Apple updates its MagSafe charger firmware… what does it even mean?

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Wait, does the charger have its own BIOS or something?

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Remy said:
Wait, does the charger have its own BIOS or something?

Not exactly, but chargers today do have chips to manage logic. Here’s an interesting article about how advanced even simple chargers are: link.

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Remy said:
Wait, does the charger have its own BIOS or something?

Charging safely and quickly takes a lot of tech. The logic isn’t just on the device side, but also in the charger.

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Caden said:

Remy said:
Wait, does the charger have its own BIOS or something?

Charging safely and quickly takes a lot of tech. The logic isn’t just on the device side, but also in the charger.

I always thought the device handled everything, not the charger itself.

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Remy said:
Wait, does the charger have its own BIOS or something?

No, it doesn’t have a BIOS. It runs firmware.

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Mal said:

Remy said:
Wait, does the charger have its own BIOS or something?

No, it doesn’t have a BIOS. It runs firmware.

Yeah, it has a chip inside to manage things.