Prosser made headlines earlier this year with videos claiming to show “re-created” renders of what was thought to be iOS 19, only for it to turn out to be the shiny new iOS 26 unveiled at WWDC in June.
In January, he teased a redesigned Camera app with fewer buttons for switching between photo and video modes. By March, he was flaunting a revamped Messages app on his Genius Bar podcast, complete with chunky round navigation buttons and a keyboard wrapped in softer rounded corners.
April saw Prosser drop a more polished look at the so-called Liquid Glass redesign, which ended up being pretty close to the real thing with pill-shaped tab bars, glassy interface elements and a generally rounder feel. While the Camera app details were a bit off, the rest was uncomfortably accurate, prompting Job’s Mob to take notice.
According to Apple’s lawsuit, the leaks originated from a development iPhone belonging to Ethan Lipnik, an Apple employee and mate of Ramacciotti. The company alleges that Prosser and Ramacciotti plotted to access the device by nabbing Lipnik’s passcode, tracking his location to find when he’d be out, and FaceTiming Prosser with the phone in hand. Prosser allegedly recorded the call, grabbed screenshots and built those renders for his YouTube fodder.
Apple claims the device held “a significant amount of additional Apple trade secret information that has not yet been publicly disclosed,” and it’s unclear how much Prosser and Ramacciotti still have stashed away. The company now wants an injunction to shut down any further leaks and damages for the alleged misappropriation.
Lipnik has already been booted from Apple for failing to protect unreleased hardware and software. He didn’t even tell the company what happened, despite learning about the breach from others who recognised his apartment in Prosser’s FaceTime video. Apple only pieced it together after an anonymous tip landed in their inbox.
Prosser, unsurprisingly, isn’t thrilled. In response to the story on social media, YouTuber Jon Prosser claimed he was “unaware of the situation playing out” and said he was “looking forward to being able to speak to Apple about it.”