Macbook Air M1 one-sided charging in near screen USB-C port.

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Macbook Air M1 one-sided charging in near screen USB-C port.

I have a weird behaviour on charging. In the first USB-C port charging works just fine and always, no matter how I turn the charging cable. However, in the other port (the one nearest the screen) it only starts charging using one side of the charging cable, meaning there is only 50% change of charging when connecting in that port. If it does not charge, I can unplug > flip > plug and it will charge. Flipping back again, it will not charge. So basically the near screen USB-C port, I only have one-sided charging, and I have tried with both different power adapters and charging cables, but the issue remains the same.

Is there something I can do myself, or do I need service to get this fixed?

Posted on Oct 13, 2021 12:01 PM

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Answer 1

Oct 14, 2021 1:08 AM in response to Klaus Kjeldsen

What OS are you using right now?

Updated to the last version?

What power adapters and cables have you tried?

Original or third party?

Asking because:

I had similar issue with third party adapter and cable, no matte if i use original adapter and third party cable or original cable and third party adapter, as soon as one or both of them was not the original one, the Macbook sometimes charged, sometimes not.

Updated to the last OS version: no issues at all, allways charging.

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Answer 2

Oct 17, 2021 5:04 AM in response to AndreyB1969

I'm running Big Sur 11.6 latest update, now at least (always using original chargers and cables). Problem seems to be gone. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Macbook Air M1 one-sided charging in near screen USB-C port.

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