Apple drops lawsuit against former iOS engineer accused of leaking Vision Pro details – The Verge

The former engineer now says ‘leaking was not worth it.’The former engineer now says ‘leaking was not worth it.’by Emma RothApple has dismissed its lawsuit against the former engineer it sued for leaking information about its Journal app and Vision Pro headset, as reported earlier by 9to5Mac. The former employee, Andrew Aude, issued an apology on X, saying, “Leaking was not worth it. I sincerely apologize to my former colleagues who not only worked tirelessly on projects for Apple, but work hard to keep them secret.”Apple filed a lawsuit against Aude in March 2024, accusing the former worker of leaking “information about more than a half-dozen different Apple policies and products,” including spatial computing efforts, details about an unannounced app, and corporate headcounts. Around the same time Aude allegedly connected with a reporter at The Wall Street Journal, the outlet published a report about the not-yet-released Journal app.But now, a February 6th filing with a California Superior Court says, “Aude has reached an agreement with Apple to resolve this matter.” Aude posted a statement on X the same day, which you can read below:I spent nearly eight years as a software engineer at Apple. During that time, I was given access to sensitive internal Apple information, including what were then unreleased products and features. But instead of keeping this information secret, I made the mistake of sharing this information with journalists who covered the company. I did not realize it at the time, but this turned out to be a profound and expensive mistake. Hundreds of professional relationships I had spent years building were ruined. And my otherwise successful career as a software engineer was derailed, and it will likely be very difficult to rebuild it. Leaking was not worth it. I sincerely apologize to my former colleagues who not only worked tirelessly on projects for Apple, but work hard to keep them secret. They deserved better.A weekly newsletter by David Pierce designed to tell you everything you need to download, watch, read, listen to, and explore that fits in The Verge’s universe.© 2025 Vox Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved

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