New macbook Pro M1 chip waking when asleep with log "SMC.OutboxNotEmpty" wake reason

My new Macbook Pro with the M1 chip, when sleeping and on battery, will slowly drain. I looked at the logs and the wake reason is:


"Wake reason = wlan, kern.wakereason: 'SMC.OutboxNotEmpty smc.70070000 wifibt wlan"


This happens every few minutes or so in the log.


I checked the system preferences and Wake for Network access is OFF.


Never had this issue with prior MacBooks, until the new M1.


Any ideas?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.0

Posted on Nov 18, 2020 12:17 PM

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Posted on Jan 4, 2021 7:38 PM

I solved my issue. I was using the MacBook Pro in clamshell mode connected to an external monitor through the thunderbolt port. My external monitor has a speaker. For some reason, this speaker was assigned to play system alerts.. so when Mac is sleeping and when the display is sleeping if Mac plays an alert, it wakes up the monitor. I ran the midi setup app under utilities and changed the alert audio device to internal speakers. Now my display doesn’t wake up anymore.

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May 14, 2021 4:29 AM in response to BR_guy

The first command may cause the "find my mac" function to be inaccurate, because apple cannot get your location during sleep.

Actually you can use the command "pmset -g custom" to see if the command you typed is success.

The optimized battery charging function will lead to a wake request, which means that your Mac will be waked up to do some maintenance work during sleep.

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New macbook Pro M1 chip waking when asleep with log "SMC.OutboxNotEmpty" wake reason

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