, and its 7 per cent market share held almost steady. Counterpoint's own explanation for the Apple number matters more than the headline figure: senior analyst Prachir Singh described a market where "both demand and supply were adversely affected," and the firm's reporting specifically noted that consumer demand for the iPhone 17 series stayed strong through the quarter, while persistent supply constraints and inventory shortages across online and offline channels limited how much of that demand Apple could actually fill.About The AuthorAt heart, I am a storyteller drawn to the watershed moments that bend the technology landscape. I braid narrative with data, humanise statistics, and trace the arc from first spark to world-changing impact. My reportage, features and reviews are witty, sardonic, visual and vivid, using anecdote to illuminate rather than eviscerate.