MacBook Pro Insomnia

#1

Post by speckx » Thu, Jul 31, 2025, 2:16 PM UTC

MacBook Pro Insomnia
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Re: MacBook Pro Insomnia

#2

Post by sangeeth96 » Thu, Jul 31, 2025, 2:58 PM UTC

> In my case, the “Wake for maintenance” option was disabled, and Sleep Aid helpfully showed in the settings interface that this could lead to frequent wake up events.

Did author mean to write "option was enabled" instead?

Re: MacBook Pro Insomnia

#3

Post by resters » Thu, Jul 31, 2025, 3:00 PM UTC

My iPad only lasts a few days even with zero use. I have not been able to figure out what settings to modify so that I can (for example) pick it up a month later and not find the battery dead.

Re: MacBook Pro Insomnia

#4

Post by JKCalhoun » Thu, Jul 31, 2025, 3:01 PM UTC

resters wrote: post #3

My iPad only lasts a few days even with zero use. I have not been able to figure out what settings to modify so that I can (for example) pick it up a month later and not find the battery dead.

Harsh suggestion: log out of iCloud on the device.

If that works you can try to isolate it further.

Re: MacBook Pro Insomnia

#5

Post by bpicolo » Thu, Jul 31, 2025, 3:02 PM UTC

sangeeth96 wrote: post #2

> In my case, the “Wake for maintenance” option was disabled, and Sleep Aid helpfully showed in the settings interface that this could lead to frequent wake up events. Did author mean to write "option was enabled" instead?

I'm confused too. Does enabling a setting that explicitly wakes up the computer cause fewer wakeups?

Re: MacBook Pro Insomnia

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Post by jbellis » Thu, Jul 31, 2025, 3:04 PM UTC

resters wrote: post #3

My iPad only lasts a few days even with zero use. I have not been able to figure out what settings to modify so that I can (for example) pick it up a month later and not find the battery dead.

It's Find My. No great solution. I turn my iPad off now when not actively using it.

Re: MacBook Pro Insomnia

#7

Post by palla89 » Thu, Jul 31, 2025, 3:04 PM UTC

this is a problem that affects me almost every day, I'm downloading the app hoping it will solve the problem for me too

Re: MacBook Pro Insomnia

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Post by sulam » Thu, Jul 31, 2025, 3:04 PM UTC

sangeeth96 wrote: post #2

> In my case, the “Wake for maintenance” option was disabled, and Sleep Aid helpfully showed in the settings interface that this could lead to frequent wake up events. Did author mean to write "option was enabled" instead?

I had the same thought, and while this is a complete guess, it passes my sniff test personally. It’s possible that when this setting is not enabled, those wake events are not coalesced into hourly wakeups, but instead happen arbitrarily throughout the night. That would immediately lead to the behavior described.

Re: MacBook Pro Insomnia

#9

Post by dagmx » Thu, Jul 31, 2025, 3:05 PM UTC

resters wrote: post #3

My iPad only lasts a few days even with zero use. I have not been able to figure out what settings to modify so that I can (for example) pick it up a month later and not find the battery dead.

Disable push notifications and background sync. Those will always be the things that pull the most idle power.

Re: MacBook Pro Insomnia

#10

Post by gww » Thu, Jul 31, 2025, 3:11 PM UTC

I have a different problem with my M3 Macbook Pro. If I leave chrome (sometimes other apps too) open with the macbook plugged in and the lid closed the computer will get very warm and stay very warm until I unplug it / close chrome.

Edit: It's also not warm when plugged in and using chrome with the lid open.