Battery Update 1.3, Security Update for QT 7.2 for Windows

[MacRumors]

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Apple has released Battery Update 1.3 (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305540), which addresses battery performance issues with the 15-inch MacBook Pro. The updater will check to see if a battery needs to be updated on startup, wake from sleep, and when a battery is inserted if the power adapter is plugged in.

Also released today is Security Update for QuickTime 7.2 for Windows (http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/securityupdateforquicktime72forwindows.html). According to Apple's supplemental security documentation (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306560), the update corrects a condition where viewing a maliciously crafted QTL file may have led to arbitrary code execution.

Article Link (http://www.macrumors.com/2007/10/03/battery-update-1-3-security-update-for-qt-7-2-for-windows/)

[TimJim]

installing now. you need to restart.

[Mydel]

Updated, restarted..so far so good. No issues

[shadowfax]

I wonder if this will address the stupid airport issues where the airport craps out randomly while on batteries.

[BVGuitarPlayer]

you need to restart.

Can I hear a, "Duh??"

Its not obvious when the key indicates the little picture means... "Restart will be required."

[drlunanerd]

Hmm. Is it a coincidence that in the past few days my battery's health had taken a nosedive, and having applied this update the capacity has shot up by 2000mAh?

I'm happy :) , but come clean Apple - what did you do to mess it up in the first place? :rolleyes:

[daczo]

Interesting, my battery capacity grew !
before the maximum capacity was 5494 mAh, now it is 5600 mAh. I think it wont mean the battery will actually last longer, they just reset some values.

[Veritas&Equitas]

Capacity is nice, but not happy about the temp increase. My MBP is now a full 5-6 degrees C hotter idle than before the update. :mad:

[saxondale.]

Ok, i updated, restarted...nothing has happened. i can't find the BatteryUpdater.bundle on my system....what have i done wrong?

[Transeau]

not available to leopard users.

[moloukhya]

Ok, i updated, restarted...nothing has happened. i can't find the BatteryUpdater.bundle on my system...

Same here

[joco32]

This update actually lowered my battery capacity by 242 mAh

[uv23]

My battery life bombed after the last firmware update (15" 2.33) so hopefully this resolves something that got out of whack.

[KD7IWP]

My battery capacity dropped to 50% almost overnight about 2 weeks ago and after this update it is back up to 81%. Too bad I just bought a Fastmac replacement. Oh well, that one can sit on the shelf for a while yet.

[Bill Gates]

My battery capacity and charge have increased a fair bit since this update. I'll have to calibrate it to see if the true charge is being reported.

[nolafilm]

This update lowered my battery capacity by 240 mAh as well. I had 91% battery capacity, now i'm down to 90%.

[isalex]

Ok, i updated, restarted...nothing has happened. i can't find the BatteryUpdater.bundle on my system....what have i done wrong?

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305540

[ejrizo]

http://homepage.mac.com/ejrizo/batteryupdate.jpg

its beutiful when my "Current Battery Capacity" is greater than my "Original Battery Capacity" gotta love that :-)

[seigel]

Safari seems snappier ;)

[LastZion]

My battery was terrible for the last few months, so I just walked into an Apple dealer said my comp is about 11 months old and I think my battery is messed, they took it in the back and just gave me a new one. The new batter is awesome, hopefully this update makes it even better.

[bonforte]

My MBP is just 4 mo old, and I had also noticed battery life nosedive in the past couple of weeks. This update ran and according to CoconutBattery, my capacity jumped from 1219 mAh to 5597 mAh.

Real world experience to follow. I suspect they accidentally screwed things up a bit with the last OS X update.:rolleyes:

[smartalic34]

I was at 5542 mAh immediately before restarting... now I'm at 5596mAh. yay!

[S2NINJA]

my battery capacity shot up as well. I was hovering at about 88% battery health (4888mAh), and afte the update, it went back up to 100% (5527mAh). Looks good! :D

[maestrokev]

Amazing, according to CoconutBattery, my max capacity went from 5000 to 5500mAh!

[semaja2]

I wonder if apple just either stunts the battery at the start, or is just faking the extra power now so that it looks like they are giving up more and getting some PR

[jimhanika]

I did the update through Software update and restarted. It them locked with the grey screen and progress wheel. Left it for a while, but it just kept going.

Eventually, I took out the battery, pulled the power and restarted without the battery in. Once it was up and running, I went to System/Library/SystemConfguration and took the batterr updater out. [I had to 'Move to Trash' and them moved it from there.]

Restarted, all was fine.

[crossifixio]

Downloaded and updated and everything seems cool with mine ;) :apple:

[aaronw1986]

I was stupid and didn't think that it should be plugged in during the update. It installed running on battery power. Do you think it's ok? Seems to be working fine.

[twoz]

Downloaded and installed. Battery went from something like 900mAh back up to 5000+. Before I'd get less than 30 mins on my Macbook Pro, now it's hovering around 3 hours as usual. Thank you, Apple.

[greenBabe]

Very cool ... took my battery from a current capacity of 87% back up to 100%. As long as it's real, can't argue with that.

[twoodcc]

so is this for every 15" macbook pro? or just the new ones?

[smartalic34]

this is for ALL 15" macbook pros. I have a June 2006 Core Duo model, and it showed up in my software update. It's a wonderful update.

[twoodcc]

this is for ALL 15" macbook pros. I have a June 2006 Core Duo model, and it showed up in my software update. It's a wonderful update.

thanks, good to know. looks like i'll have to update.

[zac4mac]

hehehehehehahahahahaheheheheh


before: prev max 5500 current max 4572 current 4522
after: max 5601 current 5476

Like was said before - if it's real I'm happy.

Z

[DaveNcupertino]

Ok, did the battery update to my 15". Battery capacity went from 3668 to 5495. Too good to be true??? Did a battery calibration. Came back later to a kernel panic. After reboot, my capacity dropped to 2322. Hmmm. :mad: Only 24 load-cycles on this battery. I'll cycle through once more and see where things are at.

UPDATE: CoconutBattery showed a capacity back up to 5495 again. Cycled the battery again, and it will discharge 50% down and dies (goes to sleep). No warning at all. Now shows capacity of 1778. Time to take this baby in I guess... still under warranty.

[moloukhya]

Applied the update on my 15" MBP SR 2.2 through software update and noticed no difference in Coconut Battery. I then went to the http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305540 website and followed every instruction. I don't see the file batteryupdater.bundle when i perform a spotlight search or while searching finder. I manually downloaded the batteryupdater pkg and when run it says "This computer does not need this update"

Anyone have any advice? I would definitely appreciate the increased battery life from this update! :D

[travistaylor]

It looks as though results vary quite a bit. Here are my results...the window on the left is before, and on the right is after the update.

http://home.mchsi.com/~tbttrouble/beforeandafter.jpg

[CADer]

It is hard to tell from the posts if this has been good or bad - I guess I will be updating it anyway so I hope it helps!

[moloukhya]

Applied the update on my 15" MBP SR 2.2 through software update and noticed no difference in Coconut Battery. I then went to the http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305540 website and followed every instruction. I don't see the file batteryupdater.bundle when i perform a spotlight search or while searching finder. I manually downloaded the batteryupdater pkg and when run it says "This computer does not need this update"

Anyone have any advice? I would definitely appreciate the increased battery life from this update! :D

Ok, I found it on my computer, I guess it just didn't really affect me...:confused:

[chaddech]

Before the update I was getting about 3 hours of battery life. Immediately after the update, that went to 3:30.

Now, a couple days later, all I can get is 2 hours. :confused:

Any ideas? This happen to anyone else?

[Jvhowube]

my battery life = pooped also after this update. what's the deal?

[taintedwheat]

I had no issues with my battery prior to the update. I installed it and now my battery meter is cracked out, ranging from 3-6 hours (at full charge) without big differences in my activity:confused:. Another minor issue, my battery doesn't completely charge and now stays at 99%. A few days using it will let me know if the update affected my battery life.

[macantonio]

Ok, did the battery update to my 15". Battery capacity went from 3668 to 5495. Too good to be true??? Did a battery calibration. Came back later to a kernel panic. After reboot, my capacity dropped to 2322. Hmmm. :mad: Only 24 load-cycles on this battery. I'll cycle through once more and see where things are at.

UPDATE: CoconutBattery showed a capacity back up to 5495 again. Cycled the battery again, and it will discharge 50% down and dies (goes to sleep). No warning at all. Now shows capacity of 1778. Time to take this baby in I guess... still under warranty.

Same here :mad:

[duyvan82]

I brought my 1 year old MacBook to Apple last weekend because my 70 cycle battery stopped holding charge (even with update 1.3). They happily replaced my battery, free of charge even though the Mac is out of warranty. I'm a happy man once again hehe

[padmasana]

After running this update, my battery's capacity dropped by about half on my 2.16 core duo MBP. I went from getting over two hours of usage to just under one hour. I couldn't quite understand it and have cycled the battery a few times since, hoping it would correct itself.
I finally called Apple today and they are sending me a new battery.
My hat's off to Apple on this one.

[scokim]

same here..... 24 cycles and only 1800mAH.

this update is costing Apple a fair bit of money to replace all the batteries. very strange way of doing business.