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macchiato2009

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Aug 14, 2009
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hi

I've just bought a new Macbook Air and i'm quite surprise that battery status in the upper bar only offers 2 options: icon only or %

i used to select remaining battery time on my other Mac

did this option disappear under Lion on 2012 Macs ?

how to get it back ?

thanks
 

GGJstudios

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May 16, 2008
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hi

I've just bought a new Macbook Air and i'm quite surprise that battery status in the upper bar only offers 2 options: icon only or %

i used to select remaining battery time on my other Mac

did this option disappear under Lion on 2012 Macs ?
From the CHECKING STATUS AND HEALTH section of the following link:
Be aware that starting in 2012, the Menu Bar battery indicator no longer offers "Time Remaining" as an option on the Menu Bar. It still appears in the dropdown menu.
This should answer most, if not all, of your battery/charging questions:
 

GGJstudios

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May 16, 2008
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any tweak to get it back ?
No. As I said, you can still see it by clicking the icon. This is already being discussed in several threads:
From the CHECKING STATUS AND HEALTH section of the following link:
On the MBPR and on ML, the Menu Bar battery indicator no longer offers "Time Remaining" as an option on the Menu Bar. It still appears in the dropdown menu.
From the BATTERY LIFE FROM A CHARGE section of the following link:
  • Your "time remaining" indication is an ever-changing estimate, based on the current workload of your system. It will fluctuate up and down from minute to minute as your power demands change. It is not perfectly accurate, but only an estimate.
This should answer most, if not all, of your battery/charging questions:
 
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hallux

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Umm, this is from my 2012 MBP (Delivered July 9).

I've done nothing special, this is not a Retina...
 

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Weaselboy

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Umm, this is from my 2012 MBP (Delivered July 9).

I've done nothing special, this is not a Retina...

Same here on 13" 2012 MBA. I can select time. I think it is the new Retina and Mountain Lion that dropped the time.

Edit: From OP's other posts it appears he has a MBA also. I used Migration Assistant from a 2011 MBP, and I wonder if that has something to do with me having the time option and the OP does not?
 

hallux

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Apr 25, 2012
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Same here on 13" 2012 MBA. I can select time. I think it is the new Retina and Mountain Lion that dropped the time.

Edit: From OP's other posts it appears he has a MBA also. I used Migration Assistant from a 2011 MBP, and I wonder if that has something to do with me having the time option and the OP does not?

No, I didn't use MA to move my data (moved from a Windows laptop, wanted to clean up some files) so MA wouldn't have moved that option over...
 

eselle

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Jul 27, 2012
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Hmm, this is curious. Am on my 2012 MBA (just opened) and I am missing the 'time' feature too. Anyone have any idea why/how I may reclaim it?
 
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