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  <xsd:element id="aapl_OperatingandFinanceLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm" name="OperatingandFinanceLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:durationItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="aapl_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativeInstrumentGainLossafterReclassificationandTax" name="OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativeInstrumentGainLossafterReclassificationandTax" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element id="aapl_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetInvestmentHedgeBeforeTax" name="OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetInvestmentHedgeBeforeTax" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="aapl_PerformanceObligationsinArrangements" name="PerformanceObligationsinArrangements" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:integerItemType" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="aapl_RestOfAsiaPacificSegmentMember" name="RestOfAsiaPacificSegmentMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="aapl_RightofUseAssetsObtainedinExchangeforOperatingandFinanceLeaseLiabilities" name="RightofUseAssetsObtainedinExchangeforOperatingandFinanceLeaseLiabilities" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="aapl_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNumberofSharesofCommonStockAwardedUponSettlement" name="SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNumberofSharesofCommonStockAwardedUponSettlement" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:pureItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="aapl_SignificantAccountingPoliciesLineItems" name="SignificantAccountingPoliciesLineItems" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="aapl_SignificantAccountingPoliciesTable" name="SignificantAccountingPoliciesTable" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:hypercubeItem" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="aapl_UnfavorableInvestigationOutcomeEUStateAidRulesInterestComponentMember" name="UnfavorableInvestigationOutcomeEUStateAidRulesInterestComponentMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="aapl_UnfavorableInvestigationOutcomeEUStateAidRulesMember" name="UnfavorableInvestigationOutcomeEUStateAidRulesMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="aapl_UpFrontPaymentUnderAcceleratedShareRepurchaseArrangement" name="UpFrontPaymentUnderAcceleratedShareRepurchaseArrangement" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="aapl_VendorOneMember" name="VendorOneMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="aapl_VendorTwoMember" name="VendorTwoMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="aapl_VirnetXIIMember" name="VirnetXIIMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="aapl_VirnetXIMember" name="VirnetXIMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="aapl_WearablesHomeandAccessoriesMember" name="WearablesHomeandAccessoriesMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
</xsd:schema>
