My macbook pro battery is not charging

I have found the solution to this problem and it’s quite easy. This fix is for MacBooks pro 2016 and later. If the SMC and PRAM reset don’t work then try this. Firstly check and make sure that the battery health is normal, not service recommended. If the battery health is normal then your battery doesn’t have any issue. It’s a software problem. Simply turn off your pc, leave for 1 minute then turn it back on I’m recovery mode (press command + R after pressing the power on button). Make sure your charger is plugged in. After opening recovery mode and choosing the language, proceed to disconnect your charger. Your pc will warn you that the battery is very low. Ignore it. It is a software error. Connect the pc to a wifi and open safari. Browse as much as u can until the battery completely drains out and the pc shuts down by itself (to know if the pc is fully drained after it goes off, try putting it on, if the low battery signal comes on, then the battery isn’t fully drained). After draining the battery, allow for 20 minutes then connect the charger and put it back on, the battery will now charge normally.

Posted on May 4, 2023 11:13 AM

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Posted on May 11, 2023 12:29 PM

Had exactly the same issue. Out of nowhere, the machine just powered off. 

After powering it up, with the power cable connected I was getting the red warning of low battery. 

No SMC, PRAM, whatever reset helped.

Used your instructions, but, because the battery was fully charged, I opted for using the machine playing a video (for it to not sleep) until the battery depleted. It uses more power than the recovery mode (of course, you should abstain to use it for productive work).


Thanks for your tip!

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Mar 7, 2024 4:07 PM in response to xabier240

None of this advice helped and my battery is saying it is ‘normal’, I only replaced it about 6 months ago. Over the last year I’ve spent so much money on this laptop, replacing practically all it’s internal elements due to weird issues like this, where the battery won’t charge or is just shuts itself off randomly, or the USB port doesn’t work. I’ve replaced everything, including the battery, to the point where it’s a totally new laptop now. It worked fine for about 6 months after replacing the motherboard and now the battery won’t charge again. It absolutely feels like planned redundancy to me, as it’s clearly a software “bug”, none of the above solutions help me.

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