macOS 10.12.2 public beta 4 no longer shows estimated battery time remaining

[CheesePuff]

I wonder if this was intentional, the estimated time remaining in the battery indicator menu is removed on my rMBP Mid-2014 15", due to how inaccurate it can be and people complaining about the 2016 MBP estimates?

edit: in previous public betas of 10.12.2 the time remaining was there, and I have restarted a few times since installing beta 4 and also removed and added back the menu bar widget to confirm it never shows the time. It does show time remaining to fully charge though when plugged in.

 

[vmachiel]

They are probably tweaking the estimation software. It'll be back I would guess.

 

[kwl1226]

Agree I was shock and keep thinking my new 2016 touch bar Mac is having problem after the updates

 

[vmachiel]

Agree I was shock and keep thinking my new 2016 touch bar Mac is having problem after the updates

This is why I don't do betas

 

[adrianlondon]

I noticed this yesterday and logged a Feedback report assuming it was a bug. You should do the same; the more the merrier imo! No point in using betas if you're going to freak on each bug and not report them

If you go to Activity Monitor / Energy then you can see the estimated remaining battery time there.

 

[Guntursujono]

I wonder if this was intentional, the estimated time remaining in the battery indicator menu is removed on my rMBP Mid-2014 15", due to how inaccurate it can be and people complaining about the 2016 MBP estimates?

edit: in previous public betas of 10.12.2 the time remaining was there, and I have restarted a few times since installing beta 4 and also removed and added back the menu bar widget to confirm it never shows the time. It does show time remaining to fully charge though when plugged in.

Me too, it's happening on macbook air with macOS Sierra 10.12.2 Public Beta 4

. It's a bug I think

 

[ha1o2surfer]

oh that's good I'm not going crazy, I also reported it.. I can't see anything in the change log about removing the estimated remaining charge from the status bar.

 

[Fishrrman]

Guntur wrote:
"It's a bug I think..."

Maybe it's sumthin' they're tryin' to hide from us!

 

[FNH15]

Still present on the new beta. I have a rMBP, late 2013.

 

[Guntursujono]

I was updated my macbook air to 10.12.2 public beta 5, that's a latest beta. But the bug time remaining on battery indicator STILL SAME, STILL GONE. I hope tin he final release of 10.12.2, they make the time remaining battery indicator come back.