Apple Macs can detect liquids in USB-C ports

It is said that Apple offers excellent and admirable warranty services to its customers. But sometimes, some owners of these Apple Macs try to claim a false warranty, especially when the hardware is different due to Damage caused by contact with liquids Does not work. In the past, it was impossible to tell if a Mac’s USB-C port had been damaged by liquid. But with the release of macOS Sonoma version 14.1, everything will change in the future.

This release includes a new service called “liquiddetectiond” that performs background analysis on the USB-C port of every Mac. This service allows the company and its employees to use techniques that allow the conclusion of liquid damage to the Mac. So, even though Apple’s limited warranty doesn’t cover water damage, the company and its employees still have a way to detect it.

In short, with the release of version 14.1 of the macOS Sonoma operating system and the “liquiddetectiond” service, Apple has been able to accurately and reliably detect whether the Mac has been exposed to liquid or not.

How to detect liquids in the USB-C port of Apple Macs

This daemon on the Mac collects liquid detection analysis data in the background from each USB-C port. A daemon is a computer program that runs in the background and performs certain tasks without direct user interaction. (These programs are used to run system services and facilitate the operation of the operating system.) This information is known as the “Liquid Detection and Corrosion Mitigation Daemon”.

iPhones and iPads now have a similar daemon that warns users to immediately unplug their devices from the charger to avoid any irreparable damage. But it appears that on Mac devices, the daemon doesn’t provide an alert, but only collects information and informs Apple staff if USB-C indicates liquid ingress.

Having this daemon will make it easier to detect if a Mac owner is seeking a false warranty claim for liquid damage. Also, there are other ways to detect liquid damage on a Mac, and they are through the use of special indicators called Liquid Contact Indicators (LCI) that are placed inside the Mac to let others know if the device has been exposed to liquid. Has he been in contact or not?

In short, the Liquid Detection and Corrosion Reduction daemon on the Mac collects liquid detection analysis data and reports it to Apple staff. This makes it easy to detect if a Mac owner has a false warranty claim for liquid damage. There are other ways to tell if a Mac has been exposed to liquid damage, and that is to use special indicators called Liquid Contact Indicators, or LCI, which are strategically placed inside the Mac to show if this is the case. inform others.

About this daemon, named “liquiddetectiond”, it is unclear whether it will appear in new MacBook Pro models with the Apple M3 chipset, or whether it will be available for all macOS Sonoma-compatible models.