My M1 MacBook Air is a brand new one(1 month old). The battery life was awesome until I downloaded and upgraded the OS to the macOS Monterey. The current battery drain is like down to 62% from 100% in just 3 hours. Is anyone else facing the same issue? What can be the steps to downgrade my macOS back to Big Sur?
MacBook Air (2020 or later)
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Hello all,
I have the same battery fast drain issue on my MBP M1 2020, have spoken with customer support, they have suggested to create new user without signing to icloud, i am able to get the same battery life as big sur, they have told it might be monterey installation issue. Sad thing is apple has not known or officially declared this issue. Hope this is helpful
peej1998 wrote:
Until now, I am running my device in safe mode and the battery performance has been great so far.
This is a clue pointing to an extension or software that has been installed that persists in operating in the background when you are expecting the Mac to sleep. Safe mode disables those things. Some software might not be compatible with Monterey. This can be happening from a variety of user installed items, but the first suspects are usually things like anti-virus, security software, "cleanser" apps, "snitch" programs, or other background items.
U didn’t check the date. It was written when 12.2.1 wasn’t released yet. After I installed the update, the issue is resolved!!!
my only issue now in monterey is my AirPods 3 and AirPods pro sounds robotic when im usjng the mic. When i used my AirPods both on my iPad pro m1 and iPhone 13 pro max, it’s ok. Only when i used it on my macbook pro 16in 2019 monterey the robotic audio is present.
Had the same issue, turning on low power mode, that is now available in macOS Monterey, helped me get the battery life back. I hope to see some fix soon...
I have a brand new M1 Pro MBP 14" (10c/16c 1TB) which I updated to Monterey 12.1 immediately on purchase, not exactly the same scenario so I can't say if this is a Monterey 12.1 issue or a hardware issue:
My MBP drains approximately 3% per hour while in sleep e.g., I'll sleep the MBP at 100% battery and wake to 80% (system settings: screen time off, DND on, low power mode on, all apps closed, bluetooth off, notifications off, wake for network access off, no peripherals plugged in). Prior to utilising these system settings the battery would drain approx. 5% per hour so you could try similar system settings.
In terms of everyday usage I get approximately 7-8 hours usage with light browsing and youtube playback through Safari. A fair bit less than expected.
My partner has an identically specced M1 Pro MBP 14" purchased at the same time and when tested and compared for same use case over a number of days: hits 12-14 hours usage with 0% battery drain over night with identical apps installed, and with identical app and system settings used.
Anecdotally, a colleague with the entry spec M1 Pro MBP 14" obtains a similar 12-14 hours usage while word processing/emailing at work while using external display though I have not had the same opportunity to test my colleagues MBP as I have had with my partners MBP.
On the advice of others, I have been running pmset logs and can see that while in sleep last night my MBP:
Stats since last reboot (last night immediately before sleeping):
The above had initially led me to believe that there may be a hardware issue with my MBP (I will be taking this in to the Genius bar for assessment) however, I have seen a relatively high number of anecdotal reports across various forums, including Apple support communities, where owners of M1 MBP 13" and M1 MBA are also experiencing similar battery drain issues both in sleep and during use after updating to Monterey.
Perhaps I'm facing both a hardware and software issue.
The only way to reset to Big Sur is to fresh install with a USB. I followed these steps:
Dropbox deleted and now Mac runs better. Mentioned that google drive helper also impactful for the CPU
For those who are joining the discussion now, this has been going on for a long time. Clearly, Apple does not have a solution. I went back to BigSur and my Mac is back to normal.
Best,
Kamau.
Apparently is a bug on the battery software in Monterey. I have a MacBook Pro M1 (2020) and the battery on Big Sur lasted two times the capacity compared to Monterey, doing the same stuff. Had to downgrade to Big Sur until Apple corrects this on the next update.
I'm on 12.1 and it's ok. Battery life is not as good as it was on Big Sur but it's not terrible anymore. The thing I noticed, is that it has got better over time. It was awful at the beginning but, gradually, it improved. I did a fresh install of Monterey at one point (without losing the installed apps and data) and that certainly made things better. I'll see how it goes....
Many people have stated that the battery drain on the newer MBP can be solved by doing a fresh install, without logging in. It has been suggested that carrying over system information from a previous MacBook could be the culprit. I know of a few cases where people have stated that this has worked for them, on both the original M1s and the new ones. Worth a shot.
My MB Air M1 was running on battery less than 5 hours (purchased in December 2021). Returned to Big Sur and greatly increased battery life.
Support told me to install Monterey, but I didn't have the courage
MacOS Monterey in my Mac M1 - Happened two times in 1 week this 2022, while my device is on standby and there's no App in active use, nor a safari or any demanding application in the background is opened, my device drained battery from 100% to an empty batt in a few hours.
Until now, I am running my device in safe mode and the battery performance has been great so far.
I have a newish Mac Book Pro M1. Started on Big Sur. Within weeks was (ahem) compelled to upgrade to Monterey. Absolutely no difference in Battery usage. Still lasts all day. You know you can click the little battery icon at the top of the screen and it will "best guess" which app(s) are draining your battery. In my case, it's Safari. However, I have been off-cord for over an hour and my battery is still at 99%. So it might be only certain apps that go overboard when upgrading.
Battery draining in macOS Monterey - M1 MacBook Air
