M1 Macbook Pro battery drains very quickly while asleep

Michael Tyznik Said:

"M1 Macbook Pro battery drains very quickly while asleep: My new M1 Macbook Pro 14" had really great battery life when I got it — I could go like 5 days using it several hours a day without charging. But for the last month or so, it drains very quickly while it's asleep.[...]"

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Perhaps this is a Faulty Device?:

How old is this Mac? Note that you have a one-year, out-of-the-box, limited-warranty with this. So, if it is covered under warranty, then see if you can get this service. Being faulty, it likely would be nothing on you. Ask Apple Support for assistance.

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See my following reply.

Michael Tyznik Said:

"M1 Macbook Pro battery drains very quickly while asleep: My new M1 Macbook Pro 14" had really great battery life when I got it — I could go like 5 days using it several hours a day without charging. But for the last month or so, it drains very quickly while it's asleep.[...]"

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Along with my above reply.

Troubleshooting Mac Power Drain:

Three Things:

I. Boot in Safe Mode:

[Hold Down: shift key, upon boot], In Safe Mode, Login Items do not run at login, certain preferences are set aside, and damaged system files are then reset. So, once booted in to Safe Mode, wait 30 seconds, and then boot up normally seeing if you still get this error.

II. Try a New Admin User:

What happens when you create a new administrator user, and log into it? Do you still get this error? If not, then it is likely an error with the current user. If so, then it is likely an error with your Mac.

III. Reset your SMC and your NVRAM:

Sometimes changes (i.e. Installations) are made to the system and then settings (i.e. for Power) become corrupted, technically. So, reset both on your Mac. So, reset the SMC (Intel-only Macs) and reset the NVRAM or PRAM. It might take three tries. to fix this. So, be certain you have the time to do so.

Start With This:

• Reset NVRAM or PRAM on your Mac - Apple Support
• How to Reset the SMC of your Mac - Apple Support

Michael Tyznik Said:

"This is an M1 Mac, so no NVRAM, PRAM, or SMC to reset. I tried completely resetting to factory settings and not restoring from a backup, so I'm on a totally new user. At first it seemed to be fixed, but now I'm back to draining while asleep:"

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Thank you for the screenshot.

Troubleshooting Mac Power Drain:

Some more thoughts...

A. Single-Out this User:

So, what happen when you create a new user (administrator-type)? See if you still get this issue. If not, then it is an issue with the configuration in the current user. If so, then it is likely an error with the entire Mac itself.

B. Reinstall the macOS:

Even though you performed a factory reset, try reinstalling the macOS. Perhaps the reinstall was not 100% done in full, and something became corrupt.

C. Scan for Malware:

Scan with Malwarebytes for Mac:

Malwarebytes searches for malware (short for (malicious software) and spyware. Those make your Mac act in a mislead manor. So scan with it, and remove what is found from the quarantine. It is created by longtime users of these forums making it the only reliable Security Software for a Mac.

Downloads:

1. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac
2. Malwarebytes Uninstaller

D. Remove Login Items:

See if there are any Login Items in your user's account. If so, they may may be running in the background.

E. View the Force Quit Menu:

Is there anything shown in the Force Quit... menu that reads "(Note Responding)"? If so, Force Quit it.

Michael Tyznik wrote:

My new M1 Macbook Pro 14" had really great battery life when I got it — I could go like 5 days using it several hours a day without charging. But for the last month or so, it drains very quickly while it's asleep. If I leave it unplugged overnight it will be dead by the time I wake up. This is what System Prefs shows, draining while the screen is not on at all:

This was happening at least since 13.3. I've also turned off Power Nap, turned off wake on LAN, turned off all sharing, and done an OS reinstall. Nothing has fixed this.

[Edited by Moderator]

What is 13.3 (?)

Can you verify your software is up to date—the current Monterey macOS is 12.3.1

Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support

Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support

Early version have this known bug.

I have the same battery draining issues on my macbook pro m1, running on Monterey beta 12.4 (21F5048e).

I see these logs on darkwake... Tried disabling wifi/ bluetooth/powernap, reinstalled mac os... nothing seems fix this problem...

2022-04-15 12:46:04 +0200 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to NUB.SPMISw3IRQ nub-spmi0.0x02 rtc/ Using BATT (Charge:36%) 6 secs
2022-04-15 12:46:10 +0200 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to NUB.SPMISw3IRQ nub-spmi0.0x02 rtc/ Using BATT (Charge:36%) 5 secs
2022-04-15 12:46:16 +0200 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to NUB.SPMISw3IRQ nub-spmi0.0x02 rtc/ Using BATT (Charge:36%) 5 secs
2022-04-15 12:46:22 +0200 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to NUB.SPMISw3IRQ nub-spmi0.0x02 rtc/ Using BATT (Charge:36%) 5 secs
2022-04-15 12:46:28 +0200 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to NUB.SPMISw3IRQ nub-spmi0.0x02 rtc/ Using BATT (Charge:36%) 5 secs
2022-04-15 12:46:34 +0200 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to NUB.SPMISw3IRQ nub-spmi0.0x02 rtc/ Using BATT (Charge:36%) 5 secs
2022-04-15 12:46:40 +0200 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to NUB.SPMISw3IRQ nub-spmi0.0x02 rtc/ Using BATT (Charge:36%) 5 secs
2022-04-15 12:46:46 +0200 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to NUB.SPMISw3IRQ nub-spmi0.0x02 rtc/ Using BATT (Charge:36%) 5 secs
2022-04-15 12:46:52 +0200 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to NUB.SPMISw3IRQ nub-spmi0.0x02 rtc/ Using BATT (Charge:35%) 5 secs
2022-04-15 12:46:58 +0200 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to NUB.SPMISw3IRQ nub-spmi0.0x02 rtc/ Using BATT (Charge:35%) 5 secs
2022-04-15 12:47:03 +0200 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to NUB.SPMISw3IRQ nub-spmi0.0x02 rtc/ Using BATT (Charge:35%) 6 secs
2022-04-15 12:47:09 +0200 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to NUB.SPMISw3IRQ nub-spmi0.0x02 rtc/ Using BATT (Charge:35%) 6 secs
2022-04-15 12:47:15 +0200 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to NUB.SPMISw3IRQ nub-spmi0.0x02 rtc/ Using BATT (Charge:35%) 5 secs
2022-04-15 12:47:21 +0200 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to NUB.SPMISw3IRQ nub-spmi0.0x02 rtc/ Using BATT (Charge:35%) 5 secs
2022-04-15 12:47:27 +0200 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to NUB.SPMISw3IRQ nub-spmi0.0x02 rtc/ Using BATT (Charge:35%) 5 secs
2022-04-15 12:47:33 +0200 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to NUB.SPMISw3IRQ nub-spmi0.0x02 rtc/ Using BATT (Charge:35%) 5 secs
2022-04-15 12:47:39 +0200 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to NUB.SPMISw3IRQ nub-spmi0.0x02 rtc/ Using BATT (Charge:35%) 5 secs
2022-04-15 12:47:45 +0200 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to NUB.SPMISw3IRQ nub-spmi0.0x02 rtc/ Using BATT (Charge:35%) 5 secs
2022-04-15 12:47:51 +0200 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to NUB.SPMISw3IRQ nub-spmi0.0x02 rtc/ Using BATT (Charge:35%) 5 secs
2022-04-15 12:47:56 +0200 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to NUB.SPMISw3IRQ nub-spmi0.0x02 rtc/ Using BATT (Charge:35%) 6 secs
2022-04-15 12:48:02 +0200 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to NUB.SPMISw3IRQ nub-spmi0.0x02 rtc/ Using BATT (Charge:35%) 6 secs
2022-04-15 12:48:08 +0200 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to NUB.SPMISw3IRQ nub-spmi0.0x02 rtc/ Using BATT (Charge:35%) 6 secs
2022-04-15 12:48:14 +0200 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to NUB.SPMISw3IRQ nub-spmi0.0x02 rtc/ Using BATT (Charge:35%) 6 secs
2022-04-15 12:48:20 +0200 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to NUB.SPMISw3IRQ nub-spmi0.0x02 rtc/ Using BATT (Charge:35%) 5 secs
2022-04-15 12:48:26 +0200 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Deep Idle [CDN] : due to NUB.SPMISw3IRQ nub-spmi0.0x02 rtc/ Using BATT (Charge:35%) 5 secs

After I logged out of iMessage on my macbook pro m1, the problem seems to be fixed! Charged to 100% and the next morning I had 99% battery instead of 60%