MacBook Air M2 Battery Drain Problem While in Sleep Mode

I have the same issue with both m1 / m2 MacBook Air, the only thing I find helping is to turn off wifi before I close the lid. With wifi off, I can leave the Mac off for many days with no drain of the battery. if I leave wifi on, the battery on the Mac will drain within 3 days...

IDK if you got your solution, but for my M2 Macbook pro 13" the culprit to massive battry drain while in sleep mode was Bluetooth. I use a bluetooth trackball and when you put it to sleep the bluetooth would constantly wake it and search for the device, which is a bug since it shouldn't do that in sleep. So, if I turned off Bluetooth before putting it to sleep that solved it for me.

I had the same issue on MBP m2. Bluetooth was actually ok for me. But "Wake for network access" was the culprit.

to everyone having sleep problems...

try "Sleep Aid" App and in Settings

Disable Wifi during sleep + Disable Keep network alive...

FindMy - wont work but drain will end!

Sleep aid is Free for 14 days so you can test....

For test purpose close the lid and after 1hour come back and see how many sleeps you got without the settings enabled and as a start point maybe try it as it is before you disable...

Regards and let me know your results.

Chris

Hello halorobinjong,

Thanks for reaching out to us here in Apple Support Communities. We understand you're experiencing some battery life issues with your MacBook Air. We're glad you're here, and we can help.

You'll want to start by working through all the suggested steps in the link below to optimize your battery life and diagnose battery issues:

Get help with your Mac notebook battery

Let us know your results, and we'll take a closer look from there if needed.

Take care.

Thanks for reaching out again, halorobinjong. You may find help with the following article, as it can walk through some steps helping with issues pertaining to MacBook battery life: If your Mac battery runs out of charge quickly

If you're having issues with your MacBook battery running out of charge quicker than it should, these steps may help:

* Check your battery’s condition. The battery’s ability to hold a charge may be less than when it was new. See Check the condition of your Mac laptop’s battery.

* Change your settings. For example, dim the display, turn off Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and set the display to turn off after a period of inactivity. See Save energy on your Mac.

* Turn on Low Power Mode. See Change Battery settings on a Mac laptop. 

* Quit apps that you aren’t using. Even an app you aren’t using may be working in the background and consuming energy.

* Disconnect any accessories that you aren’t using, such as external hard drives.

* Keep your software up to date. See the Apple Support article Update macOS on Mac.

Let us know if this helps.

Regards.

halorobinjong, Thanks for letting us know. In that case, we recommend that you contact Apple Support directly so that they can work with you to find a solution. You can reach them by clicking here: Apple Support or calling the most local number in your region: Contact Apple for support and service Thank you for participating in the Apple Support Communities. Cheers!

fatDannies wrote:

I am so fed up of contacting Apple specialists cuz they all said the same thing without any help at all. I was asked to check any significant energy consumption from Activity Monitor but they are all normal. My cycle count increase 1 every day with constant charging.

Have you had your issue resolved by Apple?

Have you, as suggested by the Community Specialist, contacted Apple directly using the provided Get Support link? If you don't want to do that then take your Mac into either an Apple Authorized Service Provider or Apple Store nearest you. If needed here is link for you start your search:

Apple Repair and Repair Status Check - Official Apple Support

Support link is at the bottom if this page.

Halorobinjong,

We see exactly what you mean and suggest that you work with Apple directly concerning this issue. They will be able assist you further with finding a solution. Please follow this link to connect with them: Get Support

Have a wonderful day!

Yes, I had always contacted Apple directly. I got appointment from them to go to physical store (twice) but the issue still remained the same. First they asked me to update my Mac, then the second time asked me to bring my Mac to store just to have the software reinstalled/restored.

I contacted again (always ended up having long conservation)- the latest time was in March and they asked me to check for any significant % CPU from Activity Monitor (like over 50%) which I don't see anything abnormal activity. I'm literally tired of reiterating my Mac's battery again and again to different people and have all different specialists told me all the steps the others had told me to do so.

So I ceased to contact Apple again because I don't see any progressiveness in contacting Apple specialists at all.

I bought my Mac in late August 2022 but now my battery health is 93% in January 2023 (the Apple specialist told me it is normal). Then I noticed that my Mac suddenly drained its battery so quick ( to the point I had to charge 2-3 times a day. Now it is 4-5 times a day). I was literally breaking down when I see no help at all when contacting Apple and see that it wasted my time, the chatting was not entirely responsive and sometimes . That's the reason I do not want to contact them again

I had this problem for a while and I tried different software solutions (reset memory, close apps and so). I have a MBP 16" with I9. What I did which solved the problem: I watched a video about how to open the back plate of the computer (you need a special screwdriver) and I gently cleaned up the computer with a vacuum cleaner (with low power). This solved the problem for me.