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bridgeOS
Developer	Apple Inc.
Written in	C; C++; Objective-C; Swift; assembly language;
OS family	Unix-like, iOS
Working state	Current
Source model	Closed, with open-source components
Initial release	October 27, 2016; 8 years ago
Update method	FOTA (via Mac running macOS)
Platforms	T series (2016 MacBook Pro and later);
License	Proprietary software except for open-source components
Support status
	Supported

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bridgeOS is an embedded operating system created and developed by Apple Inc. for use exclusively with its hardware. bridgeOS runs on the T series Apple silicon processors^[1] and operates the OLED touchscreen strip called the "Touch Bar"^[2] as well as multiple other functions, including managing the encrypted data in their Secure Enclave and acting as a gatekeeper and video codec to the device's cameras. bridgeOS is a heavily modified version of Apple's watchOS.

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^ "10.15.4 Supplemental Update Bricking Small Number of T2 Macs". Mr. Macintosh. April 17, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
^ Snell, Jason; Macworld | (July 8, 2020). "The switch to Apple silicon: Will the Touch Bar survive?". Macworld. Retrieved August 18, 2020.

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[1] "10.15.4 Supplemental Update Bricking Small Number of T2 Macs". Mr. Macintosh. April 17, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.

[2] Snell, Jason; Macworld | (July 8, 2020). "The switch to Apple silicon: Will the Touch Bar survive?". Macworld. Retrieved August 18, 2020.

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-'''bridgeOS''' is a [[Mobile operating system|mobile]] [[operating system]] created and developed by [[Apple Inc.]] for use exclusively with its hardware. bridgeOS runs on the [[Apple silicon#T series|T series]] [[Apple silicon]] processors<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-17|title=10.15.4 Supplemental Update Bricking Small Number of T2 Macs|url=https://mrmacintosh.com/10-15-4-supplemental-update-bricking-small-number-of-t2-macs/|access-date=2020-08-18|website=Mr. Macintosh|language=en-US}}</ref> and operates the [[OLED]] [[touchscreen]] strip called the "[[Touch bar|Touch Bar]]"<ref>{{Cite web|last=Snell|first=Jason|last2=Macworld {{!}}|date=2020-07-08|title=The switch to Apple silicon: Will the Touch Bar survive?|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/3565403/the-switch-to-apple-silicon-will-the-touch-bar-survive.html|access-date=2020-08-18|website=Macworld|language=en}}</ref> as well as multiple other functions, including managing the [[data encryption|encrypted data]] in their [[IOS#Secure Enclave|Secure Enclave]] and acting as a gatekeeper and [[video codec]] to the device's cameras. bridgeOS is a heavily modified version of Apple's [[watchOS]].
+'''bridgeOS''' is an [[Embedded operating system|embedded]] [[operating system]] created and developed by [[Apple Inc.]] for use exclusively with its hardware. bridgeOS runs on the [[Apple silicon#T series|T series]] [[Apple silicon]] processors<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-17|title=10.15.4 Supplemental Update Bricking Small Number of T2 Macs|url=https://mrmacintosh.com/10-15-4-supplemental-update-bricking-small-number-of-t2-macs/|access-date=2020-08-18|website=Mr. Macintosh|language=en-US}}</ref> and operates the [[OLED]] [[touchscreen]] strip called the "[[Touch bar|Touch Bar]]"<ref>{{Cite web|last=Snell|first=Jason|last2=Macworld {{!}}|date=2020-07-08|title=The switch to Apple silicon: Will the Touch Bar survive?|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/3565403/the-switch-to-apple-silicon-will-the-touch-bar-survive.html|access-date=2020-08-18|website=Macworld|language=en}}</ref> as well as multiple other functions, including managing the [[data encryption|encrypted data]] in their [[IOS#Secure Enclave|Secure Enclave]] and acting as a gatekeeper and [[video codec]] to the device's cameras. bridgeOS is a heavily modified version of Apple's [[watchOS]].
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