Hi Team,
My M1 Macbook air battery capacity drops to 98% in just 34 cycles. Can I know the reason why it is dropped so fast? is that normal? I have only used 5% out of 1000 cycles and it doesn't look normal to me.
I would be grateful if someone responds to me.
Best,
Mani
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.4
As a user, I wouldn't worry about it now.
macOS manage battery health now.
How battery health management helps
The battery health management feature in macOS 10.15.5 is designed to improve your battery's lifespan by reducing the rate at which it chemically ages.
The feature does this by monitoring your battery's temperature history and its charging patterns.
Based on the measurements that it collects, battery health management may reduce your battery's maximum charge when in this mode.
This happens as needed to ensure that your battery charges to a level that's optimized for your usage—reducing wear on the battery,
and slowing its chemical aging. Battery health management also uses the measurements to calculate when your battery needs service.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211094?cid=mc-ols-energy_saver-article_ht211094-macos_ui-04022020
1. Update the software on your Mac,
Update may come with bug fixes.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201541
2. Startup in Safe Mode. https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/start-up-your-mac-in-safe-mode-mh21245/mac.
Quote:
It also does a basic check of your startup disk, similar to using First Aid in Disk Utility.
And it deletes some system caches, including font caches and
the kernel cache, which are automatically created again as needed.
See also:
About battery cycles: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201585
Monitor your Mac notebook computer’s battery
If your Mac battery won’t charge
As a user, I wouldn't worry about it now.
macOS manage battery health now.
How battery health management helps
The battery health management feature in macOS 10.15.5 is designed to improve your battery's lifespan by reducing the rate at which it chemically ages.
The feature does this by monitoring your battery's temperature history and its charging patterns.
Based on the measurements that it collects, battery health management may reduce your battery's maximum charge when in this mode.
This happens as needed to ensure that your battery charges to a level that's optimized for your usage—reducing wear on the battery,
and slowing its chemical aging. Battery health management also uses the measurements to calculate when your battery needs service.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211094?cid=mc-ols-energy_saver-article_ht211094-macos_ui-04022020
1. Update the software on your Mac,
Update may come with bug fixes.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201541
2. Startup in Safe Mode. https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/start-up-your-mac-in-safe-mode-mh21245/mac.
Quote:
It also does a basic check of your startup disk, similar to using First Aid in Disk Utility.
And it deletes some system caches, including font caches and
the kernel cache, which are automatically created again as needed.
See also:
About battery cycles: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201585
Monitor your Mac notebook computer’s battery
If your Mac battery won’t charge
Macbook air M1 battery capacity drops 98% in 34 cycles
