Fun fact about the M4 iPad Pro: it’s the first device to support and use Apple's new Secure Indicator Light (SIL) mechanism. When using the microphone or camera, the corresponding indicator dot is effectively rendered in hardware (using the display), making it a lot less likely that any malware or user space app would be able to access those sensors without the user’s knowledge.
@_inside Where did you find the meaning of the SIL acronym? Or are you guessing?
@nicolas17 I can’t recall, but I’m pretty sure I read it somewhere in code.
@_inside SIL is also used to render the FaceID indicator, with a complicated animation state machine. I made a player for it 😄 https://data.nicolas17.xyz/sil-player.html?m
SIL flipbook

@nicolas17 @_inside fascinating! Do you happen to have a write up of the format?