Sleep button inactive and Mac Air M1 not sleeping despite correct settings

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Sleep button inactive and Mac Air M1 not sleeping despite correct settings

My Mac Air M1 battery is now often drained because even though the screen is closed, it doesn't sleep, even though the settings are correct, there are several applications that prevent sleep... and the sleep button is also not active even though the settings have been activated.

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Original Title: What if the sleep button on my Mac Air M1 is not active... even though I have activated the settings?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 26.0

Posted on Sep 23, 2025 8:49 PM

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Answer 1

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SergZak

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Sep 24, 2025 8:04 AM in response to hendrastevani

Additional to try:

Boot into safe mode and test:

Start up your Mac in safe mode

if no issue occurs, then it’s possibly something amiss in your user account. (You can temporarily create a new user account to test more extensively)

If there’s still an issue after trying safe mode, run Apple Diagnostics which may reveal an error code (possible hardware issue) which you can then Google for more info:

Use Apple Diagnostics to test your Mac

If an error is found, contact Apple

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Answer 2

SergZak

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Sep 23, 2025 9:32 PM in response to hendrastevani

Will it sleep correctly if you use Apple Menu>Sleep?

If so and it will NOT sleep only when the lid is closed, you may have a defective Lid Angle Sensor. In this case, Apple would need to get involved. Set up a Genius Bar reservation

If you don't have a nearby Apple Store, contact Apple for other options.

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Answer 3

Sep 24, 2025 1:01 AM in response to SergZak

I think this is because of the application or software, because the sleep button is also not active

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