It would seem like Consumer Reports and Apple Inc. Have made up, what with the former promoting the latter's latest MacBook flagship product. The latest is, Consumer Reports now thumbs upped Apple's MacBook Pro as the latter finally fixed the erratic battery issue, which gave it trouble in the holidays. It turns out, all the device needs is a software update.

Software Update Fixes Battery Issue

What an about face that is. Before the year ended, Apple received one of the worst news it received the entire 2016: Consumer Reports' non promotion of their latest MacBook Pro. Whether or not the gatekeeper intended to make the biggest headline before entering 2017, it succeeded. It called out to consumers not to purchase the MacBook Pro because of its erratic battery.

Now, however, the review company reverses its previous call, CNET reported. The company said Apple's software update fixed the technical glitch. The devices finally performed well in their labs. One of the models was running 18.75 hours after charge.

Consumer Reports said the laptops' overall scores significantly increased after the company worked on the issue. All the three models, which include MacBook Pro 13-inch model without touch bar, MacBook Pro 13-inch model with Touch Bar, and MacBook Pro 15-inch model, are now on the recommended range of Consumer Reports. As a result, Apple will begin distributing the software that fixed the problem starting next week.

Moreover, those who have been enrolled to the giant tech company's Beta Software Program can avail of the software now so they can access the update.

Consumer Reports Recommendation

Consumer Reports' non-recommendation of the high-end laptop was the first that Apple received from the company for any of its devices ever. Consumer Reports failed the products because of their lack of consistencies especially with the battery life without charging. The reviewer said despite the products' high quality display and optimum performance, they received low scores that fell under the non-recommendation range, Consumer Reports reported.

Apple has identified the culprit for the erratic battery life is a bug in Safari.

Topics Apple MacBook Pro, Touch Bar, Apple, MacBook Pro