Macbook M4 "Last charged to 100%" date doesnt change.

[Damselfly]

Hello all,

Non tech savvy girl here & new to Mac, so here's another question or two.

I recently purchased a brand new Macbook M4 24GB/512GB.

It works extremely well, but there are a couple of things that seem amiss.

When I first opened the box, the Mac was completely discharged & wouldn't turn on - so I gave it a full charge to 100%. I checked charge cycles, and it showed 2 cycles.

I gave it another full charge today when the battery dropped to 40%, and the cycle count hasn't changed at all & still showing 2 cycles.

Further to this, it shows "last charged to 100% on the 01/01/1970 even though the time & date on my Mac are correct.

Can anyone shed any light on what's going on & how to get this corrected, please?

 

[kitKAC]

Charging from 40% to 100% isn't a full cycle; it's 60% of one. The next time your battery gets 40% or more charged, that counts as a full charge.

The last date charged, I'd wait a few days and see what happens.

 

[1BadManVan]

like the other one said, give it a couple more days for the date, then maybe give it a reboot as well. Sounds like a simple software glitch, as much as Macs are generally very stable, they still have little bugs here and there that generally a simple reboot can fix.