thoughtgo / disable_mac_smart_nap

Disable the Smart Nap features to fix battery drain issue in MacOS(Sonoma)

Purpose

• Disable the Smart Nap features to fix battery drain issue in MacOS, and it's tested in Sonoma.

• pmset -g log | grep "Wake from"

2023-12-05 17:30:29 +0800 Wake Wake from Standby [CDNVA] : due to EC.PowerButton/UserActivity Assertion Using AC (Charge:100%)
2023-12-06 08:31:41 +0800 Wake Wake from Standby [CDNVA] : due to EC.ACDetach/UserActivity Assertion Using AC (Charge:92%)

Source

• The script is inspired by https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/sleep-issues-in-sonoma.2406806/page-2

Core Ideas

• Disable the feature of CoreSmartPowerNap
• Disable tcpkeepalive

Usage

• sh disable_mac_smart_nap.sh
• Remember to reboot after apply scripts.

Troubleshooting tools.

• pmset -g log | tail -n 500
• pmset -g log | grep "Wake from"