Screen dims then beeps once per minute while charging
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I'm experiencing an issue where exactly every 60 seconds, the screen briefly dims, then brightens, then beeps. I don't care about the dimming/brightening, but the beeping is maddening.
It happens while charging using a new (non-Apple) Magsafe3 connector I bought, connected to a 96W Apple power adaptor. This combo otherwise seems to charge fine.
So: can I fix this behaviour? Or at the least, prevent the beeping?
It's a 2022 M2 Max Macbook Pro. Ventura 13.6.3 (22G436)
EDIT
After some research I've discovered:
- the screen dimming behaviour can be disabled in settings, "Slightly dim the display on battery"
- the beep is called the "Power chime".
So now the question is how to disable the power chime. The actual file is at
/System/Library/CoreServices/PowerChime.app/Contents/Resources/connect_power.aif
but I'm not able to modify/remove it.
Asked by Steve Bennett
(597 rep)
May 28, 2024, 01:15 AM
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