MacBook Battery Running Out Quickly?

The Mac's menu bar shows the percentage of battery life remaining. Selecting it provides an estimated remaining time, but you will feel that the actual battery life is half the estimated time. If the battery drains quickly even without using your MacBook, you need to perform the following steps.

1. Restart

Sometimes you see that restarting is the quickest way to solve many program problems

• Click on the menu button located in the upper left corner of the screen

• Click to restart

• To confirm, click the restart button on the pop-up menu

You can end and restart your computer by clicking the restart button immediately. You can repeat these steps to see if the battery charge has returned to normal.

Please reset the System Manager Controller (SMC)

Reset the System Manager Controller (SMC), which resets the hardware settings to default values and basically sees the MacBook re-evaluating the battery from scratch, eliminating the possibility of incorrect device status.

To reset the SMC, first turn off your MacBook.

After turning off the power, connect the MagSafe power adapter.

Now hold down the Control, Shift, Option / Alt and Power buttons for about four seconds.

Release all of these keys at the same time.

After resetting the SMC, press the power button to start the MacBook and see if the issue is resolved.

2. Keep a Check on your Usage

Mac’s ‘battery shaming’ is a great way to check which app is using more power allowing users to fix such problems.

• Click the Battery icon on the right of the Menu bar

• Click on the app to observe its battery usage

3. Update all programs

To maximize battery life, it is recommended to run the latest and updated MacOS, Final Cut Pro, Office, Photoshop, and other such heavy applications. The Mac App Store update and MacOS update process is very simple.

• Go to the App Store

• Click Update at the top

• Click "Update all applications to be updated"

• If required, enter your Apple ID password

4. How to extend the battery life of your MacBook

If you are about to leave the desktop of your computer, please reduce the screen brightness, turn off Wi-Fi and some unused programs to minimize the power consumption of your computer.

Why the MacBook battery is exhausted?

Apple introduced a handy feature in OS X 10.9 Mavericks-the ability to see which applications are consuming your battery. As long as you are running Mavericks or later macOS, you can view applications that consume a lot of battery by performing the following steps:

Click on the battery icon in the menu bar (next to the clock),

Check under "Applications Using Significant Energy" to close programs that are particularly

power hungry.

How to calibrate the battery?

This process involves charging the battery, completely draining it, and then charging it again. However, it's worth noting that Apple says the newer models are pre-calibrated, so this method won't work for them. It may also not work for batteries that rarely exceed 25%, but you can always try it out.

Complete troubleshooting

Doing the above may have solved your problem, but may not have solved it yet-maybe your MacBook has some described errors. If your MacBook is still under warranty (or covered by AppleCare) and you experience problems when the number of cycles is significantly less than 1,000, you should make an appointment with Apple for possible battery manufacturing defects.

Should you repair or replace the MacBook battery yourself?

If calibration and other tests have not improved, then there are actually two or three options. Pay someone, most likely Apple or an authorized service provider, to replace the battery from £110. Alternatively, you can try to repair the battery in your MacBook yourself.

However, if you still want to replace the MacBook battery yourself, you first need to purchase the battery from Amazon, eBay, or GEMWON-this also requires you to know the exact battery model used to ensure that you buy a compatible battery.