M1 MacBook Pro Booting Up While Lid Closed

I just had a conversation with Apple Support and there is no solution to this. Their official stance is that there is no way to disable this on an M1 Macbook. They suggest you leave feedback here: https://www.apple.com/feedback/macbookair.html

It's this kind of arrogance from Apple that ticks me off. The "Apple knows best" attitude where they feel us plebe users need not worry ourselves with disabling features they think are a better experience for us.

Let's tell them otherwise via that feedback form.

markbyrn wrote:

My M1 MacBook Pro has twice booted up with the lid closed. With Intel Macbooks, you can disable auto-boot with sudo nvram AutoBoot=%03; that doesn't work with M1. Any idea on an alternative command for M1 or even how to reset the NVRAM or PRAM with the M1?

Sleep wake issues are managed by resetting the SMC https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295

Change preferences, make some changes here

>System Preferences>Battery>>Battery/Power Adapter

ex. turn off power nap etc

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/what-is-power-nap-mh40773/mac

If your issue continues—

Call Customer Support (800) MY–APPLE (800–692–7753)

or on line https://getsupport.apple.com/

or call AppleCare Support at 1-800-APLCARE (800-275-2273)

Same problem! I observed that it only boots up when I insert it on my laptop sleeves that has magnetic flap on it. I kinda concluded that my laptop sleeves magnet is making my macbook thinks that it is open so it boots up automatically. My solution I don’t use sleeves with magnetic flaps on it.

I have the same issue. Just want to desactivate the AutoBoot on my Macbook Air. Spend 2 hours on the French assistance hotline, went up several assistance levels and got the answer: "we don't have the information for the M1 chip here in France3. Is there a chance by going to the trunc of the Apple tree that I wil get an answer.

The Intel chip command is "sudo nvram Autoboot=%00". What is this command now with the M1 chip. Please answer!!!

Somebody must know.

I have the same issue with a M1 MacBook Air. It even started inside the box up when removing the pastic wrapper of the box for the first time. It also starts up when putting the MacBook Air in a sleeve after a normal shut down.

Definitely magnet issue - sleeves with magnetic flaps will wake laptop up. Don't even need to put laptop into the sleeve - just moving it next to laptop wakes it up. My workaround for now - put laptop to sleep before inserting into the sleeve. Until Apple sort this out.

I precisely have the same problem as yours. Even I use a leather sleeve with magnetic flap. Every time I shut it down properly and then insert the Mac inside the sleeve, the chime tone rings and I'm like "Pfff what the ****"! It's super annoying and frustrating! Hope Apple comes up with an update for this ASAP!

This is it! I began having this problem after I got an iPad Pro with a magic keyboard. I put the iPad and M1 MacBook Pro in my backpack next to each other and when I remove either device, the magnetic field from either the magic keyboard or iPad trips the Mac Book Pro and it starts with the lid closed. I'd like to know how to disable auto start as well.

This generic answer has nothing to do with what the original poster described. Also, this is an M1 ARM Mac, not Intel. If you don't know the answer then it's better to not answer and confuse people rather than pad your replied-to count with an answer that doesn't seem to have been thought out at all.

Hi

Don't put your money on apple support, neither on the "geniuses". They're just not enough trained to solve complex problems. So what do you expect other than an average answer or a not satisfactory one?

Cheers

Same problem here! And still no option for this from Apple!

I had a same symptom. But my friend's macbook didn't... So I will have a refund and re-sell it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCzIim2UyW4

After some testing I can confirm that it’s an magnet issue. Waiting for a solution from apple to disable the auto boot.

You cannot set SMC on an M1 MAC. There is no system memory controller