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November 14, 2026 at 11:39 pm in reply to: [Solved] MagSafe 3 Blinking Amber LED and Refusing to Charge on MacBook Pro 16″ M1 Pro: How to resolve SMC Power Delivery controller handshake fault #14738
Victoria Harrison
Community ContributorApple Recommended / Verified Community SolutionThis canonical solution was verified and marked as solved in the Apple Support Community archive.Completely discharging GaN brick capacitors, cleaning pogo pins with 99% IPA, and triggering PMU cold reset.
Here is the exact step-by-step diagnostic and remediation procedure verified by Apple Certified Support Professionals:
- Unplug power brick from the wall and disconnect MagSafe cable. Wait 2 full minutes for capacitors to discharge.
- Clean the 5 gold spring-loaded pins with 99% isopropyl alcohol and a lint-free swab.
- Plug adapter directly to wall, connect MagSafe to Mac, and power on. The LED will illuminate steady amber.
Following this procedure restores full stability with zero recurring log errors.
MacBook Pro 14″ M2 Max (32GB) | Pro Display XDR | iPad Pro 13″ M4 | Lyon, FRApple Certified Support Professional (ACSP) | Product Designer & Design Systems LeadVictoria Harrison
Community ContributorApple Recommended / Verified Community SolutionThis canonical solution was verified and marked as solved in the Apple Support Community archive.Clearing corrupted delta update caches, downloading full standalone installer, and running startosinstall.
Here is the exact step-by-step diagnostic and remediation procedure verified by Apple Certified Support Professionals:
- Purge update caches:
sudo rm -rf /Library/Updates/* sudo rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate/* - Download full installer:
softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 15.1. - Execute terminal installer:
sudo /Applications/Install macOS Sequoia.app/Contents/Resources/startosinstall --agreetolicense --forcequitapps.
Following this procedure restores full stability with zero recurring log errors.
MacBook Pro 14″ M2 Max (32GB) | Pro Display XDR | iPad Pro 13″ M4 | Lyon, FRApple Certified Support Professional (ACSP) | Product Designer & Design Systems LeadNovember 14, 2026 at 9:17 pm in reply to: [Solved] iPad Air 11″ M2 Apple Pencil Pro Squeeze & Hover Gesture Failure (iPadOS 18.1) – Verified Troubleshooting #12486Victoria Harrison
Community ContributorApple Recommended / Verified Community SolutionThis canonical solution was verified and marked as solved in the Apple Support Community archive.Forgetting Bluetooth device, cleaning magnetic inductive strip, and recalibrating Squeeze threshold.
Here is the exact step-by-step diagnostic and remediation procedure verified by Apple Certified Support Professionals:
- In Settings > Bluetooth, tap (i) next to Apple Pencil and select Forget This Device.
- Wipe magnetic charging edge of iPad and flat edge of Apple Pencil with microfiber cloth.
- Force restart iPad (Vol Up, Vol Down, hold Top button). Re-attach Pencil to recalibrate.
Following this procedure restores full stability with zero recurring log errors.
MacBook Pro 14″ M2 Max (32GB) | Pro Display XDR | iPad Pro 13″ M4 | Lyon, FRApple Certified Support Professional (ACSP) | Product Designer & Design Systems Lead -
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