Here's the Latest on Apple Suing Jon Prosser Over iOS 26 Leaks

In July, Apple filed a lawsuit against Jon Prosser and Michael Ramacciotti over alleged theft of the company's trade secrets. The complaint alleged the pair coordinated to break into former Apple software engineer Ethan Lipnik's development iPhone, in order to access and profit off details about iOS 19, which ended up being called iOS 26.

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Prosser leaked various details about what is now known as iOS 26, in videos shared on his YouTube channel Front Page Tech. The videos revealed some details about iOS 26's new translucent design, which Apple ended up calling Liquid Glass, months before Apple announced the software update at WWDC 2025 in June.

There have been some developments in the case this week, according to court documents.

On Tuesday, Ramacciotti's deadline to respond to Apple's complaint was extended through October 17, as the filing indicates that he only retained a lawyer after the initial August 14 deadline to respond had passed.

On Friday, Apple's lawyers said Prosser had yet to respond to the complaint or otherwise appear in the case. As a result, they have filed a request for a default judgment against Prosser, which could result in the assigned judge ruling in Apple's favor and granting it relief. Apple is seeking monetary damages, and an injunction to prevent Prosser and Ramacciotti from further disclosing Apple's confidential information.

Despite not responding to Apple's lawsuit, Prosser has continued to upload videos to YouTube, including an iPhone Air review earlier this week.

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Top Rated Comments

justanotherdave Avatar
17 weeks ago

Prosser is either very stupid, or very confident.
Stupid. You don’t ignore court dates.
Score: 43 Votes (Like | Disagree)
abatabia Avatar
17 weeks ago
So is Prosser hoping by ignoring it it might go away like a debt collector? He deserves to have the book thrown at him then. FAFO.
Score: 39 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Pezimak Avatar
17 weeks ago
Prosser is either very stupid, or very confident.
Score: 26 Votes (Like | Disagree)
justanotherdave Avatar
17 weeks ago

Where is Ethan Lipnik's involvement in all of this? He could have just leaked all the info to Prosser.
Ramacciotti lived with Lipnik. When Lipnik left the house one day Ramacciotti got access to the development device and that’s where it all starts.

Lipnik was fired for not properly securing a device in his possession, not because he was involved in the leaks.

Ramacciotti accessing a device that wasn’t his to share unreleased information about iOS will be what seals his fate.
Score: 19 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Art Mark Avatar
17 weeks ago
The desire for attention on social media has screwed-up a lot of peoples lives. They seem to lose common sense when the possibility of 400,000 views appears. If that's even what he got.
Score: 18 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Rudy69 Avatar
17 weeks ago
Prosser keeping up the clown act is wild to me. Intersting to see how this will play out
Score: 14 Votes (Like | Disagree)