FIXED Flashing Orange/Red Light on my Macbook Pro! (magsafe 2 charger)
How to fix the flashing red or orange light on a Macbook Pro charger: Magsafe 2 charging cable, M1 or M2.
My Magsafe2 charger lead started flashing red for my 2021 Apple Macbook Pro 14" M1, and I thought the worst had happened. I checked the magsafe cord, the metal magnetic connector to make sure the connection is okay, and tired changing the power management settings. Finally I bought a 'new' (second hand) Apple Macbook charger and it worked instantly: there was no problem with my apple laptop, just the faulty charger.
Hope this helps you get to fix the flashing red light charger problem on your Macbook.
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0:00 Macbook Pro charger blinking orange or red and not charging: why is it flashing red or orange
0:49 How to fix flashing orange or flashing red Macbook Pro charger, if it won't turn on. What to do if Macbook pro m1 charger blinking orange
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I had this exact issue minus the beer spillage 😂 Using another charging block with the same cable to get a little charge and then using the original block worked. Thank god for you and this video 🙌🏻
Thank you so much Neil. This was so incredibly helpful especially because I was short on time and needed a quick fix. You are a lifesaver 🙏
Hi Alissa Thanks for the very kind message, I appreciate it Really pleased you might be able to get the Macbook running again!
This fixed my issue completely! Thank you for sharing! Saved me time and money!
Thanks for taking the time to leave this kind message @biodunch , I appreciate it! Good luck with your power! 🔋
Thanks Neil, you save me lot of money and time. I had same issue and got resolved just by using another charger. Thanks a lot for sharing this😊
That's really great to hear - congratulations! Who knows, the old charger might start working again soon! Thanks for taking the time to leave a kind comment, I appreciate it.
Thanks Neil, I was stressing my 1yr old Mac was done for - watched your video, used my (underpowered for macbook) iPad charger for 1 minute then switched back to the magsafe charger and Voilà! You're a lifesaver mate!
No way! Haha, that's great that the ipad charger worked - it's really screwy but no USB-C chargers worked for me, so stoked that it did for you Jason. You've managed to fix it without having to buy a new charger! Good luck with your Macbook!
That was a gold tip. I had the same issue and got a different ubs C charger and it worked. Thanks for sharing!
That's really great to hear @iowa3210 Thanks for taking the time to leave a kind comment, I appreciate it. Good luck with your macbook chargers!
Thank you so very much. You saved me lots of money the laptop repair man was already asking
have the same problem... thanks for the advise... I ll go for the new charger... and see what happens ..
I appreciate you really helpful information
Thanks for the very kind comment Narlapati, I appreciate it!
Thanks a lot. It worked for me!
Fixed my issue! Thank you!
Thank you so so so much for this video! I was stuck with this problem at a very inconvenient time and you literally saved my life. What I used was a charger from my wife's MacBook Pro (but a different model than mine... Even the charger size was different). I was a little doubtful if it would be safe but I was desperate so did it anyway. Well thank you again sir!
Thank you for this very nice comment Ashwin, I really appreciate it. And really pleased that it might help and that your Macbook is working again. Good luck with your mac chargers in the future and thanks again.
This worked thank you! I used my Samsung S23U usb c charger and it worked a charm. I'd love to know the technical reason why the official charger doesn't seem to charge when the battery is completely flat.
Thnk u so much i just replaced with iphone charger and now its working
Thanks. My battery had drained. I kept getting the flashing orange light with a number of chargers I usually use. Only when I plugged in an original Apple charger did it begin to charge again. I guess when the power is very low, the Apple charger understands how to recharger and other products do not. Thanks for the inspiration. I had a major presentation the next day and really needed the laptop
I had this problem on a new mac. I let the macbook pro sit for a few months so the battery ended up dead when I tried to turn it back on. I had the flashing red light as well and tried a few things. I then decided to plug in a usb-c macbook pro charger and this allowed me to get the macbook charging. I was then able to change it back to the original charger with magsafe after I had a couple of percent on the battery. This reminds me of the old windows and/or mac where you had to trick it by removing the battery in order to get it charging again. Hope this helps.
This is great thanks @bertblank8742 - yes, it really reminds me of the (good) old days when you could pull the battery out! Thanks again.
Woww it worked thankew, i just bought brand new laptop but it was not charging. Your idea helped and saved me some hassle. Thank you🎉
This is actually helpful! Try USB c port for charging
It happens, when the battery is completely drained out. In my case at least, incountered 2 times. I used my Phone charger to charge it upto 1% and then used the macs original charger. It's working fine.
Thanks for the kind message @farhanniloy595 And sorry to hear it's happened twice. Great tip, thanks
Thanks Neil! I think I'll buy a new charger as you did, my Macbook Air charger cable is blinking orange, I've ordered even a new cable but still doing the same so I think it's the plug. Anyway, I hope the MacBook Air is not ruined!!! Thanks again!
Thanks for the kind comment and fingers crossed its the charger, or changing the charger brings it back to life. Let us know how you get on... 🤞🙏
Would you think that resetting the battery software option on the laptop will work? Mine does have a little bit of juice in it to do that.
It's worth a try - but I thought I saw the Apple site say that the M1's reset the software when they start up - but go for it! Hope you managed to get your macbook going again George and thanks for the kind comment
Hi All, I had the same issue where my Macbook Pro M1 Chip 2021 Model (16 inch) charger lights continusouly flashing orange on and off. This issue comes after I kept my macbook in off state for 15 days and battery was fully dead then It was not charging from its MegaSafe charger. I tried another Megasafe charger that too didn't work. So What I did was I tried to charge it with my mobile phone charging adapter by just replacing the megasafe Adapter ( just connect its usb c side to the mobile adapter and leave the other side connected to macbook). I kept this for 20 minutes. It charged some 1% then I used my Megasafe adapter it started working, I think this is bug where if you keep your laptop for a longer time dead then its charging needs some kind of charging reset. The reset can be done using another high wattage mobile adapter.
Thanks for this great insight and tip!
Hey everyone… I’m having this issue but have not had any luck with the charger swap… I don’t recall my battery being out of charge (was watching Netflix the night before) and it just didn’t turn on the next morning. Any tips?
Happens often to my year old 16" MBP M1, usually i just wipe both the port and the charger end with a cloth, it fixes it.
Thanks for the tip! I tried that and just couldn't get it to work, so will try next time if it happens again.
Had the same problem today. I tried plugin and plugout many time with no result. Watched your video while plugin the charger and went to restroom sadly thinking about how to meet new expense. BUT when I came back everything was normal... IMO keep it plugin for few minutes it will work fine.
This totally worked for me🎉
You’re a legend
Thanks for the very kind comment, I appreciate it and need to see messages like this from time to time!
Is the new (second hand) power supply you bought of same wattage?
Hi, thanks for the kind question - yes, the one I got was identical wattage - though some in the comments are saying they fixed this with any charger. Hope this helps
I’m taking mine in, I got this a month ago and this has been the issue since day 1
Sorry to hear this -- good luck with your repair and fingers crossed for you and your Mac!
Me salvou!!! Já é a segunda vez em que isso acontece com meu MACBook e da primeira vez eu não sabia como eu tinha resolvido foi na sorte.
I had the same problem on my new MacBook Pro. I charged the battery via USB-C and was able to reset the SMC and then the NVRAM in sequence. This solved the problem without a new adapter
Thanks
In my case it seems that the cable was malfunctioning. Usb-usb cable does charge my Macbook with the same charger while usb-mag-safe does not even with different charger.
Thanks - that's really interesting. I didn't put it in the video but I tried at USB-C to USB-C and it didn't seem to work. Maybe my cables weren't good enough. Thanks again
This is literally what is happening to me - the spill a few weeks ago and the flashing light today. But I’m confused - if trying your sister’s charger didn’t work, why would a random new charger work? I happen to have a spare charger for my work computer, but my personal laptop flashes red with that one as well. It’s a mystery to me. Any thoughts?
Hi thanks for the kind message. I should have mentioned my sisters charger is for a macbook Air and a lower wattage, which I don't think should matter but it didn't work. I also tried a USB-C cable from the charger to USB C port but that didn't work either -- hope you manage to find a fix and thanks again!
SOLVED - Slow flashing Magsafe 3 Amber light. Hi All. I had the problem with my MacBook Pro 2485 Magsafe 3. Solution = I disconnected the cable from the power supply end and plugged it into a USB C 3 Amp charger. After approximately 60 seconds, I noticed that the duration of the flash had changed; the LED stayed on for a lot longer and took longer to fade. After 20 minutes, the Magsafe LED became constant, so I reconnected the original power supply and my MacBook charged fully. Not sure if it will work with a lower amp power supply? I'll leave you guys to test that and maybe come back and update this thread... Hope this helps you guys
Big thanks for this Joe and hope the Macbook is still running well. Really appreciate the kind message and update - good luck with your Mac!
@@neilmossey Running like a BEAST Thanks Neil.....
Odd seeing as you only uploaded this within the last day. I had exactly the same problem, through a process of deliberation we found it was the wire that was broken, not the magsafe charger. It is at warranty so they will replace the wire. One useful thing to know, in the meantime you can charge using one of the USB-C ports...if you have a USB-C charge cable, I had one from my previous macbook
we had the exact same problem with 2 macbook in the span of 2 weeks. Really weird.
It charges for me if there is charge left in the macbook so weird
Yeah, my macbook air M2 charger is blinking. There are a couple of things I could try, like the SMC reset, software update and also shaking the laptop while the lid is partially open. 😅. I didn't know that. Its basically playing with the SMS (sudden motion sensor). I love tinkering and trouble shooting but rite now I'm really not in the mood. I'm still within warranty but the hassle. Currently I'm charging the laptop using a phone charger through the USB C port. Seems like there are a lot of people facing this problem huh. What the heck apple? Make your chargers better please.
So sorry to hear this - I didn't know about the shaking the laptop with the lid partially open! Might try that. The blinking hasn't come back for either charger yet. Weird. Good luck with your laptop and thanks for the kind message.
I had the same problem on my macbook pro. But I didn't had a additional USB-C charger. So I plugged the USB-C cable intro the USB-C port of the same MacBook. Makin a circuit. After that the charger worked again. Looks like the charging need a reset and then it works again.
Fantastic - big thanks for the tip and really pleased you managed to get your macbook working again. Hope it's still running well and thanks again for the kind comment
So I just had this happen to me this morning. Honestly, I just charged it with a USB-C cable since that will also work if your magsafe isn't working. Mine is actually a cable issue though, as the charger itself works fine for anyone reading this.
Thanks for the kind message Adams - I wish the USB-C had worked but for some reason it didn't, so pleased it works for you! Thanks again
I was experiencing this exact issue. The MacBook would not charge via MagSafe, so I tried with USB C and it powered on immediately. I let it get up to 2% before swapping back to MagSafe and all is normal again. Thanks for posting this video.
Thanks for posting this! Had this exact problem and this is what worked!
that's not red it orange
Silly sausage just reset SMC.
Thanks. How can we do that if there is no power, the battery is empty and it wont power on to reset SMC, which is what happened to me?
@@neilmossey Very simple, buy a power bank with USB PD and use your Apple cable. The advantage is it works on a variety of other devices. You may agree this is a better option than having two functioning chargers! I use an Anker 25600, which may be overkill but as a photographer it's a dream for the phone and cameras etc. In the office I use a OWC Thunderbolt hub which just uses a usb c cable. Hope that helps.
you we're definitely dropped on various blunt objects as a child@@cymontaylor