After weeks of sharp statements and political grandstanding, the FBI has withdrawn the charges against Apple in the court case that would have compelled the American company to help break into an iPhone 5C.

Last week, the FBI asked the courts to indefinitely suspend the proceedings, after it had potentially found another way to access the phone. In the withdrawal, the FBI says it has successfully cracked the phone's encryption. In an earlier court filing, the agency had strongly claimed that Apple was the only entity capable of accessing the data in the device.

"The government has now successfully accessed the data stored on Farook's iPhone and therefore no longer requires the assistance from Apple Inc.," the court filing reads, mentioning the San Bernardino shooter who owned the phone.