Why does streaming music use so much battery?

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Why does streaming music use so much battery?

I have had my M1 MacBookPro 13" for just over 1 month and have had no problems with it. However, in the past few days, I realised that my Macbooks battery was draining quite quickly, and while researching I came across the 'Activity Monitor' and found out that it was Apple Music that was using so much battery. However, it wasn't that apple music working in the background as I had thought. Instead, I realised that streaming music (on apple music) would use so much energy, and it was that which was using most of my battery. How do I fix this? Or at least lower the impact?

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streaming

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MacBook Pro (2020 and later)

Posted on Mar 24, 2022 4:20 AM

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Miche11e_P

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Mar 25, 2022 7:16 AM in response to OwenShephard

Hi OwenShephard,

Thanks for contacting Apple Support Communities!

We understand you're concerned about the amount of power needed to stream music on your Mac.

Your battery life depends on your Mac's configuration and how it's being used. This is a great resource to help you to maximize your Mac's battery life and to help diagnose any possible issues with it: Get help with your Mac notebook battery

Run diagnostics

A great place to start when troubleshooting battery issues is the built-in diagnostics that are available on your Mac notebook. Learn how to use Apple Diagnostics on your Mac.

If you don't find any issues with Apple Diagnostics, read on for more information about troubleshooting your battery.

We hope this helps.

Cheers!

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