Apple accuses Android brand of trade secret theft over wearables (Update: Response)

Apple has accused OPPO of obtaining trade secrets from an ex-employee

Credit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority
  • Apple is suing OPPO, accusing the company of stealing Apple Watch trade secrets through a former employee.
  • Engineer Chen Shi allegedly downloaded 63 confidential files and shared research details with OPPO before leaving Apple.
  • OPPO has since issued a statement in response to the lawsuit.

Update: August 25, 2025 (1:07 AM ET): OPPO has now issued an official statement addressing Apple’s legal filing against it and a former Apple employee.

The company posted the following in an email to Android Authority:

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