By default, T2-equipped Macs won’t boot Linux or anything except macOS and Windows 10
Booting Linux on the Mac computers using Apple’s T2 chip is disallowed due to the default system security policies. Here’s why and what you need to know about it.
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Apple’s introducing software locks that could hurt third-party repair shops
Digital locks embedded into the iMac Pro and 2018 MacBook Pro could make it more difficult for independent and third-party repair shops to do their work.
Here’s how Apple will salvage precious user data from problematic T2-enabled Macs
It may come as a relief to you learning that recent Mac models which rock Apple’s T2 cryptographic coprocessor don’t need a special SSD connector on the logic board to facilitate the data recovery process.
New T2 security chip could be causing shutdown issue on 2018 MacBook Pro
Kernel panics could hurt some 2018 MacBook Pro models. The same issue apparently affects a limited number of iMac Pro models too.
Apple’s enhanced T2 silicon brings “Hey Siri” to the Mac platform for the first time
The 2018 MacBook Pro’s T2 chip doesn’t just deliver hardware support for secure boot and encrypted storage, but also “Hey Siri” to the Mac platform for the first time.
Apple’s in-house designed T2 chip in iMac Pro enables a new level of integration and security
Apple’s second-generation custom Mac silicon integrates several new controllers and coprocessors onto a single chip.