Has it shown this service recommended all the time and just started?
Mine has 5 charge cycles and it says "Normal" in that menu. Need to keep it an eye for now on in case it changes soon in my unit too.
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Major Battery disappointment on MacBook Pro M1
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Mine has 5 charge cycles and it says "Normal" in that menu. Need to keep it an eye for now on in case it changes soon in my unit too.
I'd keep close eye on that battery for now on. Probably wise to give a call to Apple and check.
These batteries can be nasty if things go south with them.
Can you see any signs of battery swelling or overheating?
You battery FCC value seems fine but then again I would not count on that only.
Also this battery condition report is vague, we have seen badly wobbling and swollen Macbooks in this forum with battery health saying normal. So I guess when it actually alarms for something, it may be worth to check.
I probably just jinxed my MBA by saying this.
What does the battery health in the system preferences says?
Try resetting NVRAM. I think in the M1 you only need to shutdown & power on again (or perhaps even a restart should do it).
Also try diagnostics
Use Apple Diagnostics to test your Mac – Apple Support (UK)
Apple Diagnostics, formerly known as Apple Hardware Test, can check your Mac for hardware issues.
Yeah. Already shut down and restarted as well as diagnostics. Not resolved and no issues found.What does the battery health in the system preferences says?
Try resetting NVRAM. I think in the M1 you only need to shutdown & power on again (or perhaps even a restart should do it).
Also try diagnostics
Use Apple Diagnostics to test your Mac – Apple Support (UK)
Apple Diagnostics, formerly known as Apple Hardware Test, can check your Mac for hardware issues.support.apple.com
Would it be due to having my phone connected drawing power without my Air plugged in, especially with a fresh battery?
It shouldn't, but who knows? Have you tried disconnecting the phone from your Mac? or plugging in the machine while the phone is connected?
Mine shows full charge capacity of 5191 with design capacity of 5103...
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Are you looking at it via 3rd party app or Mac's system report? Because afaik system report should show "normal."
To sum up, you are good, normal, and bad. No wonder you are a confused duck.You're right!
System report says Normal and coconut battery says good.
My bad
It's true
I am a confused duck.
I had a kernel panic last night and sent the report to Apple but I can't find any sign of it in console
here are my numbers for reference: - this is one a MacBook Air. This is with chrome, and safari on. micrsoft teams, one note, outlook and one drive enabled. Also Att.tv TV streaming
The reason I asked about battery management earlier is because (as people probably know) it will limit the charge level and show a lower capacity. I don't have an M1 Mac, but on my MBP 16 when enabled the reported capacity is quite a bit lower than when it's turned off. Of course, the reported capacity degradation is false in this case. This is documented by Apple.
So, one should not be looking at the remaining capacity and drawing any conclusions about battery health with the feature enabled.
So, one should not be looking at the remaining capacity and drawing any conclusions about battery health with the feature enabled.
How is you battery doing now? I posted on the m1 issues thread about my MBP M1 battery drain when running an external monitor (or even just the USB-C hub). When running an external display or USB hub my YouTube playback per 1% battery dropped from 12 minutes to 5-6 minutes. I contacted Apple support, it was escalated to senior support and some engineers took logs from my computer, but nothing out the ordinary was found. Just advised that peripheries can run the power down, even whilst asleep (which it did). As I was in the 14 day return window he said I could get it replaced, however it would likely behave the same. When nothing is plugged in, the battery is excellent. Now I just leave it plugged in normally as support advised.