FPT's Prosser finally responds to Apple's lawsuit and you won't beleve what he claims
FPT's Jon Prosser is allowed to respond to Apple's lawsuit after getting hit with a default judgment.
Jon Prosser finally responds to Apple's lawsuit | Image by PhoneArena
In January 2025, we told you about some renders of iOS 19, as it was called at the time. These renders were created by JonProsser for his Front Page Tech (FPT) YouTube channel. First, Prosser released images of the redesigned Camera app, and then he showed off the new Messages app.
Apple filed a lawsuit against Jon Prosser and Michael Ramacciotti
Shocking news came out nearly a year ago, when we told you that Apple had filed a lawsuit against Prosser and Michael Ramacciotti. The pair had come up with a plan to break into a developmental iPhone owned by Apple employee Ethan Lipnik, a friend of Ramacciotti.
In its court filing submitted last year, Apple explained how Prosser was able to view confidential information. After obtaining Lipnik's iPhone passcode, Prosser and Ramacciotti found a period of time when Lipnik left his developmental iPhone unattended. Ramacciotti, who was being paid by Prosser to help him, broke into Lipnik's iPhone, got on a FaceTime call with Jon and showed him iOS 19 (now known as iOS 26) running on Lipnik's device.
Prosser recorded that FaceTime call and images from it were used to create the renders Prosser showed on FPT.
The court entered a default judgment against Prosser
Originally, Prosser had a default judgment entered against him because he missed multiple deadlines to respond to Apple's complaint. With the default judgment against him, Prosser could not deny Apple's allegation and would not be able to participate in the lawsuit. Prosser asked the court to set aside the default judgment, and U.S. District Judge James Donato agreed.
Jon Prosser showing off a mock-up of the Messages app for what was then known as iOS 19. | Image by Fpt
Apple sued Prosser and Ramacciotti, accusing them of stealing trade secrets and violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Ramacciotti responded quickly and turned over evidence as required to do so as both sides exchanged information under the pre-trial "Discovery" process. Prosser, on the other hand, failed to respond and answer the complaint.
The face of FPT was allowed to submit his response to Apple's charges
Jon denied not taking the lawsuit seriously and claimed that since the start of the lawsuit, he had been "in active communications with Apple." Eventually, Prosser hired an attorney (no, not Saul Goodman) and after turning over the evidence required under Discovery, the court set aside the default judgment. Both sides also agreed that for the case to move forward, it would be best to allow Jon to participate.
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In Prosser's newly filed response to Apple's complaints, he denies that there was a conspiracy to break into Lipnik's developmental iPhone in order to steal Apple's secrets. He denies participating in any conspiracy or scheme as alleged by Apple. Prosser also said that "did not agree to anything (such as paying Ramacciotti) in advance of the communications and actions of others."
Prosser writes in his response that he did participate and record a FaceTime call with Ramacciotti during which some details pertaining to iOS 19 (iOS 26) were revealed. He claims that he did not know that the developmental iPhone containing the information about iOS 19 belonged to Lipnik.
Prosser writes in his response that he did participate and record a FaceTime call with Ramacciotti during which some details pertaining to iOS 19 (iOS 26) were revealed. He claims that he did not know that the developmental iPhone containing the information about iOS 19 belonged to Lipnik.
The most dubious claim in Prosser's filing
Perhaps the most dubious claim made by Prosser was that he did not know if iOS 19 was unreleased. Unless he meant something else, it is terribly hard for me to believe that someone who follows the tech world as closely as he does, especially news about Apple, would not know whether iOS 19 had been released at the time he saw it running on the developmental iPhone. Some believe that this was just a poorly written sentence created by Prosser's lawyers for his filing.
Prosser's filing disputes Apple's claim that it suffered any damages, and that any alleged losses are speculative. Prosser wants the court to dismiss the complaint with prejudice, meaning that if granted, Apple would not be allowed to file the same claims again. He also asks to be awarded attorneys' fees and costs, and asks that a jury trial be held on all eligible issues.
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