There was no phone interview. I had an onsite interview with the hiring manager, project manager, and one of the team leads.
They described what the team was doing and asked some technical and non-technical questions.
After about a week, the recruiter asked me for another onsite interview. Unfortunately, I had to be out of town to take care of an urgent issue for one month. So, the interview process had to be stopped.
I don't remember any super difficult questions.
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Apple Technical Lead role in United States.
Apple's interview process for their Technical Lead roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Apple's Technical Lead interview process in United States.