I just got the new MacBook Air M4, and I have noticed that it reaches higher temperatures than my old M2 MacBook Air. It goes up to 70℃ or more with very light usage, such as having a few tabs open and a couple of folders, while the room temperature is around 20℃ and the device is in an open area with good airflow. I’m wondering if this is an issue with the new M4 chip.
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MacBook Air 13″, macOS 15.3
KiltedTim wrote:
Exactly how are you measuring the temperature?
The best native measurement I can find without installing a third party app is a command that you run in the Terminal app. The command is "sudo powermetrics -s thermal -n 1".
I get the result Nominal and the full set of answers is Nominal, Fair, Serious or Critical.
Exactly the same thing for me - Got my M4 air base today and the moment i turned it on noticed very high temperature with minimum usage + considerable lag with applications like chrome for even the bare min functions.
I have an M3 air base with half the ram (8gb) and its cold af with the same usage. Would really love if someone from the team shares if this is fixable or not?
Hey, what program are you using to monitor your temps ? Just got the m4 MacBook Air and am coming from long time windows. I too am curious how it works without active cooling and I’m just used to monitoring temperature is to know what a baseline is for things being OK
I’m experiencing the same issue. My brand new MacBook M4 15" frequently overheats, especially when using Figma or Photoshop. Temperatures regularly reach around 60°C, and can spike up to 80°C if the room temperature is above 25°C. This is a serious concern.
Thanks, does anyone know how to disable the messages app in Mac OS? I found that its the bottom of the screen on my MBA M4 15 inch that is overheating, and compare to my M1 MBA which never has overheating problems before.
KiltedTim wrote:
Exactly how are you measuring the temperature?
My hand touching the underside of the MacBook Air where it feels cool rather than warm.
So your hand is sensitive enough to determine the exact temperature then?
I wasn't talking to you. Please pay attention.
Is there someone from Apple to provide some feedback here. I have the same issue with my.
My runs 34-36º which seems reasonable to me (36GB, 1TB, M4)
I also have MB Air M4 and see temp on Macs Fan Control.
State app:
State app have English menu.
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Hello
same problem with my new MBA M4, and my previous MBA M2 was not hot at all.
I can say that my MBA overheats when doing nothing and be not used (for example at night). If I am using it again, browsing, even playing some Steam games or doing some c++/rust compilation tasks, it does not overheat.
Additionnally, I am using now a static screensaver because I thought the problem was coming was coming from dynamic wallpapers.
Anyway, this does not seem to be the root cause.
Do you think it is hardware or software problem linked to low power mode ? At the time I am writing this message, the temperature is normal again ... no overheat versus the moment I got it out of idle state.
Best Regards
I've had mine for a day now and I've not seen any heat issues using Migration Assistant and Safari.
Exactly how are you measuring the temperature?
KiltedTim wrote:
Exactly how are you measuring the temperature?
Do you have any suggestions on how to measure the temperature?
I use a third-party app named “HOT.”
Why does my MacBook Air M4 heat up so quickly?
