Questions tagged [apple-silicon]
Apple Silicon is a family of ARM-based system on a chip (SoC) for Macintosh computers. This tag relates to software compatibility with that chip rather than other processor families
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AppleScript Written on Intel iMac Runs Very Slow When MBA Exported As app on M2
Some years ago Apple dropped support for my ancient Canon Lide 30 scanner. So, I hung it off a Raspberry Pi (which still supports the scanner via scanimage) and wrote a very simple Apple Script and an ...
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Powerd causes Mac Mini to not sleep; CleanMyMac issue?
Has anyone used CleanMyMac and developed problems with Sleep mode?
When I execute this cmd:
pmset -g assertionslog|grep -i sleep
i get this response:
"Powerd - Prevent sleep while display is on&...
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Notifications are only shown when the specific app is opened
My notification is only shown when the app is opened, despite the correct notification setting enabled. For example, Telegram, the notification will not show if the app is not opened; however, the ...
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Can I downgrade from macOS 26 back to macOS 15 by wiping my MacBook Pro?
I have an M4Pro MacBook Pro I bought in November 2024.
It was at macOS 15.6.1 when the screen cracked. It took almost two months to get Apple to fix the screen (verrrrry long story), but they finally ...
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Time Machine backup for same laptop fails with error "Structure has wrong type" after Tahoe upgrade
I've been having trouble with Time Machine getting stuck at random backup amounts (254kb, 65Mb, 290Mb, etc.) during backups ever since I updated to a recent public beta of MacOS Tahoe (currently on ...
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pCloud Drive Issues on MacBook Air M1 with Reduced Security Mode
I’m using a MacBook Air M1 and trying to set up pCloud Drive. During setup, Apple prompts me to switch to Reduced Security mode to allow the drive to be created.
After creating the drive, if I switch ...
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Why does my M2 MacBook Air aggressively throttles P-cores based on a non-CPU sensor, even when CPU is cool?
I'm running a MacBook Air M2 on macOS Tahoe Beta 26.0 (developer beta 4, 25A5316i) and have noticed a peculiar and aggressive thermal throttling behavior that makes the system very slow under ...
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Why does my Mac M4 Max regularly become sluggish/hang because only efficiency cores are active on macOS 15.5?
I've got a peculiar issue on my Mac M4 Max running latest macOS 15.5 (non-beta). When playing games on GeForce Now, the system regularly grinds to a near halt and at the same time only efficiency ...
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How long will Apple support macOS for Intel Macs?
Apple is currently providing macOS versions for both Intel and ARM/Apple Silicon. With Intel hardware getting old, how long will Apple still provide Intel macOS versions?
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How to clear application data for an iOS app installed on an Apple Silicon Mac?
Macs with Apple Silicon chips (M1/M2/etc.) can install iOS apps from the App Store.
When an iOS app is uninstalled, its metadata is not deleted, and is reused if the app is reinstalled. This makes it ...
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MDM without Apple Business Manager on a Macbook
I’m new to working with Macbooks and need to quickly provision one for a contractor. I need to setup MDM (something like Jamf or Mosyle) on the device. But I don’t have an Apple Business Manager ...
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Not finding a L3 cache on MacBook Air M2
I have an Macbook Air M2, 2022.
Although I would expect, that my M2 chip has a L3 cache of 8MB, I can not find it with sysctl.
sysctl hw.l3cachesize returns empty
sysctl -a | grep -i cache does show ...
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Why an I unable to dual boot a MacBook Air M3?
I am trying to install Ubuntu on an external drive which I did using my old Intel Mac but the drive is not showing as an boot option in GRUB boot loader.
I tried to install rEFInd but it says unknown ...
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Achieving HiDPI on 3rd party external monitor plugged into a modern MacBook (Apple Silicon)
Upon connecting an 3rd-party external monitor (probably not important, but it's Dell U2719D in my case) I observe that the rendering is blurry.
The Displays settings show that the monitor's native ...
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As of 2025, are there any new methods available to enable a recovery lock on M series MacBooks without the use of MDM?
This functionality exists in Intel Macs link. I have seen questions from 2021 to 2024; most say no.
Does anyone know of any method to set up recovery lock on Mac with Apple silicon without MDM?
