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MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018) occasional Power Adaptor- Battery not charging

Just to check if others have this issue. I have MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018) and occasionally when I plug in Power Adaptor, I get Power Source Power Adaptor. Battery not charging. Switching to another USB C port, or rebooting the mac sorts it.

The Battery Health is good.

It occurred with Catalina and also with Big Sur. Feedback welcome. Phil

Posted on Nov 17, 2020 2:25 AM

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Posted on Nov 17, 2020 5:01 AM

philg1824 wrote:

Many thanks.
Sometimes however, the battery level was only 15% and I would have assumed the system would realise this and charge.
Reply very much appreciated.



The go to way for battery/charging issue — the SMC as mentioned above, ref. resetting the SMC https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295



If it is a port issue—Try resetting NVRAM/PRAM http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379



*Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/Anti-Virus



if no resolve Call Customer Support (800) MY–APPLE (800–692–7753)



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Nov 17, 2020 5:01 AM in response to philg1824

philg1824 wrote:

Many thanks.
Sometimes however, the battery level was only 15% and I would have assumed the system would realise this and charge.
Reply very much appreciated.



The go to way for battery/charging issue — the SMC as mentioned above, ref. resetting the SMC https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295



If it is a port issue—Try resetting NVRAM/PRAM http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379



*Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/Anti-Virus



if no resolve Call Customer Support (800) MY–APPLE (800–692–7753)



Nov 17, 2020 4:25 AM in response to philg1824

philg1824 wrote:

Just to check if others have this issue. I have MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018) and occasionally when I plug in Power Adaptor, I get Power Source Power Adaptor. Battery not charging. Switching to another USB C port, or rebooting the mac sorts it.
The Battery Health is good.
It occurred with Catalina and also with Big Sur. Feedback welcome. Phil



This is the new normal— unless you have some wild extreme circumstance which you do not spell out.


macOS Catalina 10.15.5 introduces battery health management, a feature designed to improve the lifespan of your Mac notebook's battery.


The Battery Health button appears in >SystemPreferences>Energy Saver —this feature is limited to Mac laptops with Thunderbolt 3 ports. That equates to all MacBook Pro models released since late 2016 and the Retina-capable MacBook Air models released since 2018.


With the release of macOS 11.0.1 Big Sur see >System Preferences>Battery


About battery health management in Mac notebooks https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211094


MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018) occasional Power Adaptor- Battery not charging

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