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7 Easy Hacks to Fix MacBook Air Battery Life Problems
Due to many reasons, ‘MacBook Air running out of battery’ message might appear on the display. The prime reasons are outdated devices, insufficient spaces, issues with the Energy Saver Preferences.
In case, the power hogging features are activated, and if your MacBook device is overheated, then as a result, you might have to deal with this problem.
No matter what may be the reason, if you are experiencing that your MacBook Air battery is not lasting long enough, here are the tips that you need to follow.
7 Solutions to Resolve MacBook Air Battery Life Problems
Check out the rest of the guide and apply the given solutions one after another until all your queries are resolved.
1. Restart your Device
First, you should restart your MacBook Air device before moving to the complicated solutions. To restart your device, you should go to the upper left corner of the screen and tap on the Apple Menu button.
Now, you will see a lot of options on the screen. Scroll down and choose the Restart option. For confirmation, you might have to again click on the Restart button. After that, the pop-up window will start a countdown from 60 seconds. To end the countdown, you can instantly select the Restart button and reboot your device.
2. Update your Device
According to some MacBook Air users, after updating the device to its latest version, the problem can be solved. Follow these directions to update the device.
- In the beginning, you need to launch the App Store from the Finder or Dock. Next, move to the side panel menu. Under here, locate and click on the Update button.
- You should mark all the dialogue boxes present beside the apps that you wish to update. Next, you should tick on the Update All option.
- If required, type your Apple ID password
Now, the updating process will be started. You should wait and let the upgrading process complete. When finished, restart your device.
3. Run the Native Applications
Safari can save more battery life than Chrome as Safari is specifically designed for macOS. On the other hand, Chrome is cross-platform.
According to a recent survey, if you turn off Chrome, you can save up to one-hour battery life. Therefore, you are advised to use Safari instead of Chrome. Reboot your MacBook Air device and check the status of the problem.
4. Change the Energy Saver Preferences
So, you have already applied the above three solutions and none of them worked for you? Then, you are suggested to change the energy saver preferences. For that, first, open the System Preferences.
Under System Preferences, scroll down and select the Energy Saver option. Furthermore, tap on the battery icon and adjust the slider next to the ‘Turn display off after’ option.
Thereafter, click on the ‘Put hard disks to sleep when possible’ option. Besides that, you should turn off the Power Nap option so that when your MacBook Air device is in the sleep mode, you are unable to work on it.
5. Use the Dark Mode
You can use Dark mode. To enable the dark mode, at first, you should open the System Preferences. From there, click on the General option. This will open a new window. Here, scroll down and click on the Dark mode. Again, reboot your system and try to operate your MacBook without this error.
6. Stop all the Background Applications
As said earlier, if multiple applications are running in the background, then you might experience this issue. To fix the problem, first, you should turn off the Notifications. After that, open Mail. Next, click on the Preferences option. Under here, you have to change the ‘Check for New Messages’ tap to Manually.
Besides that, you are advised to deactivate the Spotlight. To do so, at first, you should open the Spotlight Preferences. Thereafter, choose the Privacy tab. Next, drag Mac’s hard drive to the privacy list.
7. Deactivate the Power Hogging Features
You can turn off all the power capturing features to fix the problem. To do so, first press the F1 key and reduce the brightness level. Also, go to the System Preferences and from there turn off the Bluetooth.
Besides that, turn off the Wi-Fi and disconnect all the connected hardware, external drivers, 4G modems, and SD cards. After that, reboot your device and hope this will surely extend the battery life of your MacBook Air.