In July, Apple filed a lawsuit against Jon Prosser and Michael Ramacciotti for allegedly stealing the company’s trade secrets. The complaint alleged that the pair coordinated the hacking of former Apple software engineer Ethan Lipnik’s development iPhone to access and profit from details about iOS 19, which ended up being called iOS 26.
Prosser leaked several 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 were some developments in the case this week, according to court documents.
On Tuesday, Ramacciotti’s deadline to respond to Apple’s complaint was extended by Oct. 17, as the lawsuit indicates he only hired an attorney after the initial Aug. 14 deadline to respond had passed.
On Friday, Apple’s lawyers said Prosser had not yet responded to the complaint or appeared in the case. As a result, they presented a request for a default judgment against Prosser, which could result in the assigned judge ruling in Apple’s favor and granting him 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 a review of the iPhone Air earlier this week.
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