How To Keep Your MacBook's Battery Healthy - Should You Leave It Plugged In?

[@fratini.]

I use mine plugged in most of the time, and every two weeks I unplug it and let it discharge up to 40 or 50% and than I plugged in again. It's a 16 inch, late 2019 Macbook Pro (I bought it in 2021 - two years use). The cycle count is just 58 and the battery health is excellent.

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for sharing this info.

[@julijakeit]

I bought mine 6 months ago, always use it on battery, guess what? Battery health normal (96%). Already over 80 cycle counts. I will keep it plugged in more often.

[@imaneboumeshouli4636]

Do you shut it down overnights or just put it on sleep? If you do put it on sleep mode,do you keep it plugged in

[@fratini.]

@@imaneboumeshouli4636 I don't shut it down overnight. I just close the lid and keep it unplugged.

[@usharoaza6802]

Do you keep it plugged in at 100%?

[@nostalgicgirrl6053]

i am a first time macbook user and i have an M1 Macbook Pro 2021 model, 13 inches... or 13.3 inches. I am understandably quite nervous about owning such an expensive elite product.. haha. I have been worried about the battery health because i want my laptop to be durable for years to come. Your video was very helpful and your channel seems underrated to me. Good luck and thanks once again!

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for comment and for watching. Good luck.

[@alzabine]

Thanks a lot for the video, Battery health on my last Macbook (2019 , 16 inch) was 85% after 3 years of use. Now that I upgrade to M1 Pro 16 inch, I need to take care of my battery health even better. I am curious about some guys who posted that their BH is still 100% even after more than 50 CC. Well, I guess your tips are the answer. You've just got one more subscriber man. Cheers from Indonesia 🇮🇩

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for the sub and for the feedback. I have found that everybody's battery is slightly different. It's like winning the lottery and even with Apple's quality control some batteries are going to be worse than others when you buy them. But you can do things to keep it healthy for sure. Thanks again.

[@bjc12566]

Great video, you kept it simple and right to the point. I look forward to more tips and reviews.... Thank you

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for watching. Hope you can sub.

[@mluman83]

I have a 14 inch and use an app called Al Dente. I usually have power around me so I set it to 60% max charge and occasionally use it to around 40%, then charge back up to 60%. I try to exercise the battery a bit throughout the week but keep it at basically 50% on average. Of course I'll charge it up if I am on the go without power. Purchased in November and current cycle count is 41 with 100% capacity.

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for sharing and watching. I tend to use when plugged in when I can and don't worry too much about it. I only have about 45 cycles or so but also have other systems I use and therefore it's low because of that I think. Thank you.

[@heynick6863]

can you tell the usage pattern to apply so that apples optimized battery charginf soft ware recognises my usage and stop it at a particular point ....i reallly dont want to use other softwares

[@ginogiodomingo7144]

Thanks Craig! This is the most accurately correct video I watched about Battery and Power for a Mac!

[@craigneidel]

Thank you. I appreciate the feedback. Hope you can sub if you have some time and thanks again.

[@RaymondKPhotoVideography]

First off all, very informative video! 👍🏻👍🏻 So here I am being a bit confused as to if I should keep battery optimization on on my 14" M1 Max.. (plugged in most of the time) I previously owned a 15" 2012 MacBook Pro (the last classic unibody), and I almost always had that one plugged in as well. Having never used battery optimization on that one, I had it at 100% most of the time because of being plugged in. But then at least once ever 3-4 months, I unplugged it to keep the battery charge flowing, running it down to like 30/50% before plunging it in again. This kept my cycle not only super low, but also super healthy even until I sold it Dec last year. (Cycle was 67, and battery Health a strong 93%. ...after 10 years of use..! So now with the Battery optimization option there, I tried it, but noticed after like 2 weeks, it had used almost 4 Cycles whilst it had always been plugged in... Apparently (like you said in your video) it keeps it often around 80%, however I've seen it run (whilst using it) to as low as 60 before it even decided to charge again to around 80% And it seemed to have done so even whilst not using it. Seeing these results, I don't really like the battery optimization so much as it just discharges and recharges the battery to such an extend multiple times each week that it adds cycle counts to it even when not using it.. Am I under a wrong conclusion if I say I'm better off turning 'battery optimization' OFF, and instead use my 'old way' of using the battery/charging? As I think it's a better way to keep it healthy with low cycles, than the battery optimization option?

[@harrison00xXx]

Go for manual control over your battery charge level and use AlDente Its working especially on my M1 Pro 16" since i have a lot of "spare battery" if you know what i mean, so im using it mobile a lot but mostly with 50-70% charge limit on AC Power. And no, its not good if you charge it always to 100%, thats the worse you can do! I got on my 16" M1 Pro already close to 100 cycles (with looking to stay anywhere around 50%-60% charge if possible!) and still 100% health of the battery. Im even charging mainly on my 65W/45+20W USB C+A combo charger, with the original 140W apple charger i charge only if i really need a fast charge (bcause of my 50% habits^^). The battery compartment gets slightly warm with the 140W brick and Magsafe, it stays completely cool with 65 or 45W charging (but still "fast")

[@meeth-wu5vd]

so rather than draining it to 20-25% keeping it plugged in is a better option ?since I am using MacBook Air m3 chip .

[@OMKhin-lm3ky]

Thanks for this very insightful video. Very helpful! Many sources give different suggestions, and I was so confused about which suggestions to follow. You've explained very well about optimising the battery, and effectively put my mind to ease.

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for the nice feedback on this.

[@r0der1ck_0nl1ne]

Great video, thx! I subbed right at the moment when you were saying that you put a lot of info in your vids and talk fast. Meanwhile I was thinking 'finally a KZbinr that gets to the point already without a lot of irrelevant talking and doesn't protract his pronunciation of every word in every sentence'.

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for the sub.

[@pbowles]

Thank for the video. I have an M1 MacBook Air, bought in early 2021. The battery capacity has dropped to 83% after 51 charge cycles. I took it into Apple and they say this is perfectly normal and to go away as it's my fault I'm not using it correctly. It is plugged in a lot of the time, but has always had the optimise battery setting enabled, though it always charges to 100%, despite it being used on battery once a fortnight on average. I think there's a problem here, but Apple don't want to know. Would you agree?

[@craigneidel]

Yeah, I'm not sure it should dropped to 83% after 51 charge cycles. I have one MacBook M1 Air with 40 cycles and it's 100%. It takes quite a bit sometimes to get Apple to help but I would stay on them until they give you a reason for that. I'm not 100% sure others aren't seeing similar results but mine hasn't dropped at all and 51 cycles seems very low.

[@pbowles]

@@craigneidel Thanks for the reply. Apple just say it's normal. Frustrating, but I don't think they'll change their minds, unless there's a recall or something...

[@GodisgoodAllthetime86]

Install Aldente and keep it 50% battery level... i also work with all the time plug in.. its drop fast even i optimize battery health option checked...

[@NK-er3ci]

My battery on my M1 is at 65% after 320 cycles (18 months) but Apple don't want anything to do with it. After watching this video though and other tips online I haven't been doing anything to preserver the battery health apparently. I've been letting the battery die before changing daily and never leaving it plugged in. I heard that installing Aldente helps though

[@DimplePoji]

Thanks craig.. A first time user of mac after 30 years of windows.. haha.. subbed!

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for the sub. I appreciate it for sure.

[@e.random]

Thnks for the info i just purchased and old mid 2015 MacBook pro but with a new battery from the istore but I don’t seem to see optimise battery setting am running montera 9:46

[@craigneidel]

I'll need to research that on the 2015 Pro. It might not be available on older MacBooks. Thanks for watching.

[@prakharprakarsh9384]

very nicely explained ,thank you so much .

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for watching the video.

[@hashihashi1019]

You just explain everything so well

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for the nice comment.

[@johnlexterrosales143]

mine finally went to 99% with only 29cc after 8 months of using it. Plugged in most of the time. What I've noticed, battery percentage decreases fast once it dropped down to 99%. Now with 33cc, it instantly went to 96% just a while ago. Probably, it's not the cc that determines your battery health, it's how or how long you've been using it.

[@craigneidel]

They will all drop a bit but I just tell people it's not worth watching it unless it is having noticeable differences when using it. They will all be in the 9x% range after a year but some are worse than others. Thanks for the post and for watching.

[@seundavidakanni9673]

This is the best video to help clarify the battery topic. Glad to know about the battery bypass. Thanks alot

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for watching.

[@PadthaiPeter]

Hi. Thanks for the video -- Just got a used 2022 Macbook Air M2 with Battery Cycles = 3. Macbook Air is out of the basic warranty now. But amazon does offer a third party warranty for my purchase. I wonder, do I need that warranty? I know Macbooks rarely break even after many many years of use. My previous 2015 Intel Core i7 is still running but I now want to upgrade.

[@craigneidel]

It comes down to your risk level and how much it was. I can't forecast the future on if it will last or not. Thanks for watching the channel.

[@Dr.Stein1988]

Nice and simple man, thanks for this.

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for feedback.

[@Obayda55]

thanks alot for this informative video

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for watching

[@evans90-2]

Thnks man, Video so helpfull !!

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for feedback and for watching

[@LukaszBrodziak]

Great video. What I have noticed with my M1 MBP is that after 8 months of using it plugged in for 8 hours a day weekdays the battery capacity fell from 100% to 93% I wonder if that is something I should be worried about

[@craigneidel]

To tell you the truth I think the quality of the Apple batteries are all over the place. What you are seeing is not common but I have see that for sure before in a few cases and it seems like some of the batteries perform better than others. Thanks for sharing and I would not be super concerned about it and just enjoy it as usual.

[@mevanperera6171]

Yeah happened to me as well

[@Yogi5D]

I have a 12 month old M1 Pro 16 with 62 cycles and 99% battery capacity, I keep it on battery between 20-90% and I turn it off at night most of the time.

[@craigneidel]

That is great and thanks for sharing. Either way will work but keeping it plugged in when near a plug won't hurt the modern macbooks.

[@jaynet1539]

Only 3 things are hurting battery. Temperature above 35+ degrees celsius, Cycle count, internal stress (keeping it below 10% or above 80%)

[@craigneidel]

Thank you.

[@KevinMillard68]

li poly batteries are the ones you dont want to have them goto zero as that will screw those really bad and fast li ion can handel going to zero , tho you should not let them goto zero either but it wont harm them, if its only once in awhile ..

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for watching and for sharing that info.

[@kristinecio7119]

I have a question, does this apply to older macbooks also (like 2015 macbooks)?

[@sohibsh5844]

Thank you good video

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for watching and the nice words.

[@daktarioskarvannederhosen2568]

ac power does NOT bypass the battery unless you are running catalina or newer and have adjusted the settings properly.

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for the information as it helps all.

[@randomness3231]

great video - thank you very much for the information.

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for feedback and watching

[@eduardowatkinz]

Thanks - Always keep my Macbook's plugged into A/C. Never had an issue

[@sumanbhandari7032]

Ok, i just felt like i should trust you. I am trying same approach, plugin power everytime I use, drain battery charge once a week. Right now I have 96% health capacity in just 4 and half month of actual use. 1% decrease in every month. I keep using my laptop 10-14 hours a consistently. Let’s see.

[@craigneidel]

Look it up on the Apple site. That is my recommendation for how to do it.

[@chrischiadika5668]

Hey, i stumbled on your comment, I need to know, how’s the battery health and cycle count now?

[@djmist]

Sometimes appears verify battery

[@Thomas-jf8ri]

Thank you so much I was searching for a video explaining about how to reduce the battery cycle count

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for watching Thomas.

[@noodles7240]

Thanks for your explanation. I found my Mac Pro battery only has 40 cycle count, but the capacity drops 90%. I basically always plug in. May I know whether the battery's capacity really drops or it is an optimization of battery.

[@pratyushsharma225]

This is the same problem i am facing with my macbook air m1 .

[@densewatermelon4277]

@@pratyushsharma225 I've had mine since August and I'm still on 100%

[@kirankhadka9902]

@@densewatermelon4277 do you plug in during you are using your macbook??

[@densewatermelon4277]

@@kirankhadka9902 Yup anytime i use it it's plugged in, sometimes I even forget to unplug it overnight. It discharges itself to 80% and will keep it there most times

[@kirankhadka9902]

@@densewatermelon4277 then optimized battery charging might really works!!

[@archtac]

thanks for this man!! Love the video, really helpful, looks great, sounds great! the way you present information, your pacing, just perfect! Found you video through google images in Germany by the way

[@craigneidel]

I appreciate that and thanks for watching the videos. I have been to Germany many times and love spending time in Munich and Bavaria. Talk to you later.

[@kennysmusicalcabaret162]

No nonsense on the money clear concise and to the point !, Cheers .

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for comment

[@kanniappankrishna]

I support you. Just subcribed your channel and liked your video. :)

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for the sub.

[@absitreverentiavero8527]

Mine is an M2 air bought secondhand 60 cycles and already 91% health

[@craigneidel]

@@absitreverentiavero8527 that's a little low for 60 cycles but still should not be an issue for many years

[@harcoremonkey]

I used to keep my MBP plugged in with the optimized battery charging option checked but I found it to be pretty unreliable. In just a couple of months my battery heath dropped from 98% to 94% (according to CleanMyMac X) because the AI used for that option is not that good at predicting you usage patterns, so if I decided to use it unplugged for a single day it would start over again the learning process and charging again to 100%. I purchased some software to manually control the charging at it's been pretty good since, even the battery heath reported by CMMX has slowly improved, it also reports the true hardware battery level (which is different from what the system reports for the reason explained in the video). I wish that battery control would come built in in MacOS in the future, although it seems unlikely. Very nice video!

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for watching. I have not had that issue with the health dropping but I fully understand that all batteries are quite different (at least I have learned that). I normally let mine drain to about 10% once per week and then leave it plugged in when I can but don't let it get to me when I can't. Thanks again.

[@MoreChannelNoise]

" I purchased some software to manually control the charging" may I ask the name of the software?

[@pixeloff_4082]

​​@@MoreChannelNoisei think he used "ai dente"

[@p.thakkar]

Very detailed video! Thank you!!

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for the nice words.

[@satrioajipramono5080]

Some MBA M1 users say that their MBA's battery health dropped so fast (50+ cycles and the battery health is 93-95%). Is it normal?

[@craigneidel]

I have not seen that yet but if I do I will make a video on it. Thanks for sharing.

[@pratyushsharma225]

@@craigneidel Please make video on it . Most of the Macbook users with m1 chip facing this issue including me.

[@songkim117]

@@pratyushsharma225 it's because you have it plugged in all the time

[@pratyushsharma225]

@@songkim117 I never plugged it all the time

[@pratyushsharma225]

@Y A battery health is at 95% On Mac OS 12.3.1. problem seems to be solved for me in this version of Mac OS so I'll stay at this version only.

[@Ma-hh8jz]

I found a MacBook pro 2018 it's cycle count is only 3 what do you think about it he said he didn't change anything is it good or maybe he changed battery do you recommend it to buy

[@craigneidel]

I'm not sure and it appears to be a software issue or they replaced the battery.

[@EnricoDePaoli]

Hey, thanks for the awesome video. I do have a question, though: some people always experience battery swelling on MacBooks, while others don't. Do you have any info on what exactly tends to cause swelling? Many thanks again.

[@craigneidel]

Appreciate it. I think overall battery swelling can happen from a few things. Batteries way over their 1000 Cycle normal life span or maybe leaving the battery in a very hot place or very cold place for long periods of time. Batteries can fail over time and I think that is the main cause.

[@EnricoDePaoli]

@@craigneidel thanks again for your help!

[@craigneidel]

Welcome

[@lucianpojoni1793]

Hi Craig, this was really helpful. Thanks!

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for feedback

[@niyasmohammed046]

350+ videos!! I like that mentality bruh tbh ( some people are like posting 5-6 videos and saying my videos are not reaching i don’t have much followers ) and you yeah, you are just awesome keep rocking bruh hope soon 10k then 50k then 100k sub ❤️💕

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for the kind words and for watching.

[@tiennguyenvan5957]

Thanks for greet video, I have question, my 13" M1 Pro's battery health fell to 89%, 310months into using it. It had 170 charge cycles. Is that okay/normal?

[@craigneidel]

It seems a bit low after 170 charge cycles but it's hard to know for sure. I'm guessing you didn't mean 310 month and mean 10 months. Normally at that level I see batteries at about 94% give or take.

[@sobanfarooq8288]

Can you please help me with a question? I'm a new mac user and I didn't know anything like battery cycle etc. My machine is 3 months old and I don't think it is looking too good at the moment. I'm already at 55 cycles count although the battery condition is at 100%. I have almost daily used it and its my work laptop. I wish I had known this information before. At the start you mentioned that if a mac is kept plugged in, it bypasses the battery and use the power directly off of the wall. So, if I kept it plugged in whenever I used it, would it increase cycles count anymore? Or would it still do that because some of battery power is used to bring the it down after the charging is reached to 100%!? Thanks a lot!!

[@craigneidel]

55 isn't too bad as a Mac can last around 1000 cycles before it needs a new battery but this is just an estimate. Even at that estimate you would have 5 years before you need one. But yes, if you plug in the laptop it might use a little battery here and there but it will help with the cycles since it's running off power not battery. That means you will have less cycle use.

[@sobanfarooq8288]

@@craigneidel Thank you. I really appreciate your help!!

[@craigneidel]

@@sobanfarooq8288 welcome

[@ririlan2137]

Very interesting tips to apply to my new Macbook Max. Thanks Craig. :))

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for watching my channel.

[@TijoMathew]

Thanks, Craig Neidel. I searched the whole youtube and I found this video. I am a new mac user who just shifted from windows. Once again thanks for your informative video. Love from Dubai.

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for watching and the nice words Tijo.

[@rafaelcomar7929]

My mid 2012 MacBook Pro had a 78% battery health after 10 years It really did last long. My mid-2012 MacBook Pro was dying so I had to get a new one So 2 reasons. 1. The RAM was corrupted and beeped 3 times 2. The CPU Performance was cut down by half, Making it very slow.

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for sharing and watching.

[@AjaySingh-xd4nz]

I have macbook air m1. purchased it in June 21. Been almost 3 years. This is my battery health stats. Does it look very bad? I was generally letting it discharge to 10% and let fully charge. Anything I can do better? Health Information: Cycle Count: 322 Condition: Normal Maximum Capacity: 87%

[@craigneidel]

I think that is close to normal for a three year old computer if you are using it quite a bit.

[@AjaySingh-xd4nz]

@@craigneidel Thank you. Yes, I am using it pretty much 5-6 hrs daily

[@craigneidel]

Yeah, sounds close to where they might be on the battery life.

[@princejungshah]

So all in all, it's always best to keep the laptop plugged in whenever possible, right?

[@craigneidel]

Here is some info from the Apple Thread - discussions.apple.com/thread/253588859

[@theekingyodah1431]

I like your explanations , simple and clear

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for nice feedback

[@Superpaashaas]

At the moment im keeping my M1 macbok air plugged in most of the day. Sometimes I use it on battery at night at in the lounge or something. I plug it out at night but just keep it in sleep mode so it can run any background task like, indexing or optimising storage. From what I have read it seems to be important to allow your Mac some time to run background processes it needs to which it normally can't when your using it. Guess I could leave it plugged in at night but I unplug it. Losing a few % points every night is not to much of a big deal I think.

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for sharing Erick and I agree with what you said.

[@reni3589]

wow I did the same with my macbook air. exactly the same ! haha

[@bassharghani]

how has your battery health and cycle count been?

[@Superpaashaas]

@@bassharghani so far so good battery health is still at 100% and real life performance has been great so far. Haven’t checked my cycle count recently. When im at my computer again later ill check it guessing it around 20-25. Ill be traveling soon so will be using the battery much more.

[@bassharghani]

@@Superpaashaas Thanks. I'll be doing the same then !

[@sprout5257]

Hi! I have a 2020 M1 MBA and I’ve had it for a year. The battery health is at 95% and 114 cycle. The battery for this Mac is dropping a lot faster than my old one. Is this something I should be worried about? Thank you!

[@craigneidel]

Not yet as it appears the batteries are all over the place with the M1 airs. If it goes below 90% before you git 300 cycles I would just contact an Apple store to see if they think that is normal. But, so for I don't see anything out of the normal based on listening to other users.

[@sprout5257]

@@craigneidel Alright. Thank you so much!!

[@huwanahaldaba9301]

What's your tips if your using an external monitor with a usb-c powered connector for your macbook? I'm using one, but my battery capacity turned to 99% with 22 cycle count. I'm not sure what happened

[@craigneidel]

All batteries are going to work differently so I wouldn't worry about it. 99% is really no different than 100% etc. on health or capacity. I use external monitors also and have a system that has dropped and one that doesn't so those smaller drops are random and could be based on the quality of the initial battery (like how it was stored or shipped in extreme cold etc.). If it starts dropping much faster then you can look into things.

[@kimlyon7746]

Should I keep it plugged in while using it even when it’s 70% battery charged before plugged in? Hope that would reduce the battery count?

[@craigneidel]

You can leave it plugged in when next to power. That works good. Thanks for watching.

[@Ryan-xw5qb]

Hey man very useful video, thank you!

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for watching

[@cesuryavuz3469]

Thank you man! That was very helpful!

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for watching cesur

[@legendjxli1266]

First, thank u for that video. Absolute awesome. Much useful infos not just Blabla. Now I have a specific question for my use case: So if I use it heavy on the weekends and through the weeks just like 6-8h from Monday to Friday its best to let it plugged in from Friday to Sunday Night. Unplug it at Sunday Night and work as long with battery through the week until the battery reaches about 20%. Then charge it back to about 95-100% and plug it off again if its not friday and if it is I just keep it plugged in again till Sunday night. Or should I unplug it at friday night and Saturday night and plug it back in at the mornings? I will probably plug it into the CalDigit TS4 so it should be only charging through the CalDigit and the external things (monitor, ssds, etc.) should get power from the CalDigit not from the Mac.

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for nice comment. The moral is to just use it as needed but it won't harm it to keep it plugged in when near a plug. That way you save on the cycle counts if you might sell it down the road. Yes, I would never let it get to zero percent and recharge if off the charger around 10% or so. But keeping it plugged in when you can work at your desk no matter the day is fine.

[@legendjxli1266]

@@craigneidel Thanks for responsing. Really helped me! Have a great day.

[@kennysmusicalcabaret162]

How about this for coincidence ! my macbook air battery runs down when on the charger when it's plugged in and says charging, it used to charge ( although slower ) when running plugged in now it slowly drains any ideas ?

[@craigneidel]

Not really besides a bad battery or power module.

[@jisan317films]

Do you recommend AlDente?

[@craigneidel]

I don't have a ton of experience with that but heard that works great.

[@mhinesvlog]

Does this apply to macbook air 2014 as well?

[@craigneidel]

I'll need to make a video on older MacBooks as they are a little different but still following this won't really hurt anything. The same basic rules should apply.

[@mauchamtalukdar07]

I have a 2018 Intel MacBook Air. It's been 5 years since I've bought this currently 516 cycles have completed but maximum battery capacity is 3700mAh. Is it normal???

[@craigneidel]

Depending on use such as in cold or hot places and how you charged it normal isn't really an exact science. Here is some info that could help though - discussions.apple.com/thread/250211244?sortBy=best

[@jimmymathew093]

while I appreciate the effort you have taken to help us all, I am greatly confused on whom to believe when I see multiple videos based on the same subject. It is impossible to say who is right and who is not. Thanks though Craig

[@craigneidel]

I got most of my info from Apple. They have software that helps make sure you don't overcharge etc. the laptops. In the end though they are good a controlling this and therefore you can use them the way that works best for you.

[@raghums6813]

I still dont get it which is the best to let my mac run on battery or power ??

[@craigneidel]

Run on power when you can. Run on battery when away from plug. Don't let it drive you crazy as they are meant to work for about 6 years on heavy use.

[@bytes31]

My question is: If the charger plugs continuously, how the cycle count counting works?

[@craigneidel]

It won't count as a cycle until you unplug the computer and use a full cycle.

[@bytes31]

@@craigneidel Got it. Thank you so much.

[@forester4ever]

awesome tips. just what I was looking for. thanks. giving you a sub now.

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for watching

[@cmphillips1968]

I thought that you were not suppose to shut down your Mac at night, some people say you shouldn't and some say you should, which one should I do....

[@craigneidel]

You can shut it down. Just sometimes Macs will do some behind the scene work while the Mac is sleeping over night so leaving it on sometimes helps. The moral is that Apple really has build in some features into MacOS where is really doesn't matter much any longer.

[@theanswer4317]

Great video. These devices are smarter than us, good to know not to worry too much... :D

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for watching and the nice words.

[@aarondarrington]

I’ve had my MacBook Pro 16” M2 for about 2 months and the cycle count is 28 is that normal?

[@craigneidel]

If you used 100% of the battery 28 times over that time it's normal.

[@164faysal8]

I bought macbook air m1 on june 4,2023. after using 8 months my cycle count is 69 but battery health is 96 %, most surprisingly the battery health was 97% in last week, i dont understand how it decreases 1% in just a single week?...btw, recently i have started playing a game named DOTA 2, which caused 50-55% celcius at most when running, and i play this gaming with plugged in. this temperature should be fine i think, i am really concern about battery health, does gaming affecting it?

[@craigneidel]

The 96 or 97% at around 70 to 100 cycles is pretty normal. I would not worry too much for now and just enjoy the laptop.

[@gavin3935]

Good, informative video. Thanks

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for watching Gavin.

[@chandrachurmukherjeejucse5816]

Thanks man

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for watching. Hope you can sub.

[@chandrachurmukherjeejucse5816]

@@craigneidel yes definitely 😄

[@harrison00xXx]

AlDente! 80% limit if the AI learned your behaviour is good, but manual control over it is better. Im using my MacBook Pro 16" mixed as desktop, on external screen in clamshell mode aswell a lot mobile. For most stuff im fine with 50-70% charge, the setting i mostly use. If i need more (thats like 2-3x a month or so) i let it charge mostly anywhere between 70 and 100%. Thats especially with the M1 Pro 16" awesome, its ridicilous battery runtime allows for that easily and i can enjoy for years a good, healthy battery.

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for watching and sharing your experience here. Appreciate it for sure.

[@TheGAMESSINOAAK]

How I check the battery health? from MacOS "System report" --> Power --> maximum capacity option? or from coconut batter app? or from system preferences --> Battery ---> Battery health? As I am using MacBook Pro 14" M1 I just used it 8 cycles on coconut battery it showing me 98% after 7 cycles and after 8 cycle 97% but when I go to Power ---> maximum capacity option in macOS Monterey it showing 100% capacity after 8 cycles and also in Battery ---> Battery health meant also the maximum capacity is 100%. I am confused which option is correct coconut battery or MacOS options? The same situations I am seeing On my MacBook Pro 13" 2017 I used it just 16 Cycle in coconut battery its shows 96% and macOS Monterey it shows normal and 100% but the 5100 mAh/g is drop to 4588 mAh /g . Please help me I am so confused both systems are new how I safe battery. Now I installed AlDente and set it maximum capacity to 70%. Next I check the optimise battery option or uncheck using AlDente? Thanks

[@TheGAMESSINOAAK]

I am always on plug in to AC as mostly I am set on my research desk in My Lab I very rare used both systems on battery once I droped the battery to zero of both systems and then fully charged. I am using alway on plug in charge rarely I am using on battery and some time I dropped the battery to 80% and then again I am plug it to charging.

[@craigneidel]

I would not worry about the health until it drops below 95% etc. (if you just bought it). I have seen it can differ for some people and has not caused an issue especially if you are getting full charges. I would keep plugged in when you can but when you use off power just let it go to about 20% and then plug back in. The key is to not check too often as they battery should last at least 5 years even with heavy use and much more with med to light use. If you see the health drop to like 92% and you only have 100 cycles or less I would just call Apple to see what they say. It's possible the battery could have an issue like it froze during shipping etc. or some other issue but it doesn't sound like that is the case here.

[@Project_mayhem94]

helpful.

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for the feedback.

[@thomaswong92]

Should I keep it plugged in even though it has been charged to 100%? Also, should I shut down macbook air every night before I sleep or simply put it into sleep mode?

[@craigneidel]

I basically keep in plugged in when I can during the day and put into sleep if I'm going to use it in 24 hours. If I won't use it for a longer period I like to shut it down. My reasoning is to safe cycles since I buy and sell these for my channel but my advice is to just not worry about it. Use the computer as you need and keeping it plugged in won't hurt anything if you are near a plug.

[@praisonabefrancis2743]

mine 148 cycle,1 year and 5 months, battery health at 91% is good or bad

[@craigneidel]

I would say it's about average for 1.5 years on that.

[@TheXone7]

I have 36 charge cycles and my battery health is 96% :on Macbook Pro 14. It seem to go down fast :-(

[@craigneidel]

I would not worry until your health goes below 94%. AT 36 charges that is unusual but all batteries are different and it's like the lottery. If it continues to drop I would contact Apple to see what's up.

[@cesuryavuz3469]

Important ⚠️❗️- I do it exactly how you're saying it and agree BUT - Should you also leave it Plugged in when you turn it Off in the Night ?

[@craigneidel]

Thank you.

[@huwevans4452]

Thanks Craig, always wondered what's best to do and not destroy the battery.

[@craigneidel]

Welcome and thanks again for watching. With the software built into MacOS they have fixed most issues.

[@geobrizel25]

thanks!

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for watching and the feedback.

[@HardikDhalia]

i dont like to shutdown my mac it requires password everytime instead of touch id 😭

[@craigneidel]

Yes, I wouldn't worry about it too much and use it the way that works best for you.

[@OShackHennessy]

I worry about battery health but the truth is you can replace your own batteries for not that much money. I’ve also seen this aldente program which looks interesting but seems a little pricey.

[@craigneidel]

Yes, true as I always say don't worry to much about it in the end as it's just stress for no reason.

[@etienne5802]

The best way to protect battery is to install AlDente. This amazing and free software app allow you to set a charge limit, it's very useful when you let plug you battery on sector every day, you just have to limit the charge at 50%.

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for sharing information.

[@SubjectDelta9]

Great Presentation, Valuable Information! With Gratitude and Appreciation for your Time and Work. 🏆 Thank YOU!

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for feedback and for watching

[@fennjp98_]

My 14" M1 Pro's battery health fell to 99%, 3 months into using it. It had 40 charge cycles. Is that okay/normal?

[@craigneidel]

I would not worry about 99%. A few percentages per year is normal in most cases.

[@fennjp98_]

@@craigneidel thanks!

[@user-vv7ir1pl4j]

my cycle count is 495 on my 2015 macbook

[@craigneidel]

Not bad on older laptop

[@NeverFollowTheCrowd]

leaving it plugged in are you sure that good for the battery ? shouldnt a battery need to charge and discharge for the battery health?

[@craigneidel]

That info was directly from Apple etc. as they have software that makes sure it's safe. Thanks for watching.

[@alaaemam1242]

Hello Craig Would you please help, I used to keep my MBA almost 90% of time when using it connected to charger, but unfortunately , my MBA battery capacity dropped from 100% to 97% in less than 4 months with a cycle of 36 with only 5 cycles in 3 days!! In 2nd October it was 100% capacity with 31 cycle 3rd October 98 % capacity 32 cycle 4th October 97% capacity with 33 to 35 cycles. The problem really now is that the battery drains very very fast almost between 4 to 5 hours only while watching KZbin or movie, I don't do heavy tasks or editing at all. Thanks to provide your advice and view point? Regards

[@craigneidel]

I would not be worried about the 95% as that will drop slightly over time and most will see about 95% in first year or so. Some people see it faster but really if in 90's you should be fine. You didn't say what type of MacBook you have so hard to know if 4 to 5 hours is bad if an older model. I would make sure you don't have any tasks running or programs running the background that you don't know are running. Also what is brightness at and things like that.

[@crazyjack000]

NEVER shutdown your Macbook every night that is not good for your battery long term.BAD advice there Bub.

[@StonerSquirrel]

Care to elaborate? Judging from the nature of the lithium composition, it is best if you don’t charge/discharge at all when not in use. I want to know where did you get this idea, LOL!

[@tyestable]

I was just about to ask this. Always hear it wears the battery down even more.

[@battery_wattage]

No it does not. Exporting a video causes more stress than starting up a battery which many people do on Macs. I work with lithium batteries of many shapes and sizes. It’s best if you don’t use the battery when you don’t need to, overnight being an example of a good time to shut down.

[@AidanGU]

@@battery_wattage you shouldn’t shut down every night though, during sleep MacBooks do maintence tasks like reindexing the file system and when your Mac is shut down it can’t perform those tasks, so it tries to do it while your working which can decrease performance

[@battery_wattage]

@@AidanGU yes you are right. I was just saying shutting down is not at all bad just in terms of the battery.

[@benjaminbrown5245]

Never ever shut your MacBook down or computer and restart it in the mornings just like some of the commenters said and it is true it’s just like your brain just let your computer sleep because it does functional tasks that are very important and crucial when you wake up to use your computer, your computer will run slower. If you just let it sleep don’t shut it down in the morning. All you have to do is get into it you’re in and everything will be fine if you never wanna keep shutting it down every single night like the old days. People wonder why their computers running really slow because they keep closing it down every single night that’s not good for it.

[@craigneidel]

I usually reboot once a week.

[@TheAddish]

Great video! I have a 14 inch model and are at 106 cycles already. Didn't know that until I checked while watching this video. It's about 2,5 months old with battery capacity at 98% with 106 cycles. Sounds a lot to me when you said 1000 cycles for a battery? My partners macbook pro 2020 is at 293 cycles with 97% battery, I must have the worst charging routins ever.

[@Mr.Singhhh]

106 cycles In just 2,5 months lol ?

[@Superpaashaas]

That doesn’t sound right hey. Something wrong there. 106 cycles on the a 2.5 month battery on a new device should not be physically possible. That means you would have gone from 100-0% every day and some days twice. Do you ever run your battery down to 0? Since the device is still new i would go back to apple a and ask them about it. Id even insist on a replacement device that will u der warranty still

[@thomastran8086]

Uhmm mine is 59 cycles with 95% and it’s 6 months old (air M1)…..

[@Superpaashaas]

@@thomastran8086 cycle count seems fine weird that the battery has already started to degrade. Do you ever let it got to 0%? Abnormal temperatures? I might be wrong but if its within one year you might be able to replace it under warranty.

[@thomastran8086]

@@Superpaashaas Nope never to 0. But I play a game on it and it gets pretty hot while playing so yea...

[@mennahashem4248]

I used my new MacBook Pro M1 plugged in for a while and the motherboard got burned and I lost all my data!!

[@peternicholas3858]

Ummm... No! Has zero to do with being plugged in. Something else happened. Perhaps power surge. I've been keeping laptops plugged in non-stop for over 30yrs and never had issues, and the batteries lasted the longest even charging fine at 10 yrs of age.

[@mennahashem4248]

@@peternicholas3858 this is what I have been told by the store authorized by Apple in Egypt. I got confused as well as I used to use my old MacBook plugged in

[@craigneidel]

Yes, I think it was caused by something else but good luck with everything Menna.

[@DyordsNavatrutu]

maybe high temperature had something to do with this (?)

[@priscillafernando7026]

Do you keep it plugged in all day while you're using it?

[@craigneidel]

I keep in plugged in when near a plug and most of the day. When I need to use it remote (away from plug) I do and don't really worry about it. Overall that approach keeps my cycle count down. Thanks for watching.

[@LuonFoto]

I know you talk really fast, watching this in 1.5x speed😂

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for watching.

[@djmist]

Even it is charged 100 percent

[@craigneidel]

It might say 100% but Apple usually leaves it short of there like around 96% etc. to keep the battery healthy. They do this behind the scenes. You can leave it plugged in most of the time and nothing will really hurt the Macbook.

[@khan49337]

i lost 1% health in one month i follow the the other videos adviced

[@craigneidel]

Some Macs do that and I would not be stressed about it right now.

[@thermogenesis]

just buy a new battery 🔋 you dont have to baby sit your battery just use your mac enjoy it… if you gonna sell it replace the battery sell it with a new battery thats all

[@craigneidel]

Thanks an option for sure. I always tell people to just use it but they also want to know how to prolong battery.

[@diesell4174]

no, it will damage the battery if you keep it plugged it. it will never learn my routine.

[@craigneidel]

Thanks for sharing.