bridgeOS is an embedded operating system that Apple created and develops exclusively for its own hardware, first released on October 27, 2016. It runs on Apple's T series chips, found in the MacBook Pro and other Mac computers, and is based on Apple's watchOS. bridgeOS manages functions tied to that chip, including the Touch Bar OLED touchscreen strip, Touch ID fingerprint sensing, SSD encryption and cooling fan control, and it receives its updates over the air through macOS rather than as a separate installable system. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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What does bridgeOS do when a Mac starts up?
bridgeOS runs first and then hands off to the UEFI firmware.
At boot time the bootloader executes the bridgeOS kernel, and the bridgeOS kernel then passes control to the UEFI firmware.
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1. Wikipedia: BridgeOS
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bridgeOS is an embedded operating system created and developed by Apple for use exclusively with its hardware.
View the Source2. Wikidata: bridgeOS
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- Wikidata Q62554938 P275 (license)
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