Oliver Haslam·

macOS 12.3 Beta 2 Fixes Strange MacBook Bluetooth Battery Drain Issues

Apple’s new macOS 12.3 beta 2 release appears to have fixed an issue that saw some users experience unusual battery drain using MacBooks.

The issue, which began with the release of macOS 12.2 last month, appeared to be caused by Mac notebooks waking up overnight when they were supposed to be sleeping.

Users noted that the problem was related to Bluetooth devices waking the Macs unexpectedly. Now, with the release of the second macOS 12.3 beta, that problem now appears to have been fixed.

According to Mr. Macintosh via Twitter, the issue hasn’t impacted a 2018 MacBook Pro that was shown to have the issue before updating to macOS 12.3 beta 2.

While there is no telling when Apple will make macOS 12.3 available to the public, those who are afflicted by this problem can at least enjoy a workaround. One option is to disable Bluetooth overnight to ensure no accessories can wake the device. Another option is to use an app that handles that programmatically — although it isn’t a free fix.

Our suggestion would be to disable Bluetooth while you wait for Apple to make macOS 12.3 available to the public. Hopefully, we won’t need to wait too long before everyone can install an update that’s already been made available to developers.

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