macbook charger shows red light until switched on

Nasstasha wrote:

I just got my M1 MacBook Pro 1 month ago and have charged it three times ever since.

I've noticed that the red light doesn't become green until I switch on my Macbook to check on it.

I left my Macbook charging for a couple of hours and since it still showed red, I thought it wasn't fully charged and decided to leave it alone. However, I started to worry after it was still showing red, so I decided to switch my Macbook on and once it turned on, it immediately turned green and shows fully charged. This has happened every time I charge it and I'm starting to work.

Why doesn't the cable turn automatically green? Did I do something under battery preferences to make it act this way?

the Amber/orange/red is charging.

Green is fully charged.

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