{
  "id": 8973695,
  "title": "Patches Posted For Enabling Apple Silicon Mac Speaker & Headset Jack Support On Linux",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/patches-posted-for-enabling-apple-silicon-mac-speaker-headset-jack",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-21T18:03:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phoronix",
    "slug": "phoronix",
    "url": "https://www.phoronix.com/news/Apple-Mac-Speaker-Headset-Linux"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "While the downstream Asahi Linux kernel has offered working speaker support and headset jack capabilities on Apple Silicon Macs, the mainline Linux kernel hasn't supported this functionality. But a set of 28 patches sent out today on the Linux kernel mailing list are working toward mainlining this important functionality for using Apple Macs on the upstream Linux desktop...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}