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How to Turn Off Battery Health Management in macOS Catalina 10.15.5

About This Mac > System Report > Power > Battery Information > Full Charge Capacity (mAh)
This is what battery aging/degradation refers to, not how many years you own the laptop.

On a previous MacBook Pro of mine, the trackpad started becoming more difficult to click. Several months later, I decided to remove the bottom cover to see if I could unstick the trackpad. That's when I noticed the swollen battery. But at least MacOS showed the battery status as Normal the whole time. 😂
 
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The next macOS will slow your Mac down if your battery is old. Probably won't have an option to disable it.
 
I'm really happy to see this feature being added to Macs too (iPhones have had it for a little while now, right?).

As someone who uses my MBP plugged in 95% of the time, I've really wished there was a way to intentionally undercharge it a bit to extend lifespan for those times I actually do need it.
 
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I'm waiting for the final 10.15.5
they released 10.15.4 and many users had issues. it is why I'm still on 10.15.3
too many issues with this Catalina VS Mojave and High Sierra . sort of like how Windows Vista had many issues.
 
That's a whole lotta clicks every day an hour before you head down to Starbucks (if they ever going to open again).
 
My 2012 MacBook Pro 13" with original battery reads "Normal" and has 1819 cycles. Full charge capacity is now 4827 mAH instead of 5770 mAH, 83.7%. I have always let it run down to the shut off warning at least 4-5 times a month.
 
zorinlynx said:
Why the hell are they limiting this to 2016 and newer Macs? Older Macs can benefit from this too.
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Apple is going to lose a lot of customers because we who have 2019 and lower can benefit from this. I have a 2015 and no way I am going to a non-upgradable paperweight until PowerPC comes back, sorry, ARM. Then Intel will be a found memory.
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TheSkywalker77 said:
Sadly it's only for the newer Thunderbolt 3 port Macs (so 2016 onward). I hope they bring the feature to older ones, I don't see what's holding them back.
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I am sure DOSDUDE or someone can hack it to work.. I know I will.
 
"Battery Health Management is entirely opt-in and can be disabled for those who do not want to use the feature."

Note to editors: the article is saying it's on by default, so actually it is "opt-OUT", not "opt-in". But anyway...
 
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Klae17 said:
I leave my MBP plugged into my workstation 99% of the time, is it good to use this mode or turn it off?
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I think it is good to turn it on, I wonder how it will work but maybe it will stop charging your Mac before 100% as it learns that you are always plugged in so you don't really need to have the battery fully charged.
I don't feel like installing a beta on my MBP as if something bad happens I can't go to the office and work on my Mini, but I'm looking forward to trying this feature once 10.5.5 is released.
 
donster28 said:
Apple is desperate to sell Macs right now. Doing the same thing they did with the iPhones so we have to buy a new Mac sooner. Or this is just me over-reacting.
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They are doing quite literally the opposite.

Only Apple would get accused of trying to sell more devices by taking measures to elongate battery life and reduce battery degradation.
 
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Im not seeing it on my (2016 MBP) at all. I have a service battery warning (already known). Im wondering if this feature is disabled once you go below 80 percent health? That sounds counter intuitive though.

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I was on 10.15.4 and didn't realize it. upgraded to 10.15.5 and now it shows up
 
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The public beta of macOS 10.15.5 was released about 2 hours ago. Available, as always, in Software Update and only if you've registered your Mac for public betas.
 
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miniroll32 said:
Why not just buy a desktop instead?
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mobility IF you need it, also have you compared the prices - a MBP is the best bang for the buck - further I already got a 40" monitor on my desk with 4x1 PiP 4K - so with 2MBPs I got effectively 6 screens in front of me with 4 being 4K ...

I dont see anywhere in their ads that you shouldnt use it 24/7 plugged in as it damages the battery - which in previous models back in the days you could just remove it throw in the drawer to use when you actually needed them and keeping them at 30% charged in the drawer ... IF this is the case though then Apple's design is seriously flawed ...
 
Klae17 said:
I leave my MBP plugged into my workstation 99% of the time, is it good to use this mode or turn it off?
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Leave it on. Most Windows PCs have had this for a few years now, though perhaps Apple's approach is a bit more sophisticated. Lithium batteries lose capacity more quickly if always left at 100%.
 
Does anyone know if this will work for 2015 MacBook Pros - still a very capable. machine.. its not like its a PowerBook G4 :(
 
A great idea from iOS... where is not working at all on my iPhone 11 Pro and I don’t know why 🤷🏻‍♂️
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donster28 said:
Apple is desperate to sell Macs right now. Doing the same thing they did with the iPhones so we have to buy a new Mac sooner. Or this is just me over-reacting.
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Quite on the contrary they are preserving the already good MacBook battery life.
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Fusionskies said:
Condition: Normal

Crazy to think its 7 years old and still running fine.
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If you check it with coconut you will find out a different story about your battery
 
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