M1 MacBook Air external display keeps waking up

So, do we need to select the profile LG HDR 4K on our external monitor to bypass the issue or just installing the calibration studio app in itself solves the issue. And my i know which m1 mac and the monitor you are using?

I don't quite recall which profile it was loading, could have been SMPTE DCI (P3). I've been testing it for over a week now with the LG HDR 4K profile. Which color profile does it load for you?

I actually installed the calibration studio app because I wasn't satisfied with the colors compared to my previous setup, MacBook Pro Retina 2014 connected with Thunderbolt to DisplayPort cable.

Hey, I actually did this to try and control my audio from my keyboard but now every time I close the lid of my m1 macbook air my monitor goes to sleep!

Here's what happened.

• I tried to install SoundSource (a sister app of Loopback), but it didn't install correctly.
• I booted in recovery mode and switched to reduced security.
• I booted up again and I was able to then install a kernel extension. Even with that installation, I still wasn't able to open SoundSource (it was still asking me to do the "allow" thing)
• I uninstalled SoundSource and switched the security mode back. Now my external monitor goes to sleep every time I close the lid of my mac, and won't wake up unless I disconnect/reconnect the HDMI.

Any ideas on what I can do to fix this?

hello, i will be receiving my replacement m1 air tomorrow so, just wanted to confirm if i have to update my mac to macos 11.2 RC before executing these commands or i can execute these on my macos 11.1 which will be installed by default.

i am very happy to report that the above commands did work on my m1 air with mac os 11.1 and now my external monitor does not auto wakes up searching for signal like before. i hope apple brings this fix in the upcoming mac os 11.2 final release, i wonder why people are not reporting about this issue it cannot be unseen and is a disaster who uses external monitors or peripherals with their m1 macs.

i see this log repeating few times intermittently 2021-01-31 05:14:50 +0530 Wake Requests     [*process=powerd request=UserWake deltaSecs=613857 wakeAt=2021-02-07 07:45:47 info="com.apple.alarm.user-visible-Weekly Usage Report,529"]   

but, it does not wakes my external monitor. i wonder what is this about?

even for me, with my lg 27gn950 the dark wakes issue has not been resolved in macos 11.2, i have to feed your commands(waorkarounds) to make it behave normally. one benefit i see of these commands there is almost 0% battery drain overnight while my m1 air is sleeping otherwise it would consume anywhere between 4%-6% of battery everyday while sleeping and sometimes even more.

I tried to update to 11.3 beta 1, but the problem remains... You'd better not to expect apple to fix the problem. They are too inefficient.

The solution I provided is good enough, and it can bring additional benefits you won't see any battery drain during sleep. The only drawback is that you can't use the "find my mac" perfectly.

man, it is really surprising we have exactly same issues, is there a way i can follow you out of this community or its fine here. i am really disappointed with apple this time so many crappy bugs. i hate using hdmi i feel like i am loosing something. i really want a solution for this and i appreciate your effort to keep me updated about the solution 🙏

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I have not used this to resolve the issue because I have an HDMI port on my Mac mini but if you just need a USB C to HDMI adapter, I've used this one before and it works well.

New darkwake log looks like this:

DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to SMC.OutboxNotEmpty smc.71010100 smc.71060000 smc.71060000 smc.71060000 smc.71060000/ Using AC (Charge:100%) 45 secs
DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to SMC.OutboxNotEmpty smc.71010100 smc.71060000 smc.71060000 smc.71060000 smc.71060000/ Using AC (Charge:100%) 45 secs
DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to SMC.OutboxNotEmpty smc.71010100 smc.71060000 smc.71060000 smc.71060000 smc.71060000/ Using AC (Charge:100%) 3 secs

Hi everybody,

i on 11.2.1 right now, being a little reluctant to upgrade to latest versions.

Now experiencing the same issues again, this time with another cause I'm afraid:

2021-02-27 08:18:31 +0100 Sleep               	Entering DarkWake state due to 'Notification Wake Back to Sleep':TCPKeepAlive=disabled Using AC (Charge:100%)           

2021-02-27 08:19:06 +0100 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to SMC.OutboxNotEmpty smc.70070000 wifibt bluetooth-pcie/ Using BATT (Charge:100%) 2 secs    

2021-02-27 08:19:08 +0100 Wake                	DarkWake to FullWake from Deep Idle [CDNVA] : due to Notification Using AC (Charge:100%) 1 secs    

2021-02-27 08:19:09 +0100 Sleep               	Entering DarkWake state due to 'Notification Wake Back to Sleep':TCPKeepAlive=disabled Using AC (Charge:100%)           

2021-02-27 08:19:39 +0100 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to ATC0.USBWakeup acdetach/ Using AC (Charge:100%) 2 secs    

2021-02-27 08:19:41 +0100 Wake                	DarkWake to FullWake from Deep Idle [CDNVA] : due to Notification Using AC (Charge:100%) 1 secs    

2021-02-27 08:19:42 +0100 Sleep               	Entering DarkWake state due to 'Notification Wake Back to Sleep':TCPKeepAlive=disabled Using AC (Charge:100%)           

2021-02-27 08:20:09 +0100 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to ATC0.USBWakeup/ Using BATT (Charge:100%) 2 secs    

2021-02-27 08:20:11 +0100 Wake                	DarkWake to FullWake from Deep Idle [CDNVA] : due to Notification Using AC (Charge:100%) 1 secs    

2021-02-27 08:20:12 +0100 Sleep               	Entering DarkWake state due to 'Notification Wake Back to Sleep':TCPKeepAlive=disabled Using AC (Charge:100%)           

2021-02-27 08:20:37 +0100 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to SMC.OutboxNotEmpty smc.70070000 acdetach/ Using AC (Charge:100%) 11 secs   

Any ideas?

Best,

Niels

unfortunately it is not only Bluetooth (yes, I do have external speakers, Magic Mouse and Magic Keyboard connected via Bluetooth)

It is also about the battery fully charged or not.

Why would you want a laptop to wake up just because its battery is charged?

cheers,

Niels

I connected my MacBook Air with USB C cable to my Samsung monitor CH890

, charging my MacBook Air through monitor instead of the power adapter that came with MacBook Air. Somehow it fixed the problem, MacBook Air no longer sending some kind of signal to wake up the monitor every few minutes.

Okay so then it's an Apple related issue I guess. I've also noticed issues with Touch-ID when I'm connected to my external monitor. Have you also noticed some issues?