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MBP 1,1-10,2 Getting System Management Controller, Core 2 Duo MacBooks, and Charge Limiter to play nice together?
So this is a total long shot, and it goes well beyond my limited wheelhouse of making un[der]documented things work nicely. It also means inviting those cosy with under-bonnet stuff to chime in. The magnificent open-source utility, Charge Limiter (which does what other, more proprietary battery...- B S Magnet
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- a1260 a1261 battery health battery life c2d charge limiter core 2 duo smc system management controller
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- Forum: Early Intel Macs
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iPhone 16 Pro Max iPhone 16 Pro Max battery life [MERGED]
Hello! I've been on 16 at max for three days, and the battery is melting pretty fast. Today for example at 6am it was at 80% and now it's 10am and it's already at 57%. Yesterday it was the same and at 1.30pm it was 36%. My previous phone 14 at max which had 88% battery health, 36% was enough at... -
Other Why fast charging is still promoted as superior?
Dear Macrumors readers! Today in the morning I stumbled across a post on reddit where a person got this: It is said that this happened during charging while playing some game. And I though, "Wait, isn't this original Apple 20W charger?". We sure can speculate that it was fake Aliexpress... -
Battery life with earbuds connected
I use Beats Studio Buds+. When wearing my Series 9, I noticed that I can either connect directly to the earbuds by Airplay from the watch or control my iPhone as another device with the earbuds connected to the iPhone. Is there a difference in battery life for the Apple Watch when doing that...- thewhitehart
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- airplay apple watch series 9 battery life beats studio buds
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- Forum: Apple Watch
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iPad Pro iPad Pro M4 Battery Life
How is the battery life on your new 11" and 13" iPad Pro M4s? I have heard mixed reviews: - Dave2D has them as equal or slightly lower than the M1s and older generations, at 9 hours and 11 minutes - Toms Guide has the 13" at 13-15 hours (equal to their M3 15" MacBook Air battery life test)... -
iPhone 15/Plus iPhone 15 Plus, the so called "Battery King"
We all have 4 iPhone 15 plus in the family, got them few months ago. Brand new. We are almost all Android Switchers. And we all have the same battery life : On a 24 hours basis, we get 5 hours of SOT going from 80% to 20% in normal powering mode. Low power mode gives us about 1 additional hour... -
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Maxed out M1/2 Max 14” users - battery life/noise?
Can anyone with a 14” mbp with a fully maxed out M1/2 MAX Chip + fully maxed out RAM comment on battery life/fan noise? Curious what the actual experience is for people with a fully souped up 14”. How bad is your battery life? Do you deal with a lot of fan noise? Issues even in a low/medium...- Badfish12
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- 14" macbook pro 14" mbp battery life fan noise m1 max m1max m2 max m2max ram
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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What's your battery life like on Watch 9 and Ultra 2.
Hey everyone, So I have had the watch 5 since it's release and I've never been happy with the battery life. So I'm looking at upgrading to Watch 9 or Ultra 2. I'm keen to hear peoples input on how long their batteries last in these devices please. Thank you!- iamdamian
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- apple watch 9 apple watch ultra 2 battery battery life
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- Forum: Apple Watch
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iPhone 15 Pro Max iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max Battery life tests (Source: Geekwan China)
Translation: The batteries are tested under the same condition. The following tasks are being repeatedly run in a cycle until batteries are depleted. Messaging on WeChat (popular Chinese chatting app, similar to WhatsApp) 5 mins Voice messaging on WeChat 5 mins Voice calling on WeChat 5 mins...- ShufromChina
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- battery life iphone 15 pro iphone 15 pro max
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- Forum: iPhone
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*Tricky situation* iOS 16+ on iPhone 8 Plus? 🤔 What would you do?
Hello, everyone! Can anyone share their experience on having iOS 16+ installed on iPhone 8 Plus? And, maybe, with its old battery on board? How does your iPhone function? In theory, it should work fine, cause iPhone 8 Plus is intended to support this iOS version. But I’m concerned about... -
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iPhone 14 Pro iPhone lasts longer when …
I started to charge my iPhone with a 5w charger and noticed the increased battery life. Am I delusional or can someone confirm that? -
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M2 MacBook Air 13" Battery Life
Hi all, I've recently bought brand new 13" M2 MBA, replacing my old 2017 13" MBP with Touch Bar. I was hoping for a massive increase in battery life, considering both M2's efficiency and the fact that it's a new battery, but so far it's been disappointing. I'm getting around 6 hours of Safari...- R740
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- battery life m2 macbook air macbook air
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- Forum: MacBook Air
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Battery Life Is Horrible - Macbook Pro
I recently purchased a Macbook Pro 2018, i7 with 16gb of RAM. The Macbook is in excellent condition, but the battery life is so poor. I've sat here monitoring for hours in total and I've come to the conclusion that the battery drops about 1% every 2-3 minutes, which is beyond poor performance...- TheOutspokenMan
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- battery battery life macbook pro
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Unsolved PowerPC mysteries: The “well, that’s not swell” edition
This is a terrible question. I’m neither an electrical engineer nor a chemist, which makes this all the more clumsy of me for asking it. Every swelling lithium battery I’ve experienced over the years has come from Intel Macs and other devices (such as phones and other makers’ laptops). The odd...- B S Magnet
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- battery failure battery health battery life battery quality battery swell li-ion macbook pro 17 power management powerbook g4 17
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- Forum: PowerPC Macs
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iPhone 14/Plus Battery Life: iPhone 14 Plus vs. Max
Now that the Plus has been out for a few days what are seeing seeing in real world use for the 14 Plus battery life? Personally, with moderate use all day at 10pm I am still left with 42% which is very impressive. On my Max, by 10pm I am left at 28% not bad! Both have AO. Sure I get better... -
iPhone 14 Pro iPhone 14 pro battery life
How’s your battery doing on your new iPhone 14 pro? Does always on display affect it heavily?- redkano514
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- battery life iphone 14 pro
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- Forum: iPhone
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iOS 16 Battery Drain Thread
Why is nobody talking about this? Running on a 13 Pro and I'm getting noticeable battery drain compared to iOS 15.6.1. Anyone else having the same issue? Can't imagine the battery drain on older phones. I had to recharge mid way through the day (I don't allow my phone to dip below 30% to keep... -
Will keeping MBA M2 attached to 10W or 30W charger while using reduce battery cycles?
The question I have is that during my work day using the laptop, and just now deciding to keep it plugged in all day, then unplug it and put it to sleep for the night, does it make any difference at all if I use my Apple 67W charger for this, or would a slower, lower watt charger be healthier as...- davekro
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- battery life charge during work day
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- Forum: MacBook Air
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12.3 bries my battery
Since updated to macOS 12.3/12.3.1, my MacBook Pro(intel chip) consumes more battery life than pervious version. I have tried to reset the SMC but it doesn't seems to solve the problem. It really affects my work any one have seem issue?- Otha
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- battery life macos monterey
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- Forum: macOS Monterey (12)
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watch os 8.5 battery drain
Hi, Anyone has issues with the battery after updating to watchOS 8.5? I have updated recently to watchOS 8.5 and now I have serious issues with the battery. Before the update I was arriving in the evening (10 pm) with around 40%, yesterday I had 10%, with the same usage/behavior. Today...- nickbelane
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- apple watch battery battery life
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- Forum: Apple Watch
