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  1. P

    What is your Full Charge Capacity (maH) for macbook pro 15'' 2018 with touch bar (512gb)

    Since I have bought the new macbook pro from yesterday and found out at the coconutbattery health check. It is shown by mine is 96%. And 4 cycles I do not even use for once. The Full charge capacity is pretty low at the average comparing to the new one. How to check is About this mac >...
  2. Sovon Halder

    How to check battery % of bluetooth speaker?

    I bought Anker SoundCore bluetooth speaker couple of days ago. I can easily see the battery % with battery widget in iOS 12. But in macbook pro macOS Mojave I can't seem to find a way to check battery level. Any solution?
  3. Jackma

    Is my XR the world’s first one with swollen battery?

    My XR is just 1-month old and the battery is swelling.... not sure if its too new to be eligible for battery replacement?
  4. fekimoki

    Receiving new MacBook Air 2018 with empty battery

    My friend received his with empty battery. Tried turning on, charging logo displayed in screen. He charged the battery to 100% in Monday, then sleep the Mac completely. He opened the lid in Wednesday, battery is 86%. The mac was "green peel", brand new in box. Bought from respectred supplier...
  5. A

    S4: High usage count and battery drain

    Hello, I own a Series 4 44mm GPS for a few days now, coming from a S2, which I used for about 2 years. Anyway, the S4 was paired as a new watch, I did not restore a backup. I noticed, that the S4 battery time is much lower than on my S2. It consumes constantly about 8-10% per hour, only when...
  6. S

    Problem with booting of Macbook

    Hello. I have macbook Air 13'' 2015 and got some problems with it. -First it was problem with kernel_task.... etg. my macbook got very slowly so i just bought new SDD -Installed Mac OS Mojave on the new SDD, installation took looooooong time to be finish ( about 4hours) -Kernel_task is gone but...
  7. R

    AirPods battery warranty

    Hey guys, the last couple of months my AirPods were unable to hold a proper charge and playback music for longer than 2-3 hours. I bought them nearly a year ago and that degradation during the last two months was extremely intensive. I took my AirPods too a local Apple Store (London Regent's)...
  8. Stuey3D

    iPhone XR Battery capacity fluctuating, is this normal?

    Hi all I have noticed something a bit odd with my iPhone XR battery capacity when using Coconut Battery. I decided to use Coconut battery as my iPhone has dropped to 99% capacity according to iOS after a exactly a month of ownership. I thought this might have been excessive so decided to dig...
  9. C

    Best universal battery charger?

    Hi there, I'm on the market to find a good, universal battery charger. I found out that I have a fair bunch of mixed chemistry batteries, many of them used but probably salvageable, so the basic NiMH charger I have no longer does the job. Mandatory features are: Must take Li-ion, LiFePO4...
  10. C

    MacBook mid-2009 battery rapidly losing health

    Hi there, I have this older MacBook mid-2009, and replaced the non-OEM battery by an original Apple, as I read somewhere that it was better to have the original part than trying to shave a few bucks. At first, Battery Health 3 correclty reported 100% health and 1 cycle, manufactured about 8...
  11. J

    iPad mini swollen ipad battery...needs replaced?

    bought an ipad mini 2 off ebay…came with a swollen battery (go figure) I paid about $60 for it, the seller offered a partial refund of $40 because he forgot to mention it…so would end up being $20 (a steal) he said he never had a problem with it. i’ve been using it for two weeks now and never...
  12. Napalm Doctor

    Battery life

    What is your battery life on average on the S4 LTE? Do you workout? Do you call or use LTE? Tell us more...
  13. L

    iPhone XR Battery life question

    Hi, I'm testing my brand new Iphone XR and am not impressed by screen on time. I'm on the latest IOS which I understand might have issues with battery draining so I suppose my findings might improve in the future with OS updates. Screen on time likely 4hours and the screen between 20% and 70%...
  14. D

    Other Let's use Wh (Watt-Hours) instead of the misleading mAh

    Dear MacRumours, Have you not learned from the iPhone XS Battery Case "incident" in which you and other media went apeshhh because you though Apple lowered the capacity of the battery only because you looked at mAh instead of Wh? Watt-Hours are the correct unit for comparing different...
  15. seme332

    iPad Pro iPad Pro 10.5" Battery Issues

    Hey everybody, I have been having issues with my iPad Pros battery lately. The battery just drains very quickly, even when the iPad is not being used at all. Sometimes it would be losing 20-30% of battery overnight. Yesterday I did a clean restore of iOS on the device and set it up as new, no...
  16. M

    MBP 17 early 2009 with new OWC Newertech battery don't charging/no power

    Hi, I want to replace my old battery in my 17" MacBook Pro (early 2009), because of loosing capacity. I ordered a new OWC Newertech battery. I replaced the old battery with this new one, but without charger the MBP don't starts. With charger connected the MBP booted up. I tried the PRAM and...
  17. J

    Looking for Wireless Earbuds - Convenience and Battery Life

    I’m looking for a pair of earbuds / headphones to be my daily drivers, so to speak. Yes, I have an iPhone. Also an Apple Watch Series 4 What I already have: AudioTechnica M50x’s, mostly for around the house. I’d mostly be using a new set while out-and-about and am happy to sacrifice a bit of...
  18. ThatiPhoneUser

    iPhone 5 or earlier iPhone 5 battery from OWC

    Hi guys, This sounds kinda ancient but I want to replace the battery on my iPhone 5 and I have been looking all over the place online to find a good battery. I was considering iFixit but it was too expensive. I stumbled upon OWC's website and found that they sold batteries for the 5. I've...
  19. B

    MacBook Pro 2018 ventilation slots blocked

    My MacBook Pro 2018 (bought November) has a potentially dangerous problem. On the machine's back, there are two ventilation slots, one on either side. Now, there is some type of foil coming out of both of them, symmetrically. The visible part of the foil covers about 4cm of each slot. It's...
  20. Groveboulevard

    What is the best replacement battery for a Mid-2012 MBP 15" ?

    Mine is on 1300 cycle count and gets really hot. I would love to buy OEM but I can only find used. Any suggestions?