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0 pointsCodeWriter233y ago0 comments

You skipped right over “True Tone” which has to use the camera. Because color.

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It uses a multichannel ambient light sensor, which is not a camera. https://www.ifixit.com/News/54122/macbook-pro-2021-teardown

CodeWriter23OP3y ago

Please quote the text you are referring to. I was unable to find any reference to. “multichannel light sensor” or anything that supports your above assertion. I would also point out a camera is in fact a “multichannel light sensor”.

cwzwarich3y ago

From https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208909:

The True Tone technology in Mac computers, Studio Display, and Apple Pro Display XDR uses advanced multichannel sensors to adjust the color and intensity of your display and Touch Bar to match the ambient light so that images appear more natural.

CodeWriter23OP3y ago

Find reveals 0 matches for the word “channel” on that page.

monocularvision3y ago

That’s because the word is “multichannel”. Safari on iOS, at least, doesn’t find “channel”. Not sure about other browsers.

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robertoandred3y ago

Nope, it uses the light sensor.

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