No, it's not normal. I think iStatmenu has still some serious glitches when it comes to M1 sensorsI have Tre tabs open on safari and Spotify in the background but I'm not playing music and brightness to 50%. Is it normal to have 6 hours left to 0%?
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The hours of battery remain are increasing slowly but I can see that is the same with the activity monitor:No, it's not normal. I think iStatmenu has still some serious glitches when it comes to M1 sensors
more or less the same here. The main iStamenu glitch is related to the battery health status that shows 2% (maintenance needed) on my MBA M1 with 2 battery cycles ?The hours of battery remain are increasing slowly but I can see that is the same with the activity monitor:
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However I've just noticed that I had the brightness to 100% so now I see a more decent battery remaining. It is so beautiful the display to full brightness (sorry for the English)more or less the same here. The main iStamenu glitch is related to the battery health status that shows 2% (maintenance needed) on my MBA M1 with 2 battery cycles ?
Apple is doing this for years. Many years. On my old 2010 MacBook Pro this already happened. Coconut and other readings said my battery was close to 80% health with a few months, the genius ran the test, and magically the battery was healthy on the 89-92% (I don’t remember the number exactly) so they didn’t aknowledge the battery was faulty.Reckon this info can be used to raise the issue with apple as it's pulled from their console. Again, they are hiding battery data as the 100% we can see in system info is bogus!
I just made this same post in another thread and I think it applies here as well.Similar situation here with my M1 Pro - 97% after 4 cycles, very disappointed.
Coconut reads the 'raw' battery info, you can get the same stats if you use the following in console and look at "AppleRawMaxCapacity".
ioreg -l -w0 |grep Capacity
Reckon this info can be used to raise the issue with apple as it's pulled from their console. Again, they are hiding battery data as the 100% we can see in system info is bogus!
I had two units, the first one had solid battery but a faulty ambient light sensor and I had it replaced. Now the second one has a Mickey Mouse battery
I just made this same post in another thread and I think it applies here as well.
There is nothing wrong with your new M1. You will drive yourself crazy constantly checking Coconut Battery.
Your battery is an ever changing chemical process. Battery health is an estimate and should not be treated as a static result.
The OS does a very good job analyzing your battery and making sure it isn't overcharged and will alert you if there is a potential problem.
Run the Apple hardware diagnostics test. I bet it will come back good with no problems found (re: battery).
Use Apple Diagnostics to test your Mac - Apple Support
Apple Diagnostics, formerly known as Apple Hardware Test, can check your Mac for hardware issues.support.apple.com
I agree with you in regards to the constant checking of the battery and that fluctuations are normal, but it's just strange when there is such a big degradation over such a short period of time.
Apple batteries are just getting worse unfortunately. One of my old laptops, 11'' 2014 MacBook Air has 540 cycles and a battery health of 86%. My 2016 Pro is at 87% with only 190 cycles.
Also, funny bit, I can't run the diagnostics test as it keeps freezing ) (not the 'ram test' type of freezing, it just doesn't work).
That is my experience too that their own diagnostics claim battery is around 10% better than readings you get with apps. I had that with my iPad loosing FCC fast and that also show in run times getting down too fast but their diagnostics said nothing wrong and reading was about 10% higher than what I saw with apps.Apple is doing this for years. Many years. On my old 2010 MacBook Pro this already happened. Coconut and other readings said my battery was close to 80% health with a few months, the genius ran the test, and magically the battery was healthy on the 89-92% (I don’t remember the number exactly) so they didn’t aknowledge the battery was faulty.
same device name here MBA M1 ?Does the M1 battery live up to the hype as apple claims? I probably have to charge my macbook air at least 1 time a day before the battery totally drains itself and 5 times a day to have it maintain its percentage in the range of 50~90.
So I think the battery performance is overhyped. Then I checked the system report, in the battery panel, the battery model information reads "Device Name: bq20z451".
Then I searched online such name, I found that in several posts from 2010 some people said their mac had the battery with exactly the same device name.
After that I have been pretty worried if my m1 macbook had been tampered with by someone such as the product line workers who assembled the older generation battery into the mac in the manufacturing factory here in my country.
I was wondering what is the device name on your mac? Can you check that when available? Thanks!
Does the M1 battery live up to the hype as apple claims? I probably have to charge my macbook air at least 1 time a day before the battery totally drains itself and 5 times a day to have it maintain its percentage in the range of 50~90.
So I think the battery performance is overhyped. Then I checked the system report, in the battery panel, the battery model information reads "Device Name: bq20z451".
Then I searched online such name, I found that in several posts from 2010 some people said their mac had the battery with exactly the same device name.
After that I have been pretty worried if my m1 macbook had been tampered with by someone such as the product line workers who assembled the older generation battery into the mac in the manufacturing factory here in my country.
I was wondering what is the device name on your mac? Can you check that when available? Thanks!
No. At least not in my experience with actually using the machine with decently high brightness. Battery is 50W and basically display on while machine is idling (just desktop) easily uses 2-3W per hour, and when you do something it easily uses more.Does the M1 battery live up to the hype as apple claims?
I think most peoples count the hours between charging, even when the machine is sleeping included. Or they just read the reported hours in battery menu, which I have no trust after it claimed I used the machine for like 5-6 hours with about 10% or so battery use.So I think the battery performance is overhyped.
It is normal. Check battery serial with Coconutbattery or similar and you'll see if it is correct or not.Then I checked the system report, in the battery panel, the battery model information reads "Device Name: bq20z451".
I don't think so, that is very unlikely.After that I have been pretty worried if my m1 macbook had been tampered with by someone such as the product line workers who assembled the older generation battery into the mac in the manufacturing factory here in my country.
I have had my M1 MBA since 4pm on 12/24 and I have had 5 cycles. Better Battery 2 app shows battery condition to be 100%. CoConut Battery also show design capacity to be 100%.I agree with you in regards to the constant checking of the battery and that fluctuations are normal, but it's just strange when there is such a big degradation over such a short period of time.
Apple batteries are just getting worse unfortunately. One of my old laptops, 11'' 2014 MacBook Air has 540 cycles and a battery health of 86%. My 2016 Pro is at 87% with only 190 cycles.
Also, funny bit, I can't run the diagnostics test as it keeps freezing ) (not the 'ram test' type of freezing, it just doesn't work).
As long as you allow the battery to discharge on a regular basis, you should fine.is it good for the battery if u keep the power adaptor on while using when the batt is 100% ?
Meaning use batt until 10% before recharge to 100% and repeat the cycle again? How do u define regular basis?As long as you allow the battery to discharge on a regular basis, you should fine.