Okay, so I use coconut battery. I noticed a couple of days ago that while my battery had sat at 100 to 102 percent battery health over the last few months. It all the sudden went down to 96 to 97 percent health. Interestingly, system preferences battery health still says I'm at 100 percent health. I use my computer plugged in most of the time, so it did sit at 80 most of the time. However, a couple days ago, I did use it on battery for a while playing a game, so the machine got hot, and after I plugged it in and charged it back up, that's when I noticed the capacity reduced. It just has 22 cycles on it. To my main question now. Is this just the battery health management thing doing its thing? Apparently, you can't turn it off on apple silicon so if that's the case I guess I'm stuck with it.
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
new m1 macbook pro battery health down 3 percent in just 3 months.
- Thread starter mactinkerlover
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
If you can afford an M1 MacBook Pro, I'm sure you'll be able to buy a battery replacement when it doesn't hold a charge. This is a non-issue. A battery doesn't cost enough that you need to consistently check its health on a regular basis..or ever. When it doesn't hold a charge buy a new one and keep going about your day.
Most likely thats a bad battery. Happened to me ask for a free battery diagnostic. Mine was failing but acting normal. They got me an immediate replacement.