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Battery draining fast after upgrading to High Sierra 10.13.2

Hi Guys,

After updating my MacBook Pro (2017) to High Sierra 11.3.2 my battery is draining pretty fast ( hardly getting 3-4 hrs). Before the update I use to get around 9-10 hrs of usage. My application usage has been the same (videos in Safari on WiFi). Location service and bluetooth is off, brightness is below halfway. The laptop also heats up a lot. Anyone else facing the same issue, is it a buggy release?

MacBook Pro, macOS High Sierra (10.13.2), 2017

Posted on Dec 12, 2017 11:57 PM

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CStitches

Level 1

9 points

Posted on Dec 20, 2017 8:48 PM

I'm not sure any of this is going to help or is even applicable to newer MBP's Mid 2017 but it's worth a try, I'll explain why at the bottom

I went old school, restarted and did the Power Management reset, Command Control P R, let it chime 3 times.

Then a Command-S, then fsck -fy, then exit and let it start.

It's MUCH better, after 3+ hrs, down to 64%, with constant web surfing. Before all of this after the last update I was pushing 10% at 3 hrs. YMMV. It's still not as good as it was but it's better. I hope that they figure out what the heck happened with the last update.

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Jan 25, 2018 11:09 PM in response to nirajspawar

Facing same problem with my battery, Here is my battery information.

Battery Information:

Model Information:

Serial Number: D8633450BHUF90KA7

Manufacturer: SMP

Device Name: bq20z451

Pack Lot Code: 0

PCB Lot Code: 0

Firmware Version: 511

Hardware Revision: 000a

Cell Revision: 1200

Charge Information:

Charge Remaining (mAh): 2892

Fully Charged: No

Charging: No

Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 6015

Health Information:

Cycle Count: 184

Condition: Normal

Battery Installed: Yes

Amperage (mA): -1134

Voltage (mV): 7550

System Power Settings:

AC Power:

System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10

Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10

Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10

Wake on AC Change: No

Wake on Clamshell Open: Yes

Wake on LAN: Yes

AutoPowerOff Delay: 28800

AutoPowerOff Enabled: 1

DarkWakeBackgroundTasks: 1

Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes

GPUSwitch: 2

Hibernate Mode: 3

PrioritizeNetworkReachabilityOverSleep: 0

Standby Delay: 10800

Standby Enabled: 1

Battery Power:

System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 4

Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10

Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 4

Wake on AC Change: No

Wake on Clamshell Open: Yes

AutoPowerOff Delay: 28800

AutoPowerOff Enabled: 1

Current Power Source: Yes

DarkWakeBackgroundTasks: 0

Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes

GPUSwitch: 2

Hibernate Mode: 3

Reduce Brightness: Yes

Standby Delay: 10800

Standby Enabled: 1

Hardware Configuration:

UPS Installed: No

AC Charger Information:

Connected: No

Charging: No

k8beee

Level 1

4 points

Feb 7, 2018 8:57 PM in response to seventy one

Can you help? i have the same problem but macbook air (2015)

Charge Information:

Charge Remaining (mAh): 454

Fully Charged: No

Charging: Yes

Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 6309

Health Information:

Cycle Count: 269

Condition: Normal

Battery Installed: Yes

Amperage (mA): 4390

Voltage (mV): 7713

Thank you

Feb 14, 2018 3:44 AM in response to seventy one

Cell Revision: 165

Charge Information:

Charge Remaining (mAh): 791

Cell Revision: 165

Charge Information:

Charge Remaining (mAh): 791

Fully Charged: No

Charging: No

Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 2503

Health Information:

Cycle Count: 426

Condition: Service Battery

Battery Installed: Yes

Amperage (mA): -1698

Voltage (mV): 10694

Fully Charged: No

Charging: No

Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 2503

Health Information:

Cycle Count: 426

Condition: Service Battery

Battery Installed: Yes

Amperage (mA): -1698

Voltage (mV): 10694

iymag08

Level 1

4 points

Mar 12, 2018 4:07 PM in response to berean17

Thank you for your reply..

Can I ask you how much is the full charge capacity of the new battery?!

Based on your answer, i’m gonna book an oppintment with the genius bar to solve my problem.

Thanks again

Mar 24, 2018 8:38 PM in response to seventy one

Battery Information:

Model Information:

Serial Number: D86520701KAF909AA

Manufacturer: SMP

Device Name: bq20z451

Pack Lot Code: 0

PCB Lot Code: 0

Firmware Version: 511

Hardware Revision: 000a

Cell Revision: 1198

Charge Information:

Charge Remaining (mAh): 4061

Fully Charged: No

Charging: No

Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 4761

Health Information:

Cycle Count: 81

Condition: Normal

Battery Installed: Yes

Amperage (mA): -2140

Voltage (mV): 7958

Apr 11, 2018 1:33 PM in response to berean17

Hello Berean17,

Now that your battery has been replaced, Can you give us an update on battery performance? I too have a mid2017 MBP and get 3 hours out of general use if I'm lucky. I'll be checking my Full Charge Capacity when I get home tonight.

Thank you!

Apr 14, 2018 9:40 AM in response to nirajspawar

My MacBookPro was excellent in battery life, including while in sleep mode. Right after upgrading from El Capitan to High Sierra some months ago, my battery would drain super fast, even in sleep mode. The genius bar folks told me that something went wrong with the upgrade in IOS on my computer. They said it wasn't a flaw in the upgrade itself, it was a glitch that happened on my computer download; unknown reason. My battery itself was nearly new, as was my computer. Their solution was to format my computer and revert back to El Capitan. I regularly get pop-ups telling me to upgrade to High Sierra but now that I've got more info on this laptop, it'd be super sad if I had to format it again for an upgrade glitch.

Just the other day I updated my El Capitan - but didn't upgrade to High Sierra. Now my battery has started performing more poorly than prior to that update. Genius bar visit in my future.

kut10

Level 1

8 points

Apr 18, 2018 8:45 AM in response to seventy one

Hey, I'm pasting my system report below. I bought my computer about a year and a half ago and the batter is draining very quickly now. I get less than three hours from fully charged. Here is the info, please tell me what you make of it.

Battery Information:

Model Information:

Serial Number: D8665230BCPF90KF9

Manufacturer: SMP

Device Name: bq20z451

Pack Lot Code: 0

PCB Lot Code: 0

Firmware Version: 511

Hardware Revision: 000a

Cell Revision: 1200

Charge Information:

Charge Remaining (mAh): 2234

Fully Charged: No

Charging: Yes

Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 6662

Health Information:

Cycle Count: 150

Condition: Normal

Battery Installed: Yes

Amperage (mA): 2589

Voltage (mV): 7551

System Power Settings:

AC Power:

System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10

Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10

Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10

Wake on AC Change: No

Wake on Clamshell Open: Yes

Wake on LAN: Yes

AutoPowerOff Delay: 28800

AutoPowerOff Enabled: 1

Current Power Source: Yes

DarkWakeBackgroundTasks: 1

Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes

GPUSwitch: 2

Hibernate Mode: 3

PrioritizeNetworkReachabilityOverSleep: 0

Standby Delay: 10800

Standby Enabled: 1

Battery Power:

System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10

Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10

Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 2

Wake on AC Change: No

Wake on Clamshell Open: Yes

AutoPowerOff Delay: 28800

AutoPowerOff Enabled: 1

DarkWakeBackgroundTasks: 0

Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes

GPUSwitch: 2

Hibernate Mode: 3

Reduce Brightness: Yes

Standby Delay: 10800

Standby Enabled: 1

Hardware Configuration:

UPS Installed: No

AC Charger Information:

Connected: Yes

ID: 0x07a1

Wattage (W): 45

Family: 0x00ba

Serial Number: 0x011932cb

Charging: Yes

Dec 17, 2017 10:01 AM in response to seventy one

So95

Level 1

4 points

Apr 3, 2018 2:53 PM in response to seventy one

I bought a new charger in Decemebr or January, yet it shows replace soon in condition.

nirajspawar Author

Level 1

21 points

Dec 13, 2017 3:47 AM in response to seventy one

Here you go

seventy one

Level 7

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Dec 13, 2017 12:02 AM in response to nirajspawar

Please go to Apple logo, top left > About this Mac > System report > Power. Then copy the charge and health information only in a reply to my post here.