Just bought the 16" MBP M1Pro and noticed when I "shutdown" the MacBook, close the lid, plug in the supplied MagSafe charger to the Mac, the MagSafe indicator light flashes amber and making a connect/disconnect sound from the Mac. Now if the Mac is powered on, charging works as it should. Spoke with Apple Support on this and they have no clue on this type of issue. Anyone else experiencing this issue?
MacBook Pro (2020 and later)
I skipped on sending it in for a replacement and followed a tip I found somewhere about the "Battery Optimization" feature. Don't even really understand what its supposed to do, my comprehension skills aren't the best but I guess its supposed to help with the battery life by following your charging habits. What I took it to mean is that it wont charge my laptop when I plug it in based on some arbitrary AI trying to track my sporadic and random habits of charging.
So.... Turned that feature off and I can safely say that my laptop charges whenever I plug it in, close the lid, shut down, etc. No more blinking on and off with the charger light going on and off. Works like normal.
I did also update after receiving it, i'll assume its the 12.0.1 (I'm not on that laptop right now to check but im sure Monterey hasn't had that many updates since I got the laptop a week ago.)
Hope this helps someone out.
Lithica said: "I have upgraded to 12.1 and my charging cable is still flashing amber. "
I'm not sure what to advise in your case. Maybe you could try to apply the update a second time? (not sure if that is possible)
I have been testing this daily, and in my case the issue is resolved.
Thank God for the New update because i was seriously considering returning this thing ,due to this fault ...
the update fixed the issue .. the orange blinking light while trying to charge it and off with lid closed ..
same issue. hoping i dont have to get it replaced :(
Congratulations my friend
MacBook Pro 16" (2021) M1Pro Charging issue?
