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The Apple T1 chip is an [[ARMv7]] SoC from Apple driving the [[System Management Controller]] (SMC) and [[Touch ID]] sensor of the [[MacBook Pro#Fourth generation|2016 and 2017 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Ryan|title=Apple Announces 4th Generation MacBook Pro Family: Thinner, Lighter, with Thunderbolt 3 & "Touchbar"|url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/10799/apple-announces-4th-generation-macbook-pro-family-thinner-lighter-with-thunderbolt-3-touch-bar|accessdate=27 October 2016|publisher=[[Anandtech]]|date=27 October 2016}}</ref> In addition to the traditional tasks of the SMC, this chip operates as a secure enclave for the processing and encryption of fingerprints as well as acting as a gatekeeper to the microphone and FaceTime HD camera protecting these possible targets from potential hacking attempts. The T1 runs bridgeOS,<ref name=arswatchosvariant /> a variant of [[watchOS]],<ref name=arswatchosvariant /> separate from the [[Intel]] CPU running [[macOS]].<ref name=arswatchosvariant>{{cite news|last1=Cunningham|first1=Andrew|title=15 hours with the 13" MacBook Pro, and how Apple’s T1 bridges ARM and Intel|url=https://arstechnica.com/apple/2016/10/15-hours-with-the-13-macbook-pro-and-how-apples-t1-bridges-arm-and-intel/|accessdate=4 December 2018|publisher=[[Ars Technica]]|date=28 October 2016}}</ref>



== See also ==
* {{Apple chips}}
* {{Apple}}


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