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Macs now possess the ability to detect the presence of liquids in the USB-C ports of the device, thanks to a new daemon in macOS Sonoma.

Unlike the iPhone, liquid detection system won’t issue an alert

IPhones have been able to alert users to liquid in the Lightning port since the iOS 10 beta period, and now the ability to at least detect liquid is in macOS Sonoma 14.1. 9to5Mac reported that the update brought a new “Liquid Detection and Corrosion Mitigation Daemon,” though the outlet reports that it seems limited to analytics for now.

According to a report in 9to5Mac, macOS Sonoma 14.1 update includes a new system daemon called "liquiddetectiond," which can identify when the computer has been exposed to liquids.

The latest version of macOS comes with a liquid detection feature which will alert Apple if any liquid has been detected in the USB-C ports.macOS Sonoma 14.1 update includes a new system daemon called "liquiddetectiond," which can identify when ...

To help cut down on warranty fraud, Apple’s Macs can now detect any kind of liquid in USB-C ports, according macOS Sonoma code

The latest version of macOS comes with a liquid detection feature which will alert Apple if any liquid has been detected in the USB-C ports.

System daemon in macOS Sonoma 14.1 appears to be diagnostic for Apple engineers deciding whether a free replacement is warranted.