Battery Life Issue After macOS Sequoia Update

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??????

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.

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 issue. I turned off the computer yesterday at 8pm with 100% battery. I turned it on the next day at 1pm and it had 5% battery. Once I plugged it in the charger, it went to 57% instantly.

So this is the situation:

1. Sequoia 15.1 drains the battery
2. Sequoia 15.2 preview does not address this fundamental issue, pushing "intelligence" related features instead (more drainage ahead)
3. Apple does not even seem to acknowledge the issue

Sorry, I need battery life more than "intelligence".

"Downgrading" to Sonoma now. In fact I'll call it an upgrade. I'll further use sequoia on the other, desktop Mac (which is on AC all the time) and see if and when Apple comes to sense.

The same problem on my m3 pro. I noticed that my laptop often turns on the screen at night, maybe this affects

The same issue on my MBP 13" Intel 2018. Battery level drops by 2% every 15 min. Ventura doesn't have such an issue. The issue appears on clean Mac OS Sequoia installation thus it is not 3rd party problem. I have reset SMC and PRAM also. Nothing changed.

System log trashed by tons of power messages every 100 ms

default 11:16:27.562731+0300 kernel IG:: disableDC6:5540 Disabling fast DC6

default 11:16:27.562760+0300 kernel IG:: hwWriteMailbox:4246 (command=22, data=0)

default 11:16:27.563954+0300 kernel IG:: hwWriteMailbox:4309 return

default 11:16:27.563977+0300 kernel IG:: hwSetPowerWellState:6912 PW: Updating power well hardware state to 0x20000002

default 11:16:27.563985+0300 kernel IG:: hwSetPowerWellState:6924 PW: Power well state = 0x30000002

default 11:16:27.563991+0300 kernel IG:: hwSetPowerWellState:6924 PW: Power well state = 0x30000003

default 11:16:27.563996+0300 kernel IG:: hwSetPowerWellState:6934 PW: Power well hardware state has been updated

default 11:16:27.563999+0300 kernel IG:: hwSetPowerWellState:6912 PW: Updating power well hardware state to 0x2000000a

default 11:16:27.564007+0300 kernel IG:: hwSetPowerWellState:6924 PW: Power well state = 0x3000000b

default 11:16:27.564013+0300 kernel IG:: hwSetPowerWellState:6924 PW: Power well state = 0x3000000f

default 11:16:27.564016+0300 kernel IG:: hwSetPowerWellState:6934 PW: Power well hardware state has been updated

default 11:16:27.564300+0300 kernel IG:: restoreStateForFastDC6:24105 Restoring registers for fast DC6 exit. secondPart=0

default 11:16:27.564413+0300 kernel IG:: restoreStateForFastDC6:24105 Restoring registers for fast DC6 exit. secondPart=1

May be some incompatible service is causing the issue. I had the same issue with my M1 Macbook air after the Sequoia update. For me, it was an old (not fully compatible with the latest OS I guess) web cam utility that was causing the issue. Uninstalled it and looks like it's back to normal.

Open Activity Monitor > Energy Tab. Sort by Energy Impact.

Stop/Uninstall the one that's impacting (highest number) the most.

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 🙏🏼

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...

2 collègues ont un MB Air Mx, et ont aussi constaté après la mise à jour vers Séquoia, que la batterie se vidait très vite, même lorsque le Mac était en veille, et sans application gourmande en énergie.

Hi Folks, I was having the same issue. After checking with a friend who has the exact same new Mac Air (bounght within a week of each other) who was having zero issues with battery life, I ran MacPaw Clean My Mac process and discovered that the update had caused an App to open at start up and run in the background. I uninstalled the App and things seem back to normal.There were also several other settings that had been returned to default that were potentially impacting performance. I am sure there are other ways to figure out what might be running in the background but it was a free trial of Clean My Mac and simplest for me. Hope this helpful to some on you.

In Disk Utility>View, select Show all Devices, highlight the top left entry.

Run Disk First Aid on all items in the left panel, from top down.

Are you running any VPN, Anti-Virus, or Cleaning apps?

We need to see what all is running, a report from this will not display any personal info...

Using EtreCheck - Apple Community

EtreCheck is a FREE simple little diagnostic tool to display the important details of your system configuration and allow you to copy that information to the Clipboard. It is meant to be used with Apple Support Communities to help people help you with your Mac. It will not display any personal info. Give it Full Disk Access.

https://www.etrecheck.com/

Give etrecheck Full Disk Access before running.

Thanks for Old Toad’s etrecheck instructions…

Slow iMac 2017 - Apple Community

In Disk Utility>View, select Show all Devices, highlight the top left entry.

Run Disk First Aid on all items in the left panel, from top down.

Are you running any VPN, Anti-Virus, or Cleaning apps?

We need to see what all is running, a report from this will not display any personal info...

Using EtreCheck - Apple Community

EtreCheck is a FREE simple little diagnostic tool to display the important details of your system configuration and allow you to copy that information to the Clipboard. It is meant to be used with Apple Support Communities to help people help you with your Mac. It will not display any personal info. Give it Full Disk Access.

https://www.etrecheck.com/

Give etrecheck Full Disk Access before running.

Thanks for Old Toad’s etrecheck instructions…

Slow iMac 2017 - Apple Community