MacBook Pro is draining battery while it's turned off - Battery discharges 30% overnight

I have the same issue. Battery totally discharges when switched off. Thought it was the battery even though it said it was good. Changed it anyway costing me £140 and its still the same.

Something is clearly not right with the OS to cause this.

Must be something running in the background draining the battery.

Any suggestions would be very welcome.

Same, I have a MacBook Pro 2019 and it drains every night, no matter what I do. It drains all the way, too, not to 3%. I've run the activity monitor, shut down background apps, closed down all the apps running; it doesn't matter, it still does it. It's destroying the computer too because I'm currently in a very hot area and when I carry it in my bag and then take it out after a few hours, it's so hot I almost can't even touch it. Then I open it and it's really glitchy and takes ages to return to normal.

I think it's a built-in design to ruin the machine and battery faster that way we have to buy new ones every few years. It's really unfortunate too because it's a nice machine otherwise.

I'm sure people go through the common points, I sure have. Shut off the bluetooth, wifi, make sure there are no other devices attached to it, make sure everything is updated, reset the SMC and NVRAM, make sure the battery health is ok, etc. It still does it, every time. There should be no reason one need manually turn the machine to sleep mode just so it will go into sleep mode. The battery settings themselves should also be such that sleep mode actually works.

Hi there, i have 2021 M1 MacBook Air and i have the exact same problem. Could you have found a solution for this?

When someone complains that their foot is hurting, your suggestion is to wear shoes, wherein you explain sarcastically that the foot isn’t designed for the rough terrain of city landscapes? Thank gosh you stopped by, here on Apple’s forum. If only I had thought to plug in my machine.

I just had the issue with one of my organization's Apple laptops which appears to be some sort of software issue since I've performed extensive tests on the battery and macOS detected the closing of the lid in the logs, but macOS kept busy until the battery reached 3% and entered hibernation mode.

For people testing, they should also try putting the laptop to sleep manually by clicking the Apple menu and selecting "Sleep" (or if their Lid Angle Sensor is faulty).

Software issues are one of the common reasons for the battery draining. iCloud & other cloud file syncing services tend to be a common reason as well. Figuring out exactly what software or service is causing the problem can be tricky though.

When you set your computer down in one place, connect it to AC power.

That computer is a battery-CAPABLE device. It is not optimized as a battery-operated device. (It is NOT an iPhone.)

In general, you should ALWAYS connect AC power when it is possible to do so, and only run on batteries (which could be somewhat slower) when no AC sources are at hand. Your Mac will NEVER over-charge.

<< Any suggestions would be very welcome. >>

if you plug it in before you set it down for the night, it can't run out of power no matter what it is doing.

same here and the strange thing is I have purchased 2 weeks ago only

Make sure to disconnect the power adapter and all physically connected external devices prior to selecting "Shutdown" since disconnecting items from the laptop can trigger the laptop to power back on. Also avoid touching any key on the keyboard or even the Trackpad since that can also trigger the laptop to power back on. Apple loves to include very useless & annoying features these days.

Before powering off the laptop, make sure to press the Caps Lock key so its LED is lit. When the laptop is completely powered off, this LED should go out so at least you know the laptop reached a power off state and did not get stuck closing down macOS.

Edit: The laptop can be triggered to power on if the lid/sleep sensor is triggered as well. Sometimes this is triggered by moving the display, or even by moving the laptop to or from a metallic or magnetic surface. A bad or misconfigured Lid Angle Sensor could be at fault too, although you can check if this sensor is working by logging into macOS, then closing the lid. Slowly open the lid and peer inside to see whether you can see any video....if you can, then this sensor is not working. Normally you should be greeted with a login prompt as well unless you have the laptop configured to automatically log in.

THIS>>>. "A bad or misconfigured Lid Angle Sensor could be at fault too, although you can check if this sensor is working by logging into macOS, then closing the lid."

I tested this several times by closing & opening my macbook and realized my the sensor doesn't always work. After reviewing my battery health I can see this happened to me on Sunday, where my macbook was running the whole time while the screen was off.

Thank you for your tip!!!

Hi All,

I am having the same issue, MacBook pro 21 continued to use energy while it was off not sleep as seen at the picture below.

Has anyone tried with Apple service yet and what was the result?

Thanks.

Same for me. I am curious to know if this is happening for Intel MacBooks only.

My MacBook is of 2020 and this issue is persistent since 2022. My original battery went for a toss in 3 years time. I had to replace it in Aug 2023, but no success.

NOTE: Every night I do a complete SHUTDOWN assuming sleep mode might not be enough, but its still the SAME. Even after shutdown, I keep observing the system where it keeps on heating up.

Here are few instances which clearly shows the drainage.

My Battery Settings: