After leaking Apple's Liquid Glass iOS 26 designs, Jon Prosser hasn't replied to the company's lawsuit — so the court is moving forward without him.
Jon Prosser is a well-known leaker in the Apple ecosystem. His track record hasn't always been the best, but — unfortunately for him — it got better in early 2025.
So, while he did accurately predict Liquid Glass in April 2025, he probably didn't predict that Apple would sue him in July of the same year. Now, it seems as though he's let his deadline to respond to Apple's complaint sail by.
As a result, Apple asked the court to continue without Prosser's response. The request, first spotted by 9to5Mac, was granted on October 17.
It's unclear why Prosser hasn't responded to Apple's complaint.
How we got here
In April 2025, Prosser showed off what he claimed were designs of the yet-unannounced iOS 26. Prosser used artist renderings, rather than actual screenshots, to protect his source.
Unfortunately for Prosser, it didn't take Apple long to figure out what had happened. Once it did, the company hit Prosser and his colleague Michael Ramacciotti with a lawsuit for misappropriating trade secrets.
Apple claims that Ramacciotti secretly accessed a development iPhone belonging to his friend and former Apple employee, Ethan Lipnik. After obtaining Lipnik's device and passcode without his knowledge, he showed iOS 26 to Prosser over FaceTime.
Lipnik was fired for failing to secure the device as required by contract. However, he later gave Apple an audio message from Ramacciotti explaining what had happened.
Initially, Prosser denied Apple's evidence, refuting that he'd been involved in the digital heist, and was "unaware of the situation playing out." He posted to X that he was "looking forward to speaking with Apple" about the matter.
