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Codenames
For firmware version codenames (BuildTrains), see Firmware Codenames.
This page lists several code names of Apple features.
- 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)
- 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]
- Medusa
- iPad Split Screen (probably Slide Over etc. too)
- Mesa
- TouchID on iDevices
- Sanddollar
- TouchID on the T1/T2 MacBook
- Rose
- U1 / Ultra Wide Band chip
- Stark
- CarPlay
- Stockholm
- Apple Pay / Secure Element
- Skywagon
- Xcode Cloud
- Tristar
- Multiplexing chip in iDevices that deals with the Lightning protocol.
- Wormhole
- AirDrop[2]
- Vinyl
- The eSIM or eUICC
- ACE
- The USB-C port controller on the Mac
Unknown names
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?)
- Mescal
- FairPlay-related
- Morphun
- Private framework, there's also a MorphunData asset in mesu.
- Neutrino
- Private frameworks since iOS 11 (NeutrinoCore and NeutrinoKit).
- Osprey
- Private framework iOS 13, related to Siri, uses Absinthe
- Pegasus
- Private framework since iOS 9 (not related to NSO's exploit tool).
- 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") - Viceroy
- Seen in multiple frameworks, FaceTime-related.
- Xavier
- Private frameworks since iOS 14 (XavierCore/XavierNews).
CPU cores
Since the A6, Apple SoCs have Apple-designed CPU cores. This table lists their names.
| SoC | Performance core | Low-power core |
|---|---|---|
| A6 | Swift | N/A |
| A7 | Cyclone | N/A |
| A8 | Typhoon | N/A |
| A9 | Twister | N/A |
| A10 | Hurricane | Zephyr |
| A11 | Monsoon | Mistral |
| A12 | Vortex | Tempest |
| A13 | Lightning | Thunder |
| A14/M1 | Firestorm | Icestorm |
| A15[3] | Avalanche | Blizzard |
References / notes
- ^ "Madrid" and
com.apple.madridappear in iMessage code, data files, and protocol - ^ sharingd used to have classes like
SDWormholeConnection - ^ https://twitter.com/never_released/status/1431406418322657280
