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The Myth of Liquid Detection
What was this new background service that suddenly appeared in Sonoma 14.1, liquiddetectiond? Why wasn’t it documented until a year later, and is Apple really gathering data about damp USB-C …
Discovery The process in question is liquiddetectiond, and as 9to5Mac’s headline claimed, it meant that “Macs can now inform Apple if any liquids have been detected in the USB-C ports”. These are most frequently affected by spillage of drinks on a laptop’s keyboard, resulting in any of a wide range of water-based liquids from coffee to cognac entering the case. As is so often the case, the truth behind the myth is more prosaic, and doesn’t involve Apple secretly capturing data from your Mac, nor conspiring to dodge warranty repairs.
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