The T2 in Apple’s words “is Apple’s second-generation, custom silicon for Mac.
Perversely, readers are also reporting widespread issues with Apple’s own internal audio (speakers and headphone jack). We have have some reports of issues over FireWire, which initially had seemed like a refuge. Impacted hardware of this and possibly other bugs includes most external USB 2.0 audio hardware. Apple has a serious, unresolved bug that causes issues with audio performance with external interfaces across all its latest Macs, thanks to the company’s own software and custom security chip.įollowing bug reports online, the impacted machines are all the newest computers – those with Apple’s own T2 security chip:
