I tried the hard reset method and it seemed to help... no drain overnight last night. Curious to see if that trend continues.
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
AirPods Max Severe Battery Drain
- Thread starter VL_424
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
yes. so last night i took them off, put them in the case. but they still showed battery percentage in my battery widget on iPhone. this is the bug. so i took them out again, and put them back in, they disappeared from the widget, disconnecting properly, hopefully when I check tonight they will have drained a couple percent. always check your device to make sure it disconnected. the case seems finicky.12+ hours after using the APMs... they still show up on my devices bluetooth with charge%. Why are they still connectedand is this causing battery drain?
the software version is the same right? this is the first time ever I've seen only 3% drain
im thinking the hard reset is working bc it is actually disconnecting as it should vs the bug where it still stays connected. i don't think the reset is doing anything special or fixing a hidden bug.
i don't mean paired i mean actually connected. like actively it says connected in bluetooth settings and shows up in the airplay tile and in the battery widget while being in the case. that's the bug
Last night I went to bed and left them at 1%. 7 hours later they are still at 1% and connect to my iPhone.
As I mentioned earlier, I’m pretty sure it’s probably not a draining issue. They just read the battery levels incorrectly. They probably still drain a little, but on top of that they show lower battery levels than they actually are.
As I mentioned earlier, I’m pretty sure it’s probably not a draining issue. They just read the battery levels incorrectly. They probably still drain a little, but on top of that they show lower battery levels than they actually are.
I was at 31 percents left them one day. Next day It was 1% and when I listened music, It turned off immediately.
Good morning.
Yesterday I went to bed with 31% of battery, and I did the factory reset before putting them in the case and after 8 hours, it lost 6% reaching 25% on the morning.
Yesterday I went to bed with 31% of battery, and I did the factory reset before putting them in the case and after 8 hours, it lost 6% reaching 25% on the morning.
so you woulda lost 12% by bed time again. seems in line with the ~10% per 24 hours. seems like the actual drain should be the 3% that me & someone else have seen. that seems more like what apple would have implemented. let's keep our eyes peeled for a software version update & making sure it's disconnected when put in the case
the headphones have proved they are capable of draining only 1-3% in 24+ hours. so anything more would show something went wrong. idk if turning off automatic head detection might fix it. and turning off the automatic switching. just turn everything off for a week. if no drain then it may show the culprit. ill try that this week.
Usually, when they hit 1%, they keep playing for another hour in my case.
It might be a mix of different software irregularities: some real draining related to a multiple-device bug and some minor draining paired with incorrect battery-level readings.
got mine less than a week, charged overnight the left in the bra for 10hrs, battery is 58% left ... booo!!! tried reset and will observe how it goes
So far I understand you got them a week ago. For the first week you had no problem with the battery, and I asume this is the first time you fully charged and after 10 hours resting inside the case you saw that it went from 100% to 58% . Am I right?
check what firmware is in your AirPods Max. I got the same behavior after one week. And I think is when the headphone are updating that they get their first battery drain.
After that we ‘suspect’ that it is related to multiple device usage with.
Update: last night put them in the case at 75% around midnight. now at 4 PM they are at 67%. I have only factory reset once immediately after a 99% to 1% overnight drain. battery drain with use is 3 hours = 10% at half volume with ANC off. so 30 hours with ANC off from 100 to 0%. feeling much better about these now. still prefer 1-3% drain overnight but oh well for now ill tolerate it
Apple states the reason for the 72 hours before ultra low power mode is “Find My.”
Which is absurd. None losses at 550usd device and doesn’t notice it right away. Especially for a device that is going to be most of the time in you house oR hangin from your neck when using it. And if someone stole it or find it , it’s most likely that that person would keep it , cause you can’t protect by password this device, nor block it nor send a message like the iPhone, which means anyone can use it.
That should be optional feature. Cause it’s a waste of battery.
very much correct! and that time i noticed while in the sleeve it was still connected to my iphone. After the reset 3% drop overnight. Now im happy.
so i listened to some songs yesterday afternoon and then put them back down again (not in case) and it returned to the standard loss rate. Just to note the night that it only lost 3% it still showed up in the widget (i checked every 3 or 4 hours), which indicates to me this isnt a disconnect issue.
That 3% drain overnight only happens is you kept then inside the case with 100% baterry.
But if you keep it with, for example, 95% of battery, your battery is going to be 85% , draining around 10% :/
Charged to 100%. unplugged. was in case. 2 days (48 hours) later was still at 100%. used for 2 hours at half volume with ANC off, drained to 95%. now this is perfection.