Battery time icon

[glewis]

How can I change the top toolbar battery indicator to show time instead of percentage?

I only have the option to choose ICON ONLY or PERCENTAGE but on my previous Macbook running Lion also I could choose time.

 

[awer25]

Mine shows TIME, ICON ONLY, and PERCENTAGE.

What computer do you have?

 

[glewis]

Mine shows TIME, ICON ONLY, and PERCENTAGE.

What computer do you have?

It's a brand new 2012 11" MBA.

Maybe it doesn't show time yet because I haven't done a complete cycle?

 

[GGJstudios]

How can I change the top toolbar battery indicator to show time instead of percentage?

I only have the option to choose ICON ONLY or PERCENTAGE but on my previous Macbook running Lion also I could choose time.

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[glewis]

Thanks....doesn't look like there is a fix. Apple changed something for some reason

 

[GGJstudios]

Thanks....doesn't look like there is a fix. Apple changed something for some reason

As you may already know, that time remaining is a constantly changing estimate, based on the current power demands on your system at any given moment. It is not completely accurate and can change from minute to minute.

 

[miles01110]

Time remaining has always been meaningless. Apple probably got tired of fielding questions about it.

 

[glewis]

Yeh, maybe it's not such a bad thing after all.

 

[whitedragon101]

As you may already know, that time remaining is a constantly changing estimate, based on the current power demands on your system at any given moment. It is not completely accurate and can change from minute to minute.

Knowing how long your battery will last at the current power draw was a very handy option. The original way of having it turned off by default with the option to display it was the best idea.