Macbook Air M2 Battery Draining

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Macbook Air M2 Battery Draining

I got recently Macbook Air M2 8c cpu, 10c gpu, 512gb, 8gb RAM. Using it for normal business activities (MS office apps, web browsing, video calls) without connecting to any external monitors (just my iPhone and magic mouse 2 occasionally).

The battery performance is great when it's 60-100% charged (it drops 6% for each 1 hour of video calls using MS Teams), but when its less than 60% charged it drains much faster (20% drop per 1 hour of video call using MS Teams).

Other friends using the same specs said they have not seen this issue on their Macs and their batteries last good 15-18 hours. In my case it's 10 hours only with 12 hours if I'm using low power mode.

Is this behavior normal or it's a defect ?

P.S. Already checked battery health setup from the settings and it shows 100%. No apps are shown as energy intensive.

MacBook Air, macOS 13.1

Posted on Jan 5, 2023 02:13 AM

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ArmMan1016

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Jan 7, 2023 12:44 PM in response to LeRefae

Hello there LeRefae,

Welcome to Apple Support Communities. We would like to have you try the steps listed in the Apple Support article to help with your MacBook battery issue: Get help with your Mac laptop battery

Check Battery settings

From the Apple menu  in the menu bar, choose System Settings (or System Preferences), then click Battery. To see additional settings when using macOS Ventura or later, click Options.

Battery settings related to power modes or energy modes affect energy use, as do settings that enable your Mac to wake for network access or optimize video streaming while on battery. Availability of these and other settings varies by Mac.

Learn more about Battery settings

Check Displays settings

Choose Apple menu  > System Settings (or System Preferences), then click Displays. To see additional settings, click Advanced.

Displays settings related to brightness affect energy use, including settings that enable your Mac to automatically adjust brightness, compensate for ambient light, or slightly dim the display while on battery. Availability of these and other settings varies by Mac.

Learn more about Displays settings

If this does not help, get in touch with Apple Support for further assistance:

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Best regards!

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