2020 MacBook Pro M1 wake from sleep issue

Hey all!

Sorry for the troubles, I haven’t come across this issue specifically with just the M1, but have seen also on Intel in the past.

I could be wrong, but I’d first check System Preferences > Energy Saver/Battery settings, anything you all have in common there?

Otherwise, it sounds like a possible SMC firmware issue, for M1 typically a restart resets the SMC, and as some have said it works after doing so, among other steps.

So if that were to continue, I might restore/revive the firmware on your Mac’s.

For the M1, just follow the steps here:

Revive or restore a Mac with Apple silicon with Apple Configurator 2:

https://support.apple.com/guide/apple-configurator-2/revive-or-restore-a-mac-with-apple-silicon-apdd5f3c75ad/mac

It’s not ideal, but may just fix the problem, the stores can also do this for you, (If that’s what the problem is, and you don’t have the resources such as another Mac or cable to do so).

Hope it works out! If not, I have a few more ideas that may fit a solution to these symptoms.

I just wanted to add a "me too" to this thread. Late 2020 M1 Macbook Air purchased only a month ago. I can't exactly predict when the issue will occur, but tapping ESC doesn't help for me. Closing the lid and reopening it works 100% of the time (so far) to get the display working. I haven't yet tried screen saver hot corner.

I haven't had access to a strong flashlight to determine if it's the entire display or only the backlight.

As part of getting back to Big Sur, I also did the DFU "revive" option (which is the only way to get Big Sur 'recovery' back.). That also did _not_ fix the issue.

At one point, for no particular reason that I can tell, the issue went away for almost 2 days... but it always comes back.

I've made an appointment to bring the notebook to an Apple Store for a "genius" to look it over. The notebook is only a month old. I don't know if it's a hardware issue or a software issue, and I don't think it really matters. It's not as if the macbook can be used with anything except MacOS, so they are inseparable.

My biggest concern at this point is that I'll bring the notebook in, the "genius" won't repeat the problem (or maybe they will), but send it in for repair anyway - and then the "repair" center doesn't fix anything because they can't repeat the problem. Or perhaps worse is that they "repair" it by replacing parts (or giving me back a refurb) and it doesn't fix anything at all.

I always get really nervous when many users are having a problem, but a company like Apple continuously plays dumb and doesn't acknowledge the issue.

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