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Macbook Pro M1 2020 Battery Health

My Macbook Pro M1 2020 has only reached 49 cycles (since January 10, 2022). But in the past week, the battery health (Maximum Capacity) has dropped by 3%. Why is this happening all of a sudden? How to fix this?


Posted on May 20, 2022 2:04 PM

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Posted on May 20, 2022 2:14 PM

mounota1 wrote:

My Macbook Pro M1 2020 has only reached 49 cycles (since January 10, 2022). But in the past week, the battery health (Maximum Capacity) has dropped by 3%. Why is this happening all of a sudden? How to fix this?


https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/e5346cd4-a130-4509-b3df-4d8a4d12f354



This is normal— I would not be concerned. If it is not broke don't fix it.

Condition : Normal


Rule of thumb:

If you are near the mains leave it plugged in, if you need the portability then run on battery only



About battery health management in Mac notebooks—

w/ silicon

About battery health management in Mac notebooks - Apple Support



You battery is covered under the warranty—

unless you battery drops to below 80% only then does Apple entertain an issue. You are at 97%—w/ BHM you will see over time this can rise and fall.


You still have an expected 1000 cycle count on your battery


Determine battery cycle count for Mac notebooks

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201585


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May 20, 2022 2:14 PM in response to mounota1

mounota1 wrote:

My Macbook Pro M1 2020 has only reached 49 cycles (since January 10, 2022). But in the past week, the battery health (Maximum Capacity) has dropped by 3%. Why is this happening all of a sudden? How to fix this?


https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/e5346cd4-a130-4509-b3df-4d8a4d12f354



This is normal— I would not be concerned. If it is not broke don't fix it.

Condition : Normal


Rule of thumb:

If you are near the mains leave it plugged in, if you need the portability then run on battery only



About battery health management in Mac notebooks—

w/ silicon

About battery health management in Mac notebooks - Apple Support



You battery is covered under the warranty—

unless you battery drops to below 80% only then does Apple entertain an issue. You are at 97%—w/ BHM you will see over time this can rise and fall.


You still have an expected 1000 cycle count on your battery


Determine battery cycle count for Mac notebooks

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201585


Macbook Pro M1 2020 Battery Health

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