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  1. K

    Higher Battery Drain with Firefox

    For the past few days, I have noticed that instead of the usual 10 - 14 hours battery that I usually have, my battery has plummeted to almost 3 - 4 hrs per charge as I noticed huge battery drain from the Firefox browser. I only have 2 - 3 tabs open on my Firefox tab with only 2 extensions...
  2. J

    2015 13 MacBook Pro Battery Drain during sleep even after clean install

    For some reason the battery on my computer is draining heavily during sleep for some reason. I already tried reinstalling Big Sur but the battery is still draining. I even got a new battery and it’s still draining. Can anybody help me with this? Running Big Sur latest version clean installed...
  3. D

    Unable to delete my post

    I am unable to delete my post, there is only an option to edit
  4. D

    Severe Battery Drain Overnight at Idle

    Hi there, I own an iPhone 11 since October 18th 2019 03:17 PM IST My Battery Health is at 82% as of 2 Years, 1 Month and 25 days of usage I just noticed today that my phone’s battery is draining severely overnight There wasn’t any activity on the phone and the connectivity options were...
  5. A

    Macbook Pro 2015 'Big Sur' Drains battery completely when I close

    I have a MacBook 2015 Big Sur; if I close it for a few hours, the battery dies completely. Please note- I already tried most of the solutions Google suggested; please how do I fix this?
  6. Marinier

    AirPods Case discharging

    Does anybody know if it’s ok that both AirPods 3 headphones being 100% charged and in the case gives me like -1% per hour of charge of its case constantly? I mean MacBook and iPhone are disconnected, AirPods are in the case, but charging case drops around -1% each hour. They are brand new, but I...
  7. A

    Not too great battery life on the MBP 14

    Hey everyone, I'm experiencing not too great battery life on my MBP 14 M1 Pro. I probably get around 5hours out of it with medium use (some TFT gaming, Figma, Discord, Whatsapp, maybe some Photoshop and A LOT of Chrome tabs). Is that normal? When should I go and check in with Apple? The...
  8. djc6

    Horrible battery life since iOS 14.6+ - going cellular only helps?

    My iPhone 11 Pro has had horrendous battery life since iOS 14.6 came out at the end of May. I let it charge overnight and its dead by 3PM pretty much just setting on my desk doing nothing. Prior to iOS 14.6 I could go 2 days between charges, since I use my phone so little. I recently spent a...
  9. I

    Battery drain during sleep (intermittent)

    I have mba 2020, fresh install Catalina latest version. It started 2 months ago, when it’s awake every 2 minutes and end up with empty battery the next day. I already disabled WiFi, find my Mac, disable power nap, change hibernate mode to 25, disable key chains, with no results. Sometimes, it...
  10. V

    Apple Watch Series 4 not booting up

    I did not use the watch for a 10 days, I left it for charging while it showed green snake of death, yet the watch turned on and used it for two days. Yesterday, after updating to watchOS 7.4.1, battery was draining real quick, while I went to sleep last with battery of 55%, the next day morning...
  11. H

    iPhone SE (2020) Any other SE 2nd gen users have poor standy battery drain?

    I have just upgraded from a 6s to a brand new SE 2nd gen, and frankly my first impressions of the battery life are awful. Now over lockdown I have been using my phone less and less. These days, its really only some whatsapp or signal. I am talking less than 20 mins of screen time a day...
  12. X

    Unusual Find My background battery drain after setting up AirTag

    Curious to see if anyone experienced unusual battery drain after setting up AirTag. I am seeing "Find My Background Activity" on the top battery usage for the past few days on all my iCloud devices. This starts from last Friday when I set up the AirTag and is still happening after multiple...
  13. ZerosAndOneS

    iPhone SE (2020) Iphone SE2 Battery Drain Overnight iOS 14.4.2

    Hello, I just wanna confirm, that there isn't any reasonable way how to fix this at the moment. Sometimes I got battery drain over night with no reason. I already checked links like: About the battery usage on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Maximizing Battery Life and Lifespan But still -...
  14. D

    MacBook Pro 16'' 2020 Battery Drain While Plugged in

    Hello Everyone, First post here on MacRumors... be nice! I have a MacBook Pro 2020 (touchbar) Specs: - i9 2.3GHz - 5500m 4gb GPU - 16GB ram - 1TB ssd I am having issues with running higher performance apps while plugged in. The battery will drain rapidly to the point of only having about...
  15. PhillyGuy72

    12 Pro Max - Battery Drained 100%-0% in about 6 hours

    I have no idea what happened! I left if off the charger just before going to bed around 1am, wake up at 7:15am and thought the phone was just off, it was... but with 0% battery. This has never happened with any iPhone I've owned. On 14.4, no apps appeared to be running in the background while...
  16. MacConvert07

    AirPods Pro Battery Dead

    Two days ago I grabbed my AirPods Pro to use on a zoom meeting and they wouldn't connect to my mac. Turns out both the AirPods Pro and the case were completely drained. No lights on the case, no connection to my mac or my phone, nothing. After charging them they appeared to work normally again...
  17. honglong1976

    iOS 14.3 - battery drain fix that may work for you you

    Hi everyone, I have an iPhone 6S and a battery with 98% battery health. I noticed since 14.2 / 14.3 there has been a battery drain. I tried many things, such as disabling SiRi, location services etc, but nothing worked. Through must testing, I tried the following and the battery drain stopped...
  18. S

    MacBook Pro battery drain faster and get hotter then usual

    I posses my MacBook Pro since more then 3 years and never had big problems with it. Recently it started to heat up a bit more then usual(even if the fan ain't making much more noises) and the battery dies a lot faster. I tried to reset the battery and checked if there is any activity that is...
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    MacBook Air M1 battery drain - anybody else...?!

    Hi guys, Received my brand spanking new MA M1 yesterday and it's a great machine indeed. Fast and responsive! However... I do find that my battery life is much shorter than what everybody have reported? I understand I wouldn't get 16 hours as reported, but I was expecting at least 10...? I...
  20. H

    Anyone noticed the batter indicator in ios 14 and 13 isn't very accurate?

    I first noticed this over a year ago. I'd come back home after having used mobile data all day. The battery indicator would be on the same value as it was when I left the house. Coming back in and reconnecting to wifi, it would drop 8-16%. This went on for a few months, then randomly stopped...