Difference between revisions of "Codenames"

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This page lists several code names of Apple features.

ACE: The USB-C port controller on the Mac
Broadway: Apple Card
Brook: Handwashing detection (BrookServices and BrookDataCollection private frameworks since iOS 14).
Durian: AirTags (seen eg. in the firmware update)
Ensemble: Universal Control (macOS 12/iOS 15)
Green Tea: Chinese region customizations
Haywire: Lightning video adapters (eg. Lightning to HDMI)
HiFive: Chip present in Lightning cable connectors to negotiate the Lightning protocol.
Hydra: Multiplexing chip in iDevices since iPhone X to deal with the Lightning protocol.
Madrid: iMessage^[1]
Maverick: Update protocol from AP to Baseband chip
Medusa: iPad Split Screen (probably Slide Over etc. too), not to be confused with the T1 EFI device (http://www.cmizapper.com/products/medusa-3.html)
Mesa: TouchID on iDevices
Rose: U1 / Ultra Wide Band chip
Sanddollar: TouchID on the T1/T2 MacBook
Savage: Baseband related (references wireless, ICCID (therefore eSIM?), MEID, etc), related to Yonkers
Search Party: Find My network (SP prefix in frameworks etc)
Stark: CarPlay
Stockholm: Apple Pay / Secure Element (handles NFC as well)
Skywagon: Xcode Cloud
Tristar: Multiplexing chip in iDevices that deals with the Lightning protocol.
Vinyl: The eSIM or eUICC
Wormhole: AirDrop^[2]
Yonkers: Baseband / Wireless related (relates to Savage)

Codenames seen somewhere, but for which we don't know the meaning or it's not certain, and needs more investigation.

Absinthe: FairPlay-related
Avocado: Seen in SpringBoard code os_feature_enabled_impl("SpringBoard", "Avocado")
Futhark: Private framework since iOS 9 (text detection?)
Hawkeye: Some FindMy-enabled product, probably means third-party devices.
(mentioned in FMIPCore, SiriFindMy and SPShared frameworks, locationd and searchpartyd daemons).
Madia: Unknown
Mescal: FairPlay-related
Morphun: Private framework, there's also a MorphunData asset in mesu.
Neutrino: Private frameworks since iOS 11 (NeutrinoCore and NeutrinoKit).
Nitrogen: Unknown
Orion: MCU of some kind
Osprey: Private framework iOS 13, related to Siri, uses Absinthe
Pegasus: Private framework since iOS 9 (not related to NSO's exploit tool).
Peppy: Unknown
Proud Lock: Mentioned on SpringBoard code, possibly FaceID unlock?
Silex: Private framework since iOS 11.
Vapor: Seen in SpringBoard code os_feature_enabled_impl("NotificationCenter", "Vapor")
Veridian
Viceroy: Seen in multiple frameworks, FaceTime-related.
Xavier: Private frameworks since iOS 14 (XavierCore/XavierNews).
Zeus: Some FindMy-enabled product (mentioned in FMIPCore and SPOwner frameworks).

Since the A6, Apple SoCs have Apple-designed CPU cores. This table lists their names.

^ "Madrid" and com.apple.madrid appear in iMessage code, data files, and protocol
^ sharingd used to have classes like SDWormholeConnection
^ https://twitter.com/never_released/status/1431406418322657280

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 ; Durian : AirTags (seen eg. in the firmware update)
 ; Ensemble : Universal Control (macOS 12/iOS 15)
+; Green Tea : Chinese region customizations
 ; Haywire : [[Haywire|Lightning video adapters]] (eg. Lightning to HDMI)
 ; HiFive : Chip present in Lightning cable connectors to negotiate the Lightning protocol.