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Incorrect battery percentage indicator - macOS 12.3

I have macOS 12.3 on my 14 inch macbook pro. My mac shuts off when the battery percentage reaches around 20%. The battery health is showing as normal. I think there's a software bug in the percentage indicator.

MacBook Pro 14″, 12.3

Posted on Apr 9, 2022 4:38 PM

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Posted on Apr 10, 2022 8:47 AM

h8pathak wrote:

I have macOS 12.3 on my 14 inch macbook pro. My mac shuts off when the battery percentage reaches around 20%. The battery health is showing as normal. I think there's a software bug in the percentage indicator.


In an effort to sort anomalies on the M1 (M1 Mac doesn’t have a System Management Controller.)


the go to way is do a  SafeBoot—

How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support


Takes a bit longer to get to the login screen, does a quick disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, including dynamic loader cache, etc.

No need to log in— Reboot as normal and test. Caches get rebuilt automatically.


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Apr 10, 2022 8:47 AM in response to h8pathak

h8pathak wrote:

I have macOS 12.3 on my 14 inch macbook pro. My mac shuts off when the battery percentage reaches around 20%. The battery health is showing as normal. I think there's a software bug in the percentage indicator.


In an effort to sort anomalies on the M1 (M1 Mac doesn’t have a System Management Controller.)


the go to way is do a  SafeBoot—

How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support


Takes a bit longer to get to the login screen, does a quick disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, including dynamic loader cache, etc.

No need to log in— Reboot as normal and test. Caches get rebuilt automatically.


Incorrect battery percentage indicator - macOS 12.3

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