Something happened yesterday and now the % of battery live wont change unless I go into the bar menu turn off % and then turn it back on, then it updates to the new % and stays that % until I manually reupdate, any ideas what I can do? Thanks
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Battery life bar + % not changing, help
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Ok, you need to tell us more than that. At what charge percentage was it when you plugged it in? If it was 95% or above, it won't charge anymore (ie, if it was at 96%, and then you put it on AC, it won't charge, however, if it was at 90%, it will charge back up to 100%).
Were you on battery power? More info is needed.
Were you on battery power? More info is needed.
I already know about the 95% thing, it was at 26% when i unplugged, then it went to 25% then didn't move and it just ran out of batteries randomly, now no matter the percentage, the icon doesn't change, and doesn't even show if it's charged or anything
Hmmm...have you calibrated the battery recently? Try this and tell me how it goes.
If the battery calibration does help, then I'm guessing that was the problem. However, I don't think it will help. I think you have a more complex issue. Still, try the battery calibration (just humor me) and then it's time to call Apple.
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