I keep getting beeps and bloops on my Sonoma MacBook. But I can't figure out WHO is issuing them. Is there a way to trace notifications? As in, I get a beep or bloop - who sent it?
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MacBook Air, macOS 14.7
"Had nothing to do with turning on or off my Mac. I was getting beeps every minute or two while turned on. I tried restarting, and that didn't fix it. What fixed it was specifically killing PowerChime."
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Seems to be a misconfiguration. So,...
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Please read harder. It was just beeping periodically. Every few minutes. Screen would dim slightly every time it did. Had NOTHING TO DO with plugging it in or unplugging it.
Dannymac22 Said:
"Tracing notification sources on MacBook Air running macOS Sonoma: I keep getting beeps and bloops on my Sonoma MacBook. But I can't figure out WHO is issuing them. Is there a way to trace notifications? As in, I get a beep or bloop - who sent it?"
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Tracking Down Notification Information:
Look in your Messages app and eMails apps, and see if a time looks correct as to when this could occurred. Unfortunately, there is no app of the macOS to keep track of when a notification occurred, and from what app.
OK, I think I fixed it by killing off PowerChime. Just do this in terminal window.
killall PowerChime
defaults write com.apple.PowerChime ChimeOnNoHardware 1
defaults write com.apple.PowerChime ChimeOnAllHardware 0
Goodness knows what this is, but I think it has something to do with the Mac battery
reaching full charge. When I entered these commands, the noise stopped. How the #$%^&
this got started is beyond me. Bottom line, it's NOT a notification alert.
Dannymac22 Said:
"OK, I think I fixed it by killing off PowerChime. Just do this in terminal window."
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killall PowerChime
That is the Power chime when you turn on your Mac --nothing of notifications.
Had nothing to do with turning on or off my Mac. I was getting beeps every minute or two while turned on. I tried restarting, and that didn't fix it. What fixed it was specifically killing PowerChime.
Everything was working FINE for months before this happened. Something, somehow got reset. I don't have anything to offer in that respect. This has been reported before, which is how I learned about the solution., It's nothing new, evidently. See here, from LONG LONG ago ... https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/282752/turning-power-chime-off
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"Everything was working FINE for months before this happened. Something, somehow got reset. I don't have anything to offer in that respect. This has been reported before, which is how I learned about the solution., It's nothing new, evidently. See here, from LONG LONG ago ... https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/282752/turning-power-chime-off I guess I could ask why the **** do I need a chime when the battery reaches 100%?"
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Consistent Chimes:
Plugging it in, you might bet a chime or a "boop". That would indicate that there is an issue with the charger. It would be making a noise when ever you plug in the charger --not when it reaches 100%. So, go for a new charger.
"Please read harder. It was just beeping periodically. Every few minutes. Screen would dim slightly every time it did. Had NOTHING TO DO with plugging it in or unplugging it."
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To Clarify:
I'm more digging into the fact of it doing this when it makes the noises when the charge reaches 100%. You said: I guess I could ask why the **** do I need a chime when the battery reaches 100%?"
I read that these alerts happen when the charge reaches 100%, which I gather it does periodically as it charges and discharges. I'm just repeating what I read elsewhere. I have no evidence one way or the other. If anyone has any clearer explanation of what PowerChimes mean, I'd look forward to hearing about it.
Tracing notification sources on MacBook Air running macOS Sonoma