MacBook Battery Not Charging

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I have a

2019 MacBook Pro 16 inch 2,6 GHz Intel i7 16 GB RAM Intel UHD Graphics 630 1536 MB Monterey 12.4

and I have a problem with the battery. The battery is not charging when the power cable is plugged in, in fact it is slowly draining. An overview of the situation:

The MacBook sees the connection and the battery icon is set to ‘charging’, it recognizes that the power cable is connected

The battery status is “Battery Is Not Charging”

When running CPU heavy software the battery drains extremely quickly.

A hardware diagnostic determined that there was nothing wrong with the hardware.

According to “System Information” the computer is receiving 94 Watts of power from the charger.

The battery condition is “Normal”

The cycle count is 132

The full charge capacity is 7483 mAh

I tried resetting the SMC, it did not work.

I tried resetting the PRAM, it did not work.

Is there any way to fix this?

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JediMeister · 3 years ago

Did you verify whether Optimized Battery Charging is enabled or not? Is your USB-C power adapter 96W or higher?

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lushuz · OP · 3 years ago

Turning OBC off did not change anything, also the percentage is way below 80%. The adapter is the standard 96W one that came with the MacBook

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Neil__Mark · 3 years ago

A similar thing happened to me with my 2017 MacBook Pro 13 I used to plug the charger in and it would show the battery icon charging but when I clicked it it would say it “Battery isn’t Charging”

From my experience it was the charger itself dying it would intermittently charge for a couple hours and stop

Went and bought myself an anker charger no problems so far

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Neil__Mark · 3 years ago

Borrow a charging brick from a friend and see if it resolves your problem, if not it could be the connector itself that could be faulty.

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lushuz · OP · 3 years ago

It says it is receiving power from the charger though, wouldn’t that mean that the charger is working?

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DubBoy187 · 3 years ago

At work, opening it up and reseating the USB-C board usually does it. You might need to take it to a shop and have someone try that for you.

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nbraa · 3 years ago

Try different charger if that doesn’t work you need a new battery

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[deleted] · 3 years ago

Reset Mac and pram Try other ports too.

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r/macbookpro • [2]

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Why isn’t my MacBook charging?

Posted by GoneAfterMidnight · in r/macbookpro · 2 months ago

Any MacBook Pro users that can tell me why my laptop won’t charge? It’s a 2017 and it’s been doing this for a few months now. I noticed when it was on 41 and it’s been slowly declining. It was at 32 this morning but I forgot about this and opened my laptop without having it plugged in and now it’s going to stay at 5 unless I figure out what’s wrong with it. The battery is brand new and it doesn’t seem to detect an issue with the battery. I know it detects the charger is plugged in because us using it as a power adapter and not a charger, and it recognizes anything else plugged into it like my interface etc. I need this for when school starts back up and everything else so I’d love to figure it out. At least until I get a new one.

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mar_kelp · 2 months ago

>The battery is brand new and it doesn’t seem to detect an issue with the battery.

Is it possible you received a third party battery rather than an Apple certified part? Or potentially a defective battery or service?

A couple ideas:

Open System Information and look for the Power section. What is the Battery Health and AC Charger Information specifically "Wattage"?

"Coconut Battery" is a free, open source, lightweight app that will give you more information about your power system. Take a look at the details there.

Try running in Safe Mode to remove potential software issues (unlikely to be the problem, but easy to test): https://support.apple.com/en-us/116946

Try running Apple Hardware Diagnostics: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102550

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GoneAfterMidnight · OP · 2 months ago

I ran diagnostics and it gave me code ADP000 which is no issues. I ran coconut battery and it tells me my battery health is “102%”. My battery system preferences on the Mac says my battery health is “normal” and before the replacement it was “service recommended”. I’ve attached coconut battery’s run so you can see what I’m seeing.

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mar_kelp · 2 months ago

One more thing.... according to this screenshot the battery that is currently in your computer is 3+ years old and has 87 charge cycles...

So if you recently paid to have a "brand new" battery installed, that is not what you got...

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mar_kelp · 2 months ago

Are you sure the power supply/charger is working properly?

Open System Information and look for the Power section specifically "Wattage".

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thedoncoop · 2 months ago

I had this sometimes with my 2019 mbp. Try plugging in the charger to the other side / another port. I think it did this for me because of overheating.

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pyrodice · 2 months ago

Oh you got one of that run… I heard about the overheating thing on these. Luckily neither of the ones that I've had suffered from this particular malady, but they've certainly had their share of interesting things along the way.

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GoneAfterMidnight · OP · 2 months ago

Yeah the other ports do the same unfortunately

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pyrodice · 2 months ago

I have iStat menus which tell me the charging details like how many watts it sees from the charger, which has occasionally been my problem since I have a third-party charger that has three connections, two of them are capable of 100 W, but if you plug an iPad into the second one, it will also reduce the first one to 45 W which is not enough to run my MacBook when I'm playing Minecraft.

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GoneAfterMidnight · OP · 2 months ago

https://preview.redd.it/yaqosw1t4ocf1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3fb6e79adaae983627db5314c732216b1da7417b

This is what iSat menus is showing me about my power and battery. It’s showing nothing from my charger ig. So it could be the charger I’m using?

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pyrodice · 2 months ago

It's showing you 60 W.

It does kind of sound like everything is coming from the adapter and being used by the machine but none of it is going toward charging the battery, like it's refusing to interact with the battery because of the third-party thing.

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Eire094 · 2 months ago

Have you tried a different charger?

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DividedParlor · 2 months ago

I had a similar situation and unplugged the charger from the wall and left it unplugged for a bit and plugged to the charger back into wall and it worked after that http://support.apple.com/en-us/TS1713 . Also try resetting the SMC https://support.apple.com/en-us/102605

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r/macbookpro • [3]

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Help my MacBook won't charge

Posted by heresjohnny_237 · in r/macbookpro · 4 months ago

Ok so whenever I plug in my MacBook, no matter what battery percentage it's on, it shows the "Not Charging" message and has the little charger icon instead of the lightning icon. Sometimes it decides to charge, but then eventually it goes back to the not charging setting. It is an older model, and I have tried everything to get it to charge. Can someone help me??

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https://support.apple.com/en-us/102605

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icarusjun · 4 months ago

Check Apple Menu - System Information - Power - AC Charger Information

It should show you the charging state of your mac along with the wattage… I found out that my 61W charger is the problem when system info reported it as 15W, not charging…

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Powerful_Leather2532 · 4 months ago

Make sure you are using the right charger or if you are plugged into a docking station, make sure its supplying the right amount of watts.

Other than that check AC power information and battery settings.

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rainy_diary · 4 months ago

Reset SMC.

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naemorhaedus · 4 months ago

get a new charger

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DanteHicks79 · 4 months ago

How old is the MB? What year model? Using USB-C to charge, or Mag-Safe?

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r/macbookpro • [4]

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Battery not charging

Posted by Certain-Cat-9389 · in r/macbookpro · 3 months ago

I have a A1708 from 2017 and the battery is not charging. I have it plugged (original charging brick) and it doesn't have the ligtning icon, only the plug one. It says that the power source is Power Adapter but the battery is not charging. I disabeled the optimized battery charging and the manage battery longevity, but it still won't charge. I also restarted the computer two times but it fif not change anything. It was charging normally yesterday, but not today.

Edit: The mac is charging again. I did the SMC reset so I turned off the computer and pressed shift+control+option+turn off buttons for 10s and from now on, it's charging again.

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_Bike_Hunt · 3 months ago

Same thing happened to my 2013 MBP when it was on its last legs in 2022. Possible power unit failure or worse, there’s no cheap fix. Time to start shopping for a new one unfortunately.

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Educational_Reason96 · 3 months ago

You might simply need a new battery. I’ve replaced my mid-2015 battery twice. First one, the original, was bulging, pulling apart the MBP seams, and cleary not charging. Second time was similar to your experience. Easy switch out and inexpensive.

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Certain-Cat-9389 · OP · 3 months ago

Switched the battery half a year ago, I don't think that is the problem

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Educational_Reason96 · 3 months ago

Oh! Yeah, no. Jeez, hope you find the issue as I'm all out of ideas. Good luck!

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r/macbookair • [5]

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Battery issue?

Posted by Agitated_Tonight_847 · in r/macbookair · 29 days ago

Please help my MacBook is not continuously charging ( my charger works well) it charges and then the battery with chord symbol turns on and says “not charging” and repeat. I even had trouble turning on the MacBook I thought it fully died but finally a battery with electric symbol turned on. What’s the problem? I’m afraid of shutting down the computer as it might not open again.

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rainy_diary · 29 days ago

If it was Intel MacBook could reset SMC and turn of optimized battery charging.

https://youtube.com/shorts/O0NC5Zq6UYE

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MacBook Pro: "Battery Is Not Charging", but battery symbol indicates it is.

Posted by rayyychul · in r/applehelp · 5 years ago

Does anyone know what's going on with my MacBook Pro? When I plug it in, it shows me that the battery is charging, but it does not charge and I see the message "Battery Is Not Charging". Everything is plugged in properly. I've noticed a few times when I brought my Mac to work that the battery was not at 100%, despite being plugged in all night, so it has been happening for a few weeks now.

I've tried two different chargers in two different outlets and it's still not charging. I've tried all four USB-C ports with the same results.

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MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports)

Edit: I restarted the computer and upon restart, it still said "Batter Is Not Charging"; however, after a few minutes, it seems to have started charging, although it's telling me it'll take 0:55 to completely charge the battery from 91%.

Any ideas what's going on with the thing?

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cablesm · 5 years ago

Sounds like Battery Health Management doing its thing.

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rayyychul · OP · 5 years ago

Could you explain this in dumbass terms? :)

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cablesm · 5 years ago

macOS 10.15.5 introduced Battery Health Management, which the documentation says will cause it to not charge all the way under some circumstances, to slow down the wearing-out of the battery.

In my experience it's been misbehaving, and instead of just leaving the battery at a lower charge percentage when plugged in, it's been discharging and then immediately recharging.

In your case, it sounds like it's working as advertised, but if you are unhappy with the reduced amount of capacity (which protects the battery in the long run), you can disable that feature.

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ctmurray · 5 years ago

Try an SMC reset.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295

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rayyychul · OP · 5 years ago

I will try that! Thank you.

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Icy-Asparagus4231 · 1 year ago

Thanks. I had the same issue and smc reset helped me

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trainmanlied · 5 years ago

USB-c Mac laptops have this issue all the time. Smc reset sometimes will fix it. FYI MacBook Pro and other units that use usbc actually have different usb cables. Does it happen on all ports or a certain usb-c port?

Sometimes Apple stores will have to do a manual smc reset by opening u it and disconnecting the battery and plugging a power adapter in.

That is not unique to usb-c units. Ultimately I think it’s an issue with the efi firmware.

In the old days when you could simple pull out the battery yourself that’s what Apple would have you do.

I’ve seen this on every model since they removed user accessible batteries

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[deleted] · 5 years ago

Oh man, you have to do SMC reset. This happening to me every month. Absolutely out of nowhere it is not charging. Only SMC reset helps.

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Battery Not Charging but works fine. MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021)

Posted by Fearless_Spray_3112 · in r/macbook · 2 years ago

Should I be worried? I'll go on a road trip soon and will need it to work - I got the MB new about 6 months ago with the USB-C (plugged into my audio interface) charging it automatically which seemed to work just fine. About a week ago I noticed that the battery was permanently at 7 or 8% without charging, plugging in the power adapter doesn't make a difference. Upgraded to latest 12.6.7 (not ready for Monterey, music software reasons etc). Battery settings are factory - charging optimized etc.

Battery health is normal, 26 cycles. Power adapter is brand new and worked flawlessly whenever I did use it, no dirt or dust in the plug. Sometimes, when the monitor is not connected, the battery icon shows as charging, but then again it's at 7 or 8% but continues to work fine.

I have a feeling it's software and not hardware related but I'm often wrong...

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Chubasc0 · 1 year ago

I’m having the same issue - system randomly does or does not charge when plugged into an AC outlet. Happens with multiple different USB C cables with or without the charging brick. It is extremely frustrating since the battery will drain to zero and shutdown despite being plugged into a power source…the system is recognizing that it is plugged in (battery icon indicates this), but refuses to charge or use AC power (battery icon indicates plugged in but status texts reads “Not Charging, with power source as battery).

According to system settings:

Battery Health = Normal
Battery Condition = Normal
Optimized Battery Charging = Off
Manage Battery Longevity = Off

According to system_profiler SPPowerDataType:

Health Information, Cycle Count = 88
Health Information, Condition = Normal
AC Charger Wattage = 86

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Bubbly-Stranger-1175 · 1 year ago

i am experiencing the same issue. it used to help by plugging the cable in and out a couple of times, but now it just stops charging and needs a laptop restart - after than it charges just fine. have you found a solution?

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Chubasc0 · 1 year ago

Don’t recall for certain what eventually fixed it, but I think it was resetting NVRAM.

Turn off Laptop.
Hit the power button, then immediately hold down Command + Option + P + R (NOT the + keys).

Hope this helps!

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poopmagic · 2 years ago

Open Terminal and enter system_profiler SPPowerDataType. Look at the “AC Charger Information” section and check the wattage of the charger. Is it a sufficiently high number, like 60 or above?

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Fearless_Spray_3112 · OP · 2 years ago

AC Charger Information:
Connected: Yes
ID: 0x7002
Wattage (W): 94

Hardware Revision: 100
Cell Revision: 4814
Charge Information:
The battery’s charge is below the critical level: No
Fully Charged: No
Charging: No
State of Charge (%): 7
Health Information:
Cycle Count: 26
Condition: Normal
Maximum Capacity: 100%
When I unplug the power adapter, it warns me that it will go to sleep soon unless plugged in. When I plug back in it stays on 7% and says 'not charging'.

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poopmagic · 2 years ago

Huh. Well, something is very weird here because 94 W is more than enough.

Out of curiosity, have you ever installed any battery maintenance utilities like AlDente that could have screwed with the charging behavior?

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Fearless_Spray_3112 · OP · 2 years ago

Great advice, I will try that.

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Choiski · 2 years ago

This happens to me when I accidentally plug my MacBook in a lower wattage adapter, so I would try a different charger.

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Fearless_Spray_3112 · OP · 2 years ago

Thanks - it's the one it came with, brand new and worked before - will see if one of my friends has the same to try.

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hotpotato112 · 2 years ago

how do you know if you have a low wattage adapter? the cube thing says 61W, but when i do a system report it says 7W

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Fearless_Spray_3112 · OP · 2 years ago

Update: temporary fix. In case anyone reads this - I replaced the USB C cable that powered the MB for months through the powered USB dock. The power adapter may or may not be faulty, but WITH the new USB C cable, the MB started charging after about a minute - so always wait for that long until you judge a cable or adapter.

The puzzling part is this - when I unplug the power adapter it will still charge, but more slowly, and the battery indicator still says that the Power Source is the Power Adapter, which is wrong. So somehow my MB doesn't like the (94) wattage from my adapter anymore, and only accepts it in combination of a functioning USB C cable that draws less power from the USB dock..battery and adapter are in perfect condition according to all measurements.

Side note: SMC restart etc. did nothing, since the M1 doesn't do P-Ram zaps anymore. All youtube videos and Apple forums didn't help in this particular case. Unless I missed something, which is always possible but not obvious to me.

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r/macbookair • [8]

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M4 MBA Battery Not Charging

Posted by QuiverInSpring · in r/macbookair · 4 months ago

Hi. I need help with my new macbook. I got this last weekend and I’ve been using this for a few days for work.

However yesterday while I was working, I tried to charge my laptop but it says battery not charging. Would you guys know the reason?

I tried to unplug and plug it back it a couple of times before it started charging. I’m worried my laptop has battery issues. Please help.

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vasistha9999 · 4 months ago

Hey this happens in new Macbooks, happened with mine scared the shit outta me, i read somewhere its for some protection or sometjimg idk , but to solve it i came up with 2 solns

plug in usb C charger instead of magsafe (works almost every time)
remove the charging adapter and wire and plug them back again
use a diff charging adapter

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QuiverInSpring · OP · 4 months ago

Thank you for this! Is there a way for us to 100% avoid this not charging issue? It’s really a hassle 😫

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vasistha9999 · 4 months ago

I mean jt happened at first but now it doesnt really happen anymore , there is no fix for this , trust me after a month this problem will disappear(hopefully atleast 😅)

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Effective-Let3149 · 28 days ago

I've had the same issue with two work laptops this year. And today it's happened a third time to my wife's new M4 MacBook air. The Mac does not recognise the charger, no light or anything. And does not recognise usb c either. We've tried 3 different sets of cables and chargers, all able to charge my 2021 MacBook air.

Any other found fixes? The last two I've had to send back for replacements

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rainy_diary · 4 months ago

Do you use charger came with the MacBook Air ?

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QuiverInSpring · OP · 4 months ago

Hi. Yes. I’m using the original charger from the box

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rainy_diary · 4 months ago

If not charging happend again better bring it to Apple store to test using other charger and cable.

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DropShotta- · 4 months ago

Are you using the power brick that came with it?

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QuiverInSpring · OP · 4 months ago

Yes. I’m using the original charger

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r/macbookpro • [9]

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MacBook Pro "Battery is not charging" error.

Posted by persason · in r/macbookpro · 5 years ago

Hi there,

I have a 2015 13" mcpro and suddenly it decided to not charge, then pressing the battery icon it simply states "battery is not charging" and "Power source: power adaptor"

I have tried restarting, updating and pressing ctrl+alt+shift+power down when shut off.

The power LED does turn orange and it keeps my PC alive but the battery doesn't charge.

My battery status is normal and at less than 330 cycles.

Any ideas?

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NerdAl · 5 years ago

Are you running the latest Catalina 10.15.5? There is a new battery setting (battery health) and it might be related to it. If your battery is now at around 98% or so and you see it go down to about 93/90% it should switch back to charging.

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persason · OP · 5 years ago

Yes I am running Catalina :) My battery is at 1% if I unplug my mac it dies. It started acting like this at 8% charge so I unpluged it and drained it to see if it would fix the error but it just made it worse.

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johnsonman9595 · 5 years ago

So this is normal? I purchased a 2020 MBP 13 10th Gen and have had it for a week as of today. Three times so far, while plugged in the MacBook will start to drain the battery until about 90% or 91% then recharge to full again. Unplugging and replugging the cable from the MacBook doesn’t start to charge it again. I was very worried and planning to exchange it!!

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NerdAl · 5 years ago

Try resetting the SMC and see if it triggers it.
https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT201295

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maybe_1337 · 5 years ago

I got the same problem with my 2017 MBP and 140 cycles.

Did you find any solution? It's persisting since 2 weeks or so on mine.

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persason · OP · 5 years ago

Non yet no. I am going to give my mac to an unauthorised repair shop. The battery is probably dead on mine.

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rblism · 5 years ago

Same here for about two weeks. Also a 2017 MBP but with 74 cycles. Because the battery is not charging and stuck at 1% it seems the MBP runs at less than half its CPU power. I wonder if the 10.15.5 update with its battery health monitor did something to break it.

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maybe_1337 · 5 years ago

Exactly the same on my MBP 2017... It has to be something with the update... not an coincidence imho..

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r/macbookpro • [10]

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MacBook won’t charge

Posted by Any-Economy5599 · in r/macbookpro · 2 months ago

Doesn’t matter if I use a different charger or restart the computer. It will just say “not charging”. Battery health is normal.

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chillaxon · 2 months ago

Try a different plug point, usually it won’t charge cuz the voltage difference is too high or something.

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Any-Economy5599 · OP · 2 months ago

Ive tried all four ports, same thing happens. It says it’s plugged in but not charging

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Neal000777 · 2 months ago

Wire problem ig

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