![]() ![]() Let macOS manage the battery to prolong battery life, that is the period (years) before the battery needs to be replaced, which may result in it not being as fully charged as it could be, so could reduce battery endurance (the time it can run before needing to be recharged).Ģ. Perhaps in the case of the Catalina 10.15.5 update it might have been better to have reduced the fanfare for this ‘new feature’ to a single sentence mentioning the improvement in battery management, which it seems to be.Īs far as I can see from the information which Apple provides, those with T1/T2 laptops can now opt for one of two things:ġ. Now why can’t macOS users enjoy that level of features and function? That’s a phone which costs a small fraction of a MacBook Pro, doing battery management much better than in macOS. Thinking about iOS devices, it might be useful here to see the Settings > Battery screen from my iPhone XR for comparison. If you really want to get to grips with your battery, then I recommend you splash out slightly less than $/€/£ 10 and buy a Pro licence for Coconut Battery, which not only displays the same basic information, but gives quite a bit more, both for the laptop it’s running on and any connected iOS devices. You can see a bit more about your battery in the Battery section of System Information, which hasn’t apparently been updated either, so can’t tell you whether the new battery health management feature is active. ![]() ![]() Apple’s support article about the new feature isn’t forthcoming either, and this page about batteries more generally hasn’t been updated for nearly four months either. But try to access anything about this using the pmset command in Terminal and its man page seems unaware, and was last revised around eight years ago. Option-click the Energy Saver item in the main menubar, and you’ll be impressed with the battery condition status at the top, which hasn’t changed. Of course macOS does provide more information about battery health. I’m afraid that if your model doesn’t have a T1 or T2 chip, it will almost certainly be unable to offer this new feature, and you’ll be left one checkbox short. In case you’re thinking that I’m trying to use this on a laptop which isn’t compatible, this is on a MacBook Pro 16-inch 2019. For the sake of completeness, here’s the modified version of the Energy Saver pane, with its new button to access battery health management features. That’s it: a checkbox which you should normally leave ticked, but can uncheck if you want to override it. Scroll down to “Power” and under “Health Information” you should be able to see your battery’s cycle count.The moment that I saw Apple’s announcement about new battery health management in macOS 10.15.5, I knew that I’d have to describe it in detail here, so here goes. If you’re wondering what sort of condition your battery is in, you can head to System Preferences > Battery > Battery and click on “Battery Health…” to see a simple overview.įor a more detailed look including charge cycle count, click on the Apple logo in the top-left corner of your screen followed by “About This Mac” then click on “System Report” on the “Overview” tab. RELATED: How to Force Your MacBook to Charge Fully Check Your MacBook Battery Health The authors note that if things do get out of whack “doing 4+ full cycles will recalibrate your battery and the capacity will go up again.” Note: The authors of AlDente recommend doing at least one complete charge cycle from 0 percent to 100 percent every two weeks to ensure that your battery remains correctly calibrated. You also have to disable Apple’s Optimized Charging feature for AlDente to work properly. ![]() You can always disable AlDente (or instruct it to top your battery up to 100 percent) if you know you’re going to need the additional juice. If you go this route your battery will remain healthier for longer, but you will be sacrificing some of its potential capacity. ![]()
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