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Loud fan

Hey y'all, my macbook air keeps overheating with the fan on super high but ONLY when I'm using Google Meets. It's very distracting - I'm a teacher and we use Google Meets for all classes, and I got this Mac specifically to up my online teaching game. Any ideas on what's going on and how I can fix this?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Sep 14, 2020 6:54 AM

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Posted on Sep 14, 2020 8:55 AM

Are you using Chrome? Try Safari. However, videoconferencing is quite resource-intensive, and when your CPU/GPU are driven hard they'll heat up and need the fan to cool them. Do be sure to Keep your Mac notebook within acceptable operating temperatures and use it on a flat surface, not a bed/couch/blanket where the airflow could be blocked.

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Sep 14, 2020 8:55 AM in response to deannaloraine

Are you using Chrome? Try Safari. However, videoconferencing is quite resource-intensive, and when your CPU/GPU are driven hard they'll heat up and need the fan to cool them. Do be sure to Keep your Mac notebook within acceptable operating temperatures and use it on a flat surface, not a bed/couch/blanket where the airflow could be blocked.

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