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All Devices Optimised charging notification
The new optimised charging feature seems like a great idea, anything designed to prolong the lifetime of a non user replaceable battery in a sealed phone is a great idea. However I do foresee an issue with this feature, and that is the user. I foresee a lot of non tech savvy people plugging... -
Other Why can't Apple do decent battery life in a phone?
Just swapped my Honor 9 for an iPhone 7 (wanting to get away from Big-brother, sorry, Google). Liking the experience and the way it just links to my Mac and iPad. However, so disappointed with battery life - my Honor 9 would typically have 40-50% left at the end of the day - admittedly, I'm not... -
User disabled after shutdown for lack of energy
Hi everyone! This happened 3 times: I opened the MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)/Mojave, and it was out of batteries. After I connected the power cord and turn it on, the only user available was the administrator. My personal user has just 'disappeared' . So I logged in with the administrator...- nelsonmarcos
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- administrator battery missing user
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- Forum: macOS Mojave (10.14)
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Macbook Pro (Late 2013) heats up and shuts down
I have a late 2013 Macbook Pro and starting a couple weeks ago while not doing any intensive work just browsing basic websites, my computer froze up and then shut down. It gets really hot above the keyboard, freezes, and then shuts down. Here are my specs: Late 2013 2.6 GHz Intel Core i7 Dual...- RKolton
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- battery heat high sierra macbook macbook pro malware osx 10.13.6 overheat shutdown
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Performance problems on 2011 Macbook Pro
Hi, I've owned a 2011 15' Macbook Pro since the year it launched, it's been a great computer all of these years and I upgraded the ram from 4gb to 8gb and swapped the mechanical 5200rpm HDD to a 256gb SSD. About 1 year and a half ago my battery almost blew up so I removed and used the computer...- Jcvlasmesas
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- 15 inch battery macbookpro poor performance
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Remote MBA (2010) Battery Not Charging But Power Connected
This is a remote 2010 MBA running Mavericks to which I connect via Chrome Remote Desktop or SSH. When I connected this morning I noticed the battery percentage was only 47%. The Menu Bar battery tool shows: When I logged in an hour later the battery was down to 42%. I know that I need to...- Buadhai
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- 2010 battery mba smc
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- Forum: MacBook Air
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iPhone 7/Plus Under Battery: Shows Graph Up To 150%?
I noticed under the battery area in the general settings, the graph goes up to 150%. What does this mean? Does it mean power used when plugged into a wall? Thanks! -
Amazon renewed Macbook (2017 12") battery seems to drain really quick
Main question: Should I return this Amazon renewed item and just spend the extra money on a certified Apple refurbished if the battery seems suspect? I recently bought a renewed 2017 Macbook 12" off of Amazon. I asked around on reddit to see if there was anything I should be concerned about and...- caspian915
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- amazon renewed battery battery life macbook
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- Forum: MacBook
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Mid-2010 MBP Hard drive cable failure
Hey everyone, I recently started refurbing on my old 2010 MBP and have run in to some problems. First problem that I am having is the battery was bulging and pressing the trackpad up so that it would no longer click, but I have resolved that by simply removing the battery for now, and I intend...- iBoss101
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- 2010 battery cable failure failure hard drive cable macbook pro mid-2010 sata cable ssd upgrade
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Macbook Pro Battery problems/questions
I have a late 2013 MBP 15". In April I replaced the battery with an OWC (Macsales.com) NewerTech NuPower 71 Watt-Hour Battery Replacement Kit. I had no problem replacing the battery myself. In April, I was sent two batteries which did not work. A third was sent and was working until I started...- Angle Loss
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- battery macbook pro macsales.com owc
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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MacBook battery
On my 2015 MacBook Pro 15 inch with 2.5 ghz I7 the battery capacity reads 7200 mAh. I have 220 battery cycles and I know stock it has about 8200 mAh. Is there a reason for this and can I improve it?- Migpala1
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- battery battery capacity
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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MBP permanent USB-C connection to LG Ultrafine 5K monitor
Hi. I keep my MacbookPro permanently connected via USB-C to my LG Ultrafine 5K monitor. After work is done, I close the lid, and it goes to standby. However I noticed, that the laptop is warm (hand warm) all the time. - Why is that? It is on standby. - Does this hurt the battery? - Shall I...- geohei
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- battery mbp standby
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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One more thing about disabling Background app refresh
For people who cares about battery consumption and privacy I just discovered it is not enough to just disable it in general prefs. You will see an empty list of on or off. If you are with the generic Background App refresh off then check each one of your apps in Settings where they are listed... -
iPhone 6(S)/Plus Battery life on refurbished phone
I recently bought a refurbished iphone 6s (IOS 12.2) off Amazon, and have been testing the battery life as I think it is dodgy. I charge it to 100% and then leave in on standby wile i'm at work ( 9 ish hours ) and when return the battery has dropped to 50 % on the first test and the 70% on my...- Rstoneelf15
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- battery iphone6s
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- Forum: iPhone
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Awful battery life on 2018 MBP: am I alone?
hey like the tile says I am getting horrible battery life out of my 2018 MBP and have since if got it. I thought it was all of that years models being defective but after talking to people that’s not true. Anyway I need more specific data. How long do all of you programmers who use Xcode or...- The Reasonable One
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- battery battery life intellij macbook macbook pro 15 2018 programming xcode
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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iPod 1st Generation iPod Nano
Recently I picked up a 1st generation iPod Nano in decent condition with some accessories and the box. I charged it up and it's fine. It sounds pretty good too and is a nifty, portable device. I like it a lot, but I have a question of concern. I know there's a recall program for that certain...- VirtuallyInsane
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- battery charging ipod nano recall
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- Forum: iPod touch and iPod
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Regarding dying battery and performance
Recently the battery on my Macbook Pro (Retina, 13 inches, Early 2015) has been flagged by the menu bar as 'Condition: Replace Now', and according to coconutBattery it now only has about 44% of its original design capacity, after just over 1000 cycles. Now this wouldn't normally bother me as...- Monado
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- battery battery capacity macbook pro (13" early 2015) slow computer
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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iPhone 6(S)/Plus Should I Get Another New Battery?
I have an iPhone 6s that I bought in late 2015. By late 2017 I was getting horrible life from the battery so I jumped at the chance to get a replacement from Apple (1000 baht here in Thailand or about US$30) in early 2018. By late 2018 the replacement battery was already performing quite... -
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iPhone XR iPhone XR battery really that great?
I have the Xr and I'm really enjoying it. I came from an 8, so it's clearly a step up in battery life. But my question is comparing to the Xs. Every battery test I'm seeing online is showing the Xs to be on par with, if not better than the battery life than the Xr. And yes I'm talking about...