MacBook Air battery is draining faster after the Sequoia update

I experiencing the same issue for my MBP 15 2018. Shut down laptop with fully charged battery, but when i turn on the day after, the battery only left 5% and after charge for 5 minutes it is become 77% charged. Important battery issue (Battery service recommended)also appears on system setting.

I have the same problem on a new 15" M2 Macbook Air bought in July of this year, it has barely 10 charge cycles and before the update to Sequoia 15 it consumed 2% in 2 to 3 hours of light use, now it drops 2% every 30 min! This is unacceptable

I have already followed the recommendations described here such as checking that there are no high consumption programs or leaving it on connected so that it can reindex after the **** update and still nothing.

The battery is consumed even when suspended and stored in its case, so I have chosen to turn it off completely between each use.

A battery is just a dumb brick. It discharges based on the energy that is drawn from it. Whether a battery charge goes up or down, in any timeframe, is totally irrelevant to anything.

What is the source of the energy drain?

Hi Mac mates, I have the same problem here, so sad!!!! I have a MacBook Pro M3; before updating to Sequoia, the battery lasted more than 8 hours without plugging in the power. Now it lasts 4 hours, more or less. Also, before updating to Sequoia, the laptop didn't take battery when suspended, but now I put the Mac in my backpack, go to work, and surprisingly, I find the battery down. WHAT IS HAPPENING??????

Okay, first off I’m glad others have reported this issue. Have a MB Pro 13” 2020 Intel i5; been working phenomenally for last 4 years, until recently - now my situation’s a bit unique, dropped a few drops of water near the right charging port but before liquid could penetrate wiped thoroughly, Mac’s been working fine since, ports as well, but since I was being overtly observant, I spotted the fast battery drainage issue (2% every 15 to 20 min). Ran an Apple diagnostics, all clear. Was wondering if I should reset SMC / NVRAM? I had updated to Sequoia few days prior btw.

Would appreciate some input my fellow Mac-ers 🙏🏼

I am experiencing the same Problem. After the Update to Sequoia 15.0.1 my Macbook Pro with M1 Pro CPU Battery discharges faster then before. And it gets a lot warmer on the underside then before. I have checked the Activity Monitor but since i have no before/after there is nothing suspicious.

This is obviously a real issue with Sequoia. My battery life is so bad now that I have to keep my charging cord within grabbing distance as I move around the office. OK, Apple, we need a fix for this!

Facing the same issue. After sequoia update my Mac lost 2% in its battery life and it's not even 5 months old yet. Apple didnt help me a lot with this. It's a very concerning issue because Mac batteries are supposed to last a long time. I am down only 30 cycles and life is already at 98%.

Same here. MacBook Air M2. After installing Sequoia, battery drain, no obvious culprit app. I just tested behaviour with Wifi and Bluetooth off, low power mode:

battery level went down linearly from 75% to 63% in 9 hours in sleep mode. That's 1.3% per hour for naught.

Hi! Quick update on my side: I updated to Sequoia 15.1.1. Yesterday evening, I closed the monitor with 100% battery. This morning, I opened it again, and finally, there was no energy drop. It is still 100%, so it seems the same behaviour with Sonoma. I'll check the energy consumption during the day...

better wait indeed. If you upgrade to Sequoia, then downgrade to Sonoma, you may face incompatibilities (such as you photos and music no longer being accessible due to different formats). Just happened to me, and another disappointment.

Moi aussi j'ai un Air M2 15 pouces 2023 et je regrette tellement d'avoir fait la màj vers Sequoia

J'ai bcp hésité et si j'avais regardé ce forum avant je ne l'aurais pas fait

Tout ce qu'il reste à espérer c'est qu'Apple fasse une màj corrigeant la situation

Avant de faire une màj vers Sequoia attendez de voir s'il y a un patch disponible sinon à votre place j'éviterais

En tous cas à moins qu'Apple sorte un patch ma confiance dans les produits Apple se trouve sérieusement ébranlée

Je suis extrêmement déçu quand je pense que mon ordi n'a même pas un an...

Same problem i have a 15 inch macbook pro from 2018 (2.2 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i7). Since the update to Sequoia the laptop has been behaving very strangely where it doesn't switch on, saying that the battery is empty however when I connect the power cable it turns on and the battery display is at 37%, 43% or even as high as 77%. I checked the battery health and it says it is normal. This only started happening since updating to Sequoia last week.

Exact same issue with battery performance as reported by everyone else. I'm on Sequoia 15.1.11 16" Apple M1 Pro. Battery life has gone from 7-9 hours, to barely surviving 3.

Is this part of Apples idea of forced obsolesces and get everyone to buy a new laptop after software updates.

Same situation here with our two MacBook Pro 16'' M1 Max 2021, the battery is draining very fast.

It does not even last a third of the day, from 8am to 12am it loses more that 50% just having Mail opened, navigating on the internet via Safari and listening to music via Apple Music (knowing the music I listen to is all downloaded).