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dorina135 Author

Level 1

25 points

Sequoia 15 ruined to my Macbook M2 battery life

Hi there,

Is there somebody with the same problem?

After I downloaded the new Sequoia 15 to my Macbook M2 Max(64gb, 2T SSD) my computer fantastic battery time become so bad.

Yesterday charged my Macbook to 80% and I went to bed, while the machine didn't use any program the Macbook battery reduces 73% and this is a totally new thing in this machine.

Two days ago the basic internet using cause total low battery, but before I downloaded Sequoia 15 this kind of work caused max 10-15 % reduce. It so disappointing. The battery time was sooo good! and I always take care for the macbook charging system and the used programs for optimisation.

I'am really sad because it is a spectacular changes and not the good way.

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 15.0

Posted on Sep 24, 2024 2:33 AM

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_ALP

Level 1

14 points

Posted on Oct 6, 2024 7:04 AM

I am having the same problem. My laptop is not even 3 month old and after the update its draining the battery like crazy?

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PRP_53

Level 10

91,819 points

Oct 30, 2024 12:15 PM in response to n8levy

n8levy wrote:

SAME ! Please say an update is on the way.

Ask and Ye shall receive

Sequoia 15.1 Latest Update released Monday Oct 28, 2024

About the security content of macOS Sequoia 15.1

Oct 25, 2024 2:54 AM in response to etresoft

Hi. My MacBook Pro 2019 have a same problem after sequoia update. Battery drain after shutdown. During sleep have a same situation. Etrecheck report is here; Please help me. Sorry, my English is weak.

Etre Check Report a1989

Nov 13, 2024 11:40 AM in response to dorina135

Hello everyone,

I wanted to share the steps I followed after contacting support to address the rapid battery drain issue, which worked well for me.

Restart your MacBook in Safe Mode.
Create a new user account on your MacBook.

- Skip any non-essential setup steps and let the system load to the standard desktop.
- Do not connect Apple ID

Restart the system and log in to the newly created account.
Shut down the MacBook again.
Connect the charger and charge to 100%.
Start up the MacBook and check the battery life in the Activity Monitor to see if the issue is resolved.

Cheers!

dorina135 Author

Level 1

25 points

Sep 27, 2024 8:36 AM in response to ArnaudDelé

Thanks for these great tips!

I am very sorry that you are also having problems with this update.

I did what you suggested, I also applied some tips before the problem, but point 5 was new to me, SMC reset is an option for M2 Max chips as well?

These methods helped for you?

dorina135 Author

Level 1

25 points

Sep 27, 2024 12:02 PM in response to PRP_53

Thank you both so much for the useful information and explanation! @etresoft @ PRP_53,

If I understand correctly what you suggest @ PRP_53, this application: Etrecheck - it shows me which other app is consuming a lot of energy in the background on my mac machine in non-optimized mode?

After I have found out which app or apps are "badly" working, can I send feedback to the app's developer via Etrecheck?

This approach also means that the problem is not in Sequoia 15, instead the cause of the problem is that some 3rd party apps are not uptodate?

Thus, if Sequoia 15 is updated to 15.1 or 15.2, this situation will not be resolved until the 3rd party updates ?

PRP_53

Level 10

91,819 points

Sep 27, 2024 1:50 PM in response to dorina135

Again, I would potential agree with the assessment provided by @etrecheck in above reply.

At this point in trouble shooting this computer issue

It now falls entirely on you as to what remedial actions may be needed

We can not make those decisions for you

ChiefKAW

Level 1

8 points

Nov 10, 2024 9:33 AM in response to dorina135

I had the same issue, when streaming a church service, the battery would drain even though the Mac is attached to the power adapter, and never had this problem before the upgrade to Sequoia. That was version 15.0 of Sequoia. I updated to the latest/greatest 15.1 and the problem has resolved. The battery stays fully charged while streaming.

Try that first before worrying about battery health, third party power hogs, etc. If things were fine before going to Sequoia they should remain fine, now that we're beyond a dot-zero version.

xiaoyihf

Level 1

4 points

Nov 22, 2024 6:05 PM in response to dorina135

Sequoia 15 also ruined the battery of my 2018 MacBook pro. The problem IS NOT SMC. The fix is to turn off as many background process as possible in "allow in the background".

Search "MacBook Overheating While Sleeping on macOS Sequoia 15 0" in youtube, and Michael Moy explained in more detail.

dorina135 Author

Level 1

25 points

Sep 27, 2024 8:42 AM in response to PRP_53

My all data is : 635,83 Gb File changes I did some, because I its my main and only workstation. But I will take leave alone my Mac For the weekend hopefully it can help.