FCC mistakenly leaks confidential iPhone 16e schematics

The Federal Communications Commission has seemingly leaked schematics for the iPhone 16e, despite Apple specifically requesting for them to be confidentially held.


For complex communications hardware to go on sale, it has to undergo testing and certification through regulators around the world. While typically a formality and involving many confidential elements, sometimes there can be leaks by mistake.

On Monday, a file was discovered that had been published by the FCC, and republished by FCCID.IO. The file in question was a 163-page PDF showing the electrical schematics for the iPhone 16e, described as the A3212, A3408, A3409, and A3410.


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