New MacBook Pro Touch Bar, T1 Chip Run on a Variant of watchOS

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By Federico ViticciOct 28, 2016, 10:41 am292 pts
Interesting findings by Steve Troughton-Smith: the Touch Bar on the new MacBook Pro appears to be running on a variant of watchOS under the hood, with the T1 SoC handling security (primarily) for Touch ID as well as the bridge between macOS and the Touch Bar (over a USB connection). This lines up with what I…

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