Sonoma 14 Mac book constant fan and overheating

Hi! I'm facing this issue as well. My MacBook Pro 2019 since I updated for Sonoma is always overheating and the fan never stops. The following message is always showing up on my photos - Mac needs to cool down. Always this message is showing photos can't sync from iCloud. This is something that didn't happen with the previous macOS. It's frustrating!

Same issue with my M1 macbook pro. I noticed it started draining battery really fast and then I noticed it's getting super hot while I am not doing anything crazy there. This issue needs to be fixed ASAP!

Same with my iMac late 2019 ..

Did :

1.Boot with safe Mode

2.Replace my internal Fusion Drive with macOS Sonoma to an external SSD Drive.

2.Reset SMC twice.

3.Closed all Apps except one ..

1. Didn't add / install / change anything.

ALL WITH NO SOLVING THE FANS AND HOT iMAC ISSUE.

The only change was software macOS upgrade to Sonoma.

Sent Apple Bug feedback.

trialerror456 wrote:

I experienced this as well. Its so frustrating. My fan runs faster than usual.

If you are not using energy consuming heavy apps, when the fans are running wild, you better show your Mac to a service.

UPDATE:

Nope I was wrong. Still having issues.

It does generally seem to be better, cooler after the above changes, however...

I closed the lid (which should put it into sleep mode), put the MacBook into my backpack, and a couple of hours later when I took it out, the backpack was hot and the fans were going crazy.

Seemingly it wasn't going into sleep mode.

Not sure what to do now. I may try the downgrade of the OS as others have suggested but it'll be a few days before I can spend time sorting that out.

2018 MBP running 14.1.2. Removing the desktop video helped a bit but when the screen saver kicks in the fans crank back up again.

Never had this issue in previous OS's

2019 MBP, 13-inch, Intel i5, Quad Core: I had to turn screensaver off due to excessive heat and fan running constantly. Apple is competing with MS for minimally tested OS upgrades.

This. I was having issues with my relatively small Photos library (20GB) not syncing, not detecting Persons/Pets/Duplicates, so I made a new library to test things out. With a fresh library I am getting the "Mac Needs to Cool Down" message and nothing in macsfancontrol indicates that anything is running hotter than usual. I am in clamshell mode FWIW.

I just upgraded to Sonoma in place from Ventura 13.6 where I did not have this issue. :(

Why Apple doesn't test this software on current systems beforehand is unreal. My Mac is so hot, it will burn your skin. I can't imagine how much life I'm losing from my Mac due to the heat this update is causing. If I was conspiracy theorist, I'd bet that is their goal.....sell more computers. They could easily fix this but they don't. I dare Apple to provide a reasonable answer.

The same thing is happening for me on my MacBook Pro, 16-inch, 2019, 8 TB SSD, 64 GB RAM, Intel.

I had hoped that the latest update would have helped, to no avail.

The most basic tasks create enormous heat. I wish that I had not upgraded from Monterey.

This happened to me aswell when updating to Sonoma 14, and it became even worse when i updated to Sonoma 14.1.1. I have a Macbook Pro 2,3 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9 with 32 GB 2667 MHz DDR4.

The fan is at full speed even though the CPU idle is at ~87%.

Apple needs to find a solution for this!

Same issue here. M1 Macbook Pro, 64 gb RAM. Fan is constantly one, even if I have no applications open. Driving me nuts. I went to the Apple store twice (I have Applecare) and they keep telling me "it's normal". I've had this laptop for a long time, I paid good money for this laptop and the fans were never spinning like this.

Same. My MBP is now constantly hot. I even set it down for a few hours and picked it up just now and it was HOT. There's something wrong with this OS.. Or they just don't care about Intel Macs anymore.

Apple don’t care about your complain, they only care about your money. That’s why they add prices every year on this concept products that never get completed. I have never seen any constructive feedback from an Apple customer service on how to solve/fix a Mac or iPhone problem. All their products are prototype. They keep increasing product price every year just by adding one functionality on an iPhone or changes it size from old to new. A company that does it marketing research by selling prototype products to it customers.

I agree with you.

Apple is not what it used to be. Shoddy software, exorbitant prices, zero-to-none meaningful tech support, and pathetic customer care.

I expect Apple to have tested their OS upgrade thoroughly before releasing it. But, sadly the trend is for Apple to put software out there and let the users deal with it while they count the money. For example, consider the accessories that you can buy for a fraction of what Apple charges elsewhere, from cables to chargers.

And this is coming from me: a long time Apple guy who started with a Mac Plus in 1980s!

I think the time to change is on the horizon.