Latest macOS update leaves Mac users fuming over battery drain issue

Latest macOS update leaves Mac users fuming over battery bleed issue

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Update: Apple tree has but released the macOS Monterey 12.2.1 update that claims to take solved the issue .

Following the arrival of the latest macOS Monterey 12.2 update, multiple Mac owners accept been reporting a new battery drain issue that seems to occur while their machines are in slumber mode.

According to MacRumors, it appears that the event is caused by Bluetooth accessories constantly waking the machine, resulting in a "DarkWake from Deep Idle" country, which in plow drains the bombardment. Subsequently looking through the Concluding app, users concluded that their devices kept "waking upwards every few seconds all night."

The issue was flagged across the MacRumors forum page, as well every bit multiple social media platforms, including Reddit and Twitter.

"Bombardment went from total to 0% while on sleep mode overnight," one of the affected users shared via Twitter.

Users have been reporting the trouble for the past several days at present, however it's hard to decide the calibration to which it has spread since there's no confirmation that it affects anyone who's installed the new macOS update. Based on the reports, it's articulate that the bug is present in both Intel and M1-powered rigs.

@ Apple tweeps: macOS 12.ii breaks something related with bluetooth + sleep/wake. Looking at `pmset -one thousand log`, it seems like information technology spent all night waking up every few seconds for bluetooth and drained all the battery. [FB9862509] https://t.co/5IF81PVw3P film.twitter.com/qczeDKD5oXJanuary 28, 2022

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In an attempt to resolve the bug, some Mac owners opted to install tertiary-party "Bluetooth snoozing" apps that are supposed to temporarily foreclose Bluetooth devices from waking the computer. One Twitter user wrote: "I installed Bluesnooze equally a mode to make certain that it sleeps when I shut the lid when the battery is non connected."

Other Mac owners shared that disabling Bluetooth and unpairing Bluetooth accessories likewise does the fox, though evidently, this fix is far from ideal.

Apple Back up has responded to a few users via Twitter by sharing a link to its guide on optimizing Mac'south bombardment life and suggesting users to contact the team through DM. 1 of the responds read: "Nosotros heard you may exist having some bug with your battery later updating to macOS Monterey 12.2 and we'd love to help. Let's meet up in DM and so we can investigate things together."

Tom'south Guide has reached out to Apple and will update this article upon reply.

So it looks like Apple is aware of the event, which leads us to believe that a fix might be coming in the next macOS Monterey 12.3 update, the beta for which was already released just a few days ago.

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