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MacBook randomly wakes up and starts paused videos

My macbook pro will randomly wake itself from sleep and start playing the video i had paused when it fell asleep. Videos from web browsers like Hulu, YouTube, or Netflix. I have woken up to it playing a video while it was closed.


The computer has randomly woken itself up pretty much since I bought it, I don’t really attach it to a mouse or anything so it’s not that a mouse is getting moved and waking it up. It’s also not waking up because of notifications, most of the time there is no notification in the corner when it does this.


What can I do to fix this?

MacBook Pro (2020 and later)

Posted on Jul 14, 2021 7:06 AM

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Jul 15, 2021 8:19 AM in response to M_Sievert

Hello M_Sievert,


You've come to the right place. We understand that your MacBook Pro wakes itself from sleep, and we’d love to help. Lets’ check out: If your Mac won’t go to or stay in sleep


If the issue persists, we suggest completing the following steps as well: 


• Install all available updates: Update macOS on Mac


• Use safe mode to try to isolate the cause of the issue as shown here: Start up your Mac in safe mode


Use Apple Diagnostics to test your Mac. Please provide us with any reference codes that you receive. 


Have a wonderful day!

MacBook randomly wakes up and starts paused videos

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