I got a new MB Air with M2 Chip and now it gets powered on by touching any key, even just by opening the lid.
Can any one guide me how to stop this as often it is a nuisance.
MacBook Air, macOS 12.6
Hey! This is a great feature.
I am glad Apple understands that when I shut down my MacBook I don't really want to shut down my MacBook. And even if I did, how would I know to turn it back on again? It's not like there is some dedicated "power on" button. It would confuse my little brain. I mean what would you do with a MacBook that's shut down anyway? Clean it? Pfffff.
Hey! This is a great feature.
I am glad Apple understands that when I shut down my MacBook I don't really want to shut down my MacBook. And even if I did, how would I know to turn it back on again? It's not like there is some dedicated "power on" button. It would confuse my little brain. I mean what would you do with a MacBook that's shut down anyway? Clean it? Pfffff.
Hi leonbakhan,
That is normal for the newer MacBooks.
You cannot disable this feature.
Even if the MacBook is powered off via the power key/button, it will instantly wake when a key is pressed, the trackpad is clicked, or the MacBook's lid is opened from being closed.
If you'd like, you can submit feedback regarding this here: Product Feedback
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities.
Cheers!
Well this is just me being plain annoying, but the most that you can do is go to terminal and do commands, or write a script in xcode (for that purpose)
Thanks for this.
Yes it is a new feature and as such nothing is going to stop this.
It is a good feature, but sometimes it doesn't't go well with our previous habit of turning the powering our devices on as we used to do in the older models.
Thanks for clarifying this. Most of the folks here are not aware of this.
leonbakhan wrote:
No this is not going to solve the problem as it is a new feature in the newer models.
So let's not waste time on this.
We have to live with it.
Let's see what the newer OS will do about it.
It has been this way since the introduction of the M1 MacBook Airs in 2020, so don't expect any sort of change.
No this is not going to solve the problem as it is a new feature in the newer models.
So let's not waste time on this.
We have to live with it.
Let's see what the newer OS will do about it.
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