High CPU Usage from peopled After Updating to macOS Tahoe 26.4

Not an issue here Tahoe 26.4.1 on 3 different M-Class computers

If we may inquire regarding the Contacts application and sync to iCloud which my 3 machines also use.

Contacts do work well with iCloud and not so well when a Second Source is associated with Contacts , like Google or some other Cloud Based syncing source

Sub1n wrote:

The issue still exists in Tahoe 26.5.

Apple needs to fix this asap.

Using 1 M5 MBA 16 GB RAM and 500 GB SSD, 1 M4 Desktop, 1 M4 MBA and 1 M2 Desktop

Each machine is running Tahoe 26.5

CPU usage 0.0 %

Memory usage 4.9 MB

So, not sure what exactly Apple is supposed to fix

Prashant4093 wrote:

i found the reason why both process restart and the root cause here

and this could not be solved

https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/3c9aa493-beca-4743-a436-f5d8215c0469

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Exactly the same. Out of nowhere. I tried all the steps to no avail, except for the contacts which I will try tomorrow as I am tired. This is a brand new M4 MacBook Air, 15 inch and now I’m worried that this excessive CPU usage with the heat and the rapid battery drain (about 1% drain every 1 to 2 minutes) is going to create premature wear on my machine. I’ve had this miracle machine for two months, and with 24 GB ram this thing has not gotten even slightly warm to the touch or felt taxed in any way this entire time. The battery literally would last all day with heavy usage. Now it drains 20% within an hour.

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Thanks for the fix. It was working well for me yesterday but I woke up this morning and the problem had reappeared. I checked, and the quarantine flag had come back??? Is there a way to permanently sort out this quarantine problem?

Thanks for the tip but I don't have any Contacts widgets on my desktop or in the Control Center (or whatever it's called). So, nothing to remove.

But, I did notice this problem after I reorganized the widgets in Control Center?!

I have same problem. Tried to disable iCloud for Contacts but it does not help. I have also disabled Photo sync to iCloud.

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For me it is not letting me toggle off the contact sync in iCloud settings , so does anyone have any solutions for this. BTW i have an M4 macbook air 15 inch

The issue still exists in Tahoe 26.5.

Apple needs to fix this asap.

i found the reason why both process restart and the root cause here

and this could not be solved

This helps me! thanks for the tip !

The reply from Prashant4093 is working for now, the solutions that he provided worked for me and the peopled process is now in 0% in CPU consumption.