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Re:Android's new Bluetooth stack rewrite (Gabeldorsh) is wri... by nicoburns on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @12:08PM (#26649008)
I wouldn't be surprised if Apple write their own firmware for things like bluetooth chips.
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Re:Android's new Bluetooth stack rewrite (Gabeldorsh) is wri... by Cu3PO42 on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @12:12PM (#26649075)
I would be surprised if they didn't. They advertise their own Bluetooth chips H1 and W1 in AirPods and some Beats products. These chips definitely have their own firmware and it would be rather ridiculous not to also have their own firmware on the host side, maybe even re-using code.
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Re:Android's new Bluetooth stack rewrite (Gabeldorsh) is wri... by saagarjha on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @04:30PM (#26652731)
Most of them run RTKit, I believe.
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Re:Android's new Bluetooth stack rewrite (Gabeldorsh) is wri... by mondoshawan on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @12:11PM (#26649058)
There's quite a bit of evidence that they do. Apple's strength has always been at the point at which hardware is built and interfaces to the software, including firmware.
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