ibisiki wrote:
update: in safe mode it appears not to get warm at all and battery depletion is back to "normal".
so probably faulty OS/software.
Flabbergasting that this effort needs to be done to operate a Macbook normally in 2026 while it was normal practice since my first mac in 2012.
Will scrutinize logs as soon as I can like I'm the apple support staffer.
Safe Mode is only meant to be a troubleshooting aid to confirm if the problem occurs in Safe Mode, it is not meant to be a solution.
And the relevant information from your deleted post:
Ran for a few weeks in safe mode where it didn't occur.
Didn't go nerding in the logfiles, other thing to do.
After latest macos update, and running in normal mode again, noticed it's not heating up anymore when the lid is closed.
Hope apple fixes this permanently rather than have fanboys distort the comment section like elon trolls did heavily when starlink was new.
Maybe the Apple update fixed the issue. Or maybe the issue was never an Apple update, but an issue with some third party software. Usually an issue will be due to an issue with third party software that is interfering with the normal operation of macOS. You could have possibly confirmed it by booting the laptop normally after the two weeks, but before applying the OS update.
Technically an OS update may have caused some third party app to misbehave, but a misbehaving app is usually the fault of the app itself and not Apple's update.
If you want to look into a possible issue with third party software, then you can take my earlier suggestion back in Feb. to provide an EtreCheck report. Usual culprits are anti-virus apps, cleaning/optimizer apps, and third party security software....none of which are needed on a Mac and those types of apps will usually cause more problems than they solve.
FYI, looking at the macOS log files usually won't help. Seeing an EtreCheck report could provide us with some clues though.
