So I bought the macbook Air M1 mostly for the battery, however, the official apple battery capacity is already down to 93%. On coconut it is already at 86%. How is this normal? I have only 30 cycles. I have turned off the 80% optimized battery option to see if they preserved some of the mAh for this, after a couple days the percentage is still the same. My Macbook drains out in about 8-10 hours. In the first month it was like 10-12 hours. Pretty disappointed tbh, anything that I can do? I know that they only replace the battery when its at 80% within the first year, that seems highly likely to happen with the percentage at coconut but not their own system. Thanks..
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Macbook Air M1 battery capacity
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I have a similar issue...
Bought my M1 Air back in December and according to coconutBattery, I'm already down to 89%, and I can indeed tell a difference in runtime when the system is disconnected from the wall. What's odd is there seems to be a discrepancy from what coconutBattery reports and what Apple shows in the Battery preferences pane, which shows 97%:
Bottom line...this doesn't seem like a normal level of depletion for a 6 month old computer. Is this something I should be taking up with Apple?
Bought my M1 Air back in December and according to coconutBattery, I'm already down to 89%, and I can indeed tell a difference in runtime when the system is disconnected from the wall. What's odd is there seems to be a discrepancy from what coconutBattery reports and what Apple shows in the Battery preferences pane, which shows 97%:
Bottom line...this doesn't seem like a normal level of depletion for a 6 month old computer. Is this something I should be taking up with Apple?
The discrepancy between CoconutBattery and macOS is weird. Would be good if more M1 folks can post their results from CB and macOS.
I doubt anything will come of it since they will say it's showing everything is normal, especially with what macOS is reporting. If I did contact them, I would probably take it in to the Genius Bar in person but I would also be prepared for some frustration so it doesn't throw me off (i.e. it may just end up being a waste of time).
In my case there was a precipitous drop from the 90's to mid 80's at 200 cycles, but it has been hovering in the mid-80's since then and I'm currently at 850+ cycles. So while it may be look like it will keep going down, that may not happen. My experience is on a 2019 MBA, though, but I think this may be true for Apple's batteries.
I run the MBA on battery 100% of the time.
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Has this ever been resolved? Forum search doesn't give me anything useful.
That's CoconutBattery.
Apple's battery check reports 98%. Macbook Air M1, 8/8/1TB.
I was very pleased until February, WHEN SUDDENLY… I am more inclined to believe CoconutBattery over Apple's "Everything's Always Fine" report and this is… rapid.
(As for my other devices, my iPhone 12 keeps the battery at 101% which I am very pleased with, and the iPad 7th gen is very slowly deteriorating, right now at 95%. It's the abrupt drop 99-95-88% that concerns me regarding the Macbook Air.)
That's CoconutBattery.
Apple's battery check reports 98%. Macbook Air M1, 8/8/1TB.
I was very pleased until February, WHEN SUDDENLY… I am more inclined to believe CoconutBattery over Apple's "Everything's Always Fine" report and this is… rapid.
(As for my other devices, my iPhone 12 keeps the battery at 101% which I am very pleased with, and the iPad 7th gen is very slowly deteriorating, right now at 95%. It's the abrupt drop 99-95-88% that concerns me regarding the Macbook Air.)
I started using AlDente and the battery capacity stopped dropping, but it feels a bit ridiculous to have a laptop boasting 10 hours on full charge, then enforce a 20% decrease because the battery apparently can't deal with that full charge…
Click on Apple Symbol (at top left)>About This Mac>Overview>System Report>Hardware>Power.
Batteries deteriorate over time. Either forget about it and just use it, or use tools to manage it with more precision and try to stretch it out. You certainly don't have to do that though - it's entirely optional.
Babying batteries too much will cause faster deterioration. Just use it and forget about it.
Plus, if you set some charging limits to extend battery health for the long run, you will end up with lower battery life on a new device. And for what? To have the same crappy battery life two or four years down the road?
I'd rather have max long battery life in new products if they offer considerably long one rather than penny pinching so to speak and get stuck with lesser experience right here, right now.
Agreed. Limiting battery charging just means you are messing with the OS's algorithms and hence you are messing with the battery life. Just let it doe its thing. Need a new battery? Apple has been offering battery replacements for devices even in the Vintage/Obsolete list for years now.