unplug your MacBooks.

[@GetMadz]

just checked my battery... "SERVICE RECCOMMENDED ⚠"

[@notrottenapple]

ohmygod

[@poopy-di-scoop]

ohyourgod

[@MatiEP09]

ohourgod

[@AdvaitPatnaik]

ohtheirgod

[@Toastyisburning]

ohimgod

[@ThePC007]

My M1 MacBook Air is currently at 99 % battery capacity after almost two and a half years of use (most of which it had been plugged in since it’s only racked up 34 cycles during that time). I’d say Al Dente is doing its job well.

[@RyanCurtisTV]

damn! I'm at 2.5 years on the m1 air and im at 88%. I don't think that's incredible bad though, for never using the Al Dente app.

[@RyanCurtisTV]

i just checked I've done 347 cycles so far lol wild you've only done 34!

[@ThePC007]

@@BadWulfy974 I am using the free version, but I make sure to prevent trickle charging by charging it slightly above 50 % and then setting the charge limit to ~40 %.

[@Nico-pz4tl]

I've set the charging limit to 20% as long as I use my MacBook at home so the battery should never be in charge. Hope this will help battery life

[@NotZigza]

Damn mines already 84% and its only about 1.5 years old, and i've been using AlDente too what am I doing wrong 😭😭

[@freebeerishere]

*slowly unplugs ipad*

[@Idonotexist-k4l]

swosly being reminded to unplug ipad

[@promax69]

I need to plug in my iPad

[@CaramelCraft]

It is completely safe to leave it plugged in, MacOS regularly discharges it at 100% when plugged in. Also it puts charging on hold if you charge it regularly there’s no need to worry about leaving it plugged in all the time it manages it.

[@jun_suzuki42]

Yes that’s what I see as well. There is no need to worry too much, especially on modern MacBooks after 2020.

[@TrashStash]

Yes it might be SAFE, but I wouldn't recommend using it that way on the daily. I'm assuming what you mean by "discharging" is trickle charging, the way most modern devices stop charging and let your battery drain until it needs charging again. The problem is that this still hurts your device. Keeping it at 100% even with trickle charging is like over inflating a basketball and letting the excess air leak out on it's own. You're still damaging the ball's rubber overtime until one day it might just pop.

[@jshym1]

@@TrashStash I use all macbooks like this for for 8 years straight. I plugged my macbook out maybe 10 times over the last 8 years. Battery life is great. This video is outdated.

[@u1f98a]

my laptop is at 87% in 8 months

[@MrNicePotato]

I agree. Using something like Aldente might get you another year of life our of the macbook but you essentially manually shorten your battery life by 20% doing that. I value having my macbook ready at 100% when I need to go out, not having to think about it and plan ahead the night before.

[@ReddRubble]

Honestly, Apples optimisation seems pretty solid. It bleeds charge to about 80% for 7 hours while I'm sleeping, then it charges to 100% at around 6am so when i wake up it's only had 100% for a few hours I guess AlDente is good for users who often keep it plugged in

[@silvy7394]

Doing charge bandwidths above 80% is quite literally what wears your battery out much faster. Leaps and bounds faster than if you just left it fully charged..... -Electrical engineer.

[@ReddRubble]

@@silvy7394 Im not sure what you mean? Sure, it could be better to keep it fully charged than discharging it and charging it. But this is a laptop, so I'm going to use it like a laptop. That is, not being tethered to a wall the entire time...

[@ReddRubble]

@@silvy7394 But also, you say charging above 80% is bad, but then say to leave it at 100%?

[@kingdeedee]

@@silvy7394 Explain?

[@silvy7394]

@@ReddRubble You didnt read my comment. Charging bandwidths is what range of the battery you use at a given time before you recharge, or stop charging. Say, 40%-60% is a bandwidth. 20%-100%. The smaller bandwidths closer to 50%, the less cycles it will do. Here's what I mean, not with real numbers as it varies from chemistry to chemistry. Going from 40-60% uses 20% of your battery and will put .1 of a cycle on your battery. Going from 80% to 100% will still use 20% of your battery, but it will wear about .9 of a cycle. Despite still only using 20%. Keeping your battery at 100% does minimal wear to it unless you're letting it sit for years. Discharging it a bit, then recharging it because you're scared of it sitting at 100% is only cycling your battery to failure.

[@yesiwoeairhf]

“Macbooks are still as powerful as when plugged into a charger, even when you remove the charger. Windows on the other hand, literally kills itself the second you unplug your laptop.”

[@corecombat26]

I mean that's the default settings for Windows laptop, you can change it but at the cost of battery life which Windows laptops already fall behind even with the power savings stuff

[@frostgodx]

Nobody asked

[@yesiwoeairhf]

@@frostgodx man shut up ipad kid dry asf

[@joshdax2]

@@frostgodx yet it is a crucial feature of a mobile device like a laptop

[@0newheeldrives]

While it’s true that 20-80% is the sweet spot, new MacBooks will run directly on the charger when plugged in, which limits the number of charge cycles the battery goes through. It is ultimately better to be plugged in using no battery than constantly discharging and recharging to 80%

[@kebbil]

plugged in is fine, it switches to using from the plug when its at 100%

[@turn-me-later]

While it may be true on paper, in reality, it isn't. Keeping your MacBook plugged in all the time will do degrade your battery.

[@bigpoo1335]

Can I just say? I've never seen anyone make content the way you do! I love the integration of MacOS as a style in your videos! It's so cool!

[@utubekullanicisi]

One small note: macOS already has a feature where if you keep your MacBook plugged in for about 2 weeks, it will start pulling power from the power adapter, and instead of the battery powering the internal components while being charged at the same time, it will be left idling and macOS will keep the battery at 76-80% charge and when it drops to below 76% it'll charge it to 80% again, thus keeping your battery at a relatively low discharge cycle count in the long term (macOS always says that its power source is the power adapter in the battery dropdown menu when it's plugged in, but I don't know if that means it's powering the internal components with the power adapter directly from the wall or if it's just charging the battery while it's still the battery that's powering the components). I also wanted to clarify the factors that affect your battery longevity a little bit and why they affect it: -Keeping your battery at near 0% or near 100% for a long time (Near 100% for a long time reduces battery health, NOT because if you keep your device plugged in at 100% it'll try to overcharge your device, there are tons of safety measurements taken against that, but because it's just better for your battery's health for it to have between 20% and 80% charge most of the time. Apple recommends that if you store an old device of yours for the long term in your drawer or something, that you charge it to 50% every 6 months) -Charging your battery at a very high speed (Apple's devices never support very damaging charging speeds even if you have a more capable power brick, and they generally balance the convenience of a fast charging speed and the longevity of your battery really well, so this is more of a concern for devices from brands that do support damaging charging rates, but cramming electrons into your battery really fast will also wear out your battery quicker. And this is not even really because of excess heat, your battery heating up when charging to some extent is actually *good* for your battery health despite common belief, it's just because the cells wear out quicker with electrons moving in and out at a faster rate.) -Heavy use of your device with more intensive apps (There's nothing much you can really do and I wouldn't recommend worrying about this too much, since you paid a lot for your Mac and using your Mac to its full potential ultimately also means you're getting every bit of value out of your Mac that you can, and if you need intensive apps on your Mac you will use them and there's nothing you can do about it, that's why you have a computer, but yeah, using very performance intensive apps like video editing apps will cause your processor to pull more power from your battery and if you do it regularly it'll make your battery maintain its capacity for shorter.)

[@jesselam5867]

The issue with apples implementation is that most people don't keep it docked ALL the time. If they did they wouldn't have bought a Macbook to begin with and just a Mac mini or studio. So this feature doesn't actually kick in at all should you unplug in within 2 weeks (which you realistically would) and hence you would still suffer the effects of a prolonged SOC at 100%. Aldente is the way! (should honestly be built in macOS)

[@lukapogo]

I've used alDente my M1 max 16" since i got it. 70% cap, almost never filled it to 100%. Now, more than a year later, i have 88% battery health. To be honest, i don't think AlDente did anything at all.

[@TheAAandGGShow]

just keep it to charge to 100% because depending on your day, letting your battery dip below 20% does as much damage as letting it go to 100% or actually more because it has to work more to get it up. with 100% youll probably end the day with 25-40% opposed to 10-30%

[@lukapogo]

@ I almost never let it go below 30%, and seldom charged it to 100% (maybe 30 times in 3 years) when I knew I really needed it. Even while working outdoors it was always plugged into external batteries with the internal battery set to 70% via Aldente

[@Bdog0820]

I’d actually argue it’s probably better to keep it plugged in all the time depending on your use case. Once it hits 100% your MacBook switches it’s power source to the power adapter directly. I often use mine as a desktop and work on intensive tasks with the lid closed and plugged into power. my cycle count is extremely low for how much I’ve used it since it’s using the power adapter most of the time. I’d probably have triple the count otherwise.

[@sassyMcpussy]

it is absolutely not healthy to keep battery at 80%

[@zachtac]

above 80 is going to put much more stress on the battery over time, 80-85 is fine 100 percent is just not good long term. there is a reason batteries can recharge so quickly from 0-80 percent but its that last 20 percent that takes much more time and energy to push it full @@sassyMcpussy

[@stevenbradford6138]

It really depends based on your usage. If you cycle your battery on a regular basis like daily it is best to keep it in the range specified in the video 20-80%. Based on all research available this should double the number of full cycles your battery can complete. When it comes to leaving your laptop plugged in at all time this will reduce your battery capacity at a rate of 20-30% per year based on ambient temperature. Lithium ion batteries are under allot of voltage stress when at full charge. This is why it is recommended to leave a battery at 50% for storage. This is also the charge you will find most new devices at when you buy them. At this charge level there is no voltage stress. My experience while anecdotal, aligns well with the recommendations. I have been manually doing this with my iPhone 12 and 2017 MacBook Pro. My iPhone it still at 90% battery health after nearly three years. And my laptop is at 85% after nearly 7 years. I am happy to find out that I can get an app to do this for me. Now I don’t have to think about it anymore. XD

[@supercellex4D]

I just disable charging if I'm gonna be hitting my device really hard with load. I don't need the charging heat to add onto 140w of computing heat

[@darkwoodmovies]

I never unplug it. It's smart enough to keep the battery off and just draw power from the wall without over-charging the battery. When it dips below like 60-70% after a few weeks it will recharge it automatically. MacBooks aren't cheap PCs, they're premium products with most of these kinds of quirks figured out.

[@San4ezChannel]

I love your content! But I’d like to say that nowadays this issue is not as bad as it was before. As per multiple reports, Aldente fries the battery much faster than the Optimized Battery Charging. And my experience is that macOS is actually pretty smart when it comes to battery health. I have my laptop plugged in 24/7 and what macOS does is it let’s MacBook discharge to 80% and keeps it at that level, powering laptop directly from the cable (this is important). Then, once in a while it allows battery to discharge even more (to 65-70%), and then charges it back to 80%. After 1.5 years of my laptop plugged in I’ve had 60 battery cycles and general battery life wasn’t worse in any way. As for Aldente, it doesn’t control the MacBook on the same level, therefore all power still goes through the battery even when it’s kept at whatever level you set it to. This results in faster aging overall. Although, that’s all based on my personal (and a few others) experience and isn’t confirmed by any Apple officials.

[@VladReble]

Aldente doesn't fry the battery. When a battery holds a constant charge level the BMS eventually becomes miscalibrated and reports false health metrics like increased degradation. In actuality the battery is fine. Apple's implementation avoids this by charging to 100% after a delay instead of staying at partial charge at all times. With the free version of Aldente you can recalibrate by draining the computer until it dies (you can tell the BMS is miscalibrated when it sits at 1% for a long time) and charging to full a few times in a row. I can confirm with my mac that recailbrating the BMS shows the same health metrics from before I started using Aldente a year ago.

[@kingdeedee]

Yeah the built in battery optimization has been rock solid for me on my M1 Macbook Pro as well. I also have mine docked pretty much 24/7 so the battery simply never hits 100% and then when I need to take it out I can just get it to quickly charge to full (though even if I forget, 80% still easily gets me day's use)

[@FluffyChimp]

Quick question if I want to use Apple's optimization instead of Al dente. I just got a new Mac, how do I make it understand ASAP that it can stay at 80% ? If I just keep it plugged in, it will be stuck at 100%.

[@kingdeedee]

@@FluffyChimp in my case it kinda just figured it out after about a day or so honestly

[@FluffyChimp]

@@kingdeedee So since the fist few days, every time you charge it doesn’t go above 80?(unless you tells so obviously) Or just sometimes? You use it mostly plugged in right ?

[@Antonius6849]

The introduction was genuinely fun and cute. You definitely have something there to distinguish yourself from the pack. Keep on the good work!

[@soupercomputer7980]

This is why all my homies use nickle metal hydride . You can charge em up to 110% and they don't give two shits. I got nickle metal hydride in my truck, in my laptop, and in my cellular phone. Nickle metal hydride can take a beating.

[@Zoddex]

Ive always used macs plugged in 99% of the time. No issues over the past 10 years. No need to purchase apps for that.

[@PatrikRasch]

What an amazing video man. I'm so impressed by how entertaining and informative it is! Great job and thank you!

[@FlamJongUn]

This is true for all Apple products. They do this on purpose. Android phones can power the phone directly from the cable when the batteries are full, so do most Windows laptops.

[@davidprochazka8304]

MacBooks, apple watch and iphone all can pause charging I own all of them and tested it personally

[@Ben21756]

​@@davidprochazka8304 That's not the point of his comment...

[@Murv]

@@andrej7825 Not charging a battery past a percentage and using "AC-Mode", so drawing power from the plug instead are two different things.

[@Ben21756]

@@andrej7825 Again, that wasn't his point. To clarify, Apple devices does not switch to draw power directly from the adapter once full, instead it draws power from the battery which is topped up by the adapter, this is where android and Windows differ. Apple's method cause unnecessary strain and heat to the battery causing it to degrade faster than the methods used by android and Windows.

[@Ben21756]

@@andrej7825 I'm aware of that, but that doesn't prove your case. The notification is there to tell you that the system is no longer draining the battery as its being supplied with excess energy, not that it directly draws power from the adapter, its still drawing from the battery but now it's supplied by the adapter.

[@dghzrm]

I've had two Macbook Pro models, one of them a 13-inch Intel i5 and one of them a 15-inch Intel i7, and both of their batteries swelled because I used them attached to a monitor and plugged in all the time. Overcharging isn't the main cause of this, but heat. If you push your computer harder, the system needs the battery to assist that high power demand, so while the CPU and GPU are already smoking hot, the battery gives juice and getting charged at the same time, so the temperature goes up in the same thermal envelope as the GPU and CPU, and then excessive heat destroys the battery membrane between chemicals, causing swell reactions. I think M1 and M2 macbook batteries have lower swell risk then intel macbooks, because of lower power consumption and lower heat. Who knows. Correct me if i'm wrong :)

[@jmb67]

I think the exact opposite is true, the Mac OS knows how to optimize charging when you leave it plugged in at 100%

[@R0ZZAY]

I’m thoroughly impressed by the quality of this video and how entertaining you are you earned your self a loyal subscriber!

[@argonthepanda8720]

This is why I use AlDente to keep my battery charge lower when know I’m going to be at home but I’m also working on something overnight

[@YuiAsaFuru]

That goes for any laptop really. I would only plug it in while doing hard tasks. Then unplug when I’m not using it.

[@ldxlu]

this is helpful because i bought my new macbook recently, thanks for the tips. keep up the awesome videos brother

[@falsecode1915]

After owning a 2015 Macbook Pro for 7 years, keeping it plugged in definitely damages it. In 2022 the health was 75%. Now that I got a new M1 Pro I am trying to charge to 80%, I'm hoping this laptop will take me all the way through college

[@neyaneya5554]

On the new OS it draws power directly from the power source rather than battery when at 100%, it even says that in the battery icon in the menu bar.

[@LouisBarret]

The video is really great ! I watched some of your videos and you deserve a lot more subscribers ! 👏

[@fabulously695]

the optimised charging feature isn't made for Macs that get left plugged in, its made for people who charge every day and then unplug. If you unplug morning, then it will only charge in the last few hours before you unplug

[@leonredemann724]

Such an underrated Channel. Loved your video and style!

[@trash.studios]

literally most underrated KZbinr ever. honestly so good please keep making content forever its amazing👑

[@MasonFowlkesKenneth]

Omg. The algorithm brought me here and this channel is as charming as can be. Finally, some good content!

[@Wannes_]

Said it before and will keep saying it: Keep it plugged IN as much as possible ! Keeps cycle count low, and your battery healthy

[@nursapayev]

I believe it's just keeps cycles low and does not really provide real data

[@zachtac]

cycles are only part of the true story, yes cycle count low is good but batteries are more sensitive to heat which being above 80 percent for long periods of time tend to hurt them in the long term. Once again unless your expecting to keep your battery good for many years past 2-3 your not likely going to notice normal usage as your suggesting.

[@SahilP2648]

@@zachtac your mac detects usage and will charge to only 80% unless you tap the 'Charge to full' button when clicking on battery icon on the status bar

[@avapire2359]

Battery health of iPhones and the new MacBooks/ iPads at my local best buy are at 100% despite being plugged in almost the entire time they are at those stores. Despite what people are saying they do in fact stop charging and run off the cable when they are at capacity.

[@princeplotena]

Rotten Apple just releasing the best Apple content out of nowhere and thinking we wouldn't notice...

[@teodorgamingchannel4485]

2:45 my dad has the 2012 MacBook Air and the same problem. When he opens the laptop it says 0% but it still works when it’s plugged in.

[@h4ktbtw]

For me it is actually the other way around. I kept my MBP 14" M1 Pro almost every work day plugged for 8 hours a day for a year and my battery is at 98% maximum capacity which it was before I started doing this.

[@kongson14]

I did the same like u even off work, i see my battery went down to 96

[@uniworkhorse]

2:17 not the linkedin flex post💀 Also, very cute intro, def not what I expected

[@animationmann]

The Real Problem is that it could be solved with a simple UPDATE Overcharging its preventable. Apples design is for repairing garbage. There are Laptops that put the Electricity directly into the Hardware instead by going through battery and degrading it.

[@crazy]

you deserve more subscribers

[@Randomos12]

I want more animations like this! Pretty entertaining and informative.

[@gerolori]

battery degradation happens in many years (of course depends on usage/day, but still.). The 80% setting is useful only if you don't bring your laptop outside or if you're 100% sure that you'll have an outlet where you're going No, inflated batteries are not common and still, they don't explode, 99% of the batteries just degrade in years and years to come, and since people seem to be changing hardware between 3 to 5 years at most, it won't effect you, ever. So use those tips if you want to preserve it to the fullest and charge more when selling it second hand (or take those tips into consideration when buying used and set aside a portion of the budget for battery replacement ), either way just use it. The engineers that created it had charging in mind, that's not like they don't know about battery degradation.

[@gameo7]

Gonna try out AlDente! I’m someone that doesn’t use my MacBook all the time, so I’ll leave it plugged in during the day and that will screw up the “optimized charging” schedule. Thank you for making this video :) Also I absolutely love the old Mac sounds used at the beginning and end of your videos. I never grew up with them but they’re very nostalgic to me :)

[@Anonymous-zw8ql]

I have a M2 Air that is about a year old now, being used almost 24/7 as a desktop dock with the battery charged at 100%. Max capacity is still 100%.

[@aenimic]

I love this channel. Just found it. Please make more content!

[@aehoverboi_]

3:35 I literally reach 80% when you showed this and I immediately unplugged my MacBook tysm

[@fusionhf]

okay, but this all shouldn’t work since macbooks have feature of running directly on power cable, avoiding battery. so shouldn’t be my battery be safe at that point?

[@pqsk]

This is done in purpose. The number is wrong not because they figure you will unplug, because most people don’t. It’s just slowly charging when it’s closer to 100%. So basically you can leave it charging overnight even if you have it on 90%. Same thing for all Apple devices that have batteries

[@Piipperi800]

Arguably, there are many other factors that play here, like heat, cycles and that 20-80% "healthy" range for the battery. From my own personal experience, I had a MacBook Air 2015 have its battery yell "service recommended" only under 2 years in. I got to that by unplugging whenever the light was green, and plugging in when I'd get the warning about battery running low. I did 3D animation, some gaming and video editing on that laptop, so it'd produce a nice amount of heat as well while on battery. So after I replaced the battery (with a slightly used, but official Apple battery), I changed direction and just kept the laptop plugged in all the time. And guess what? The battery is still to this day completely fine (or at least is better than one might expect for a 6-year-old battery). My hypothesis is this: If you're doing heavy workloads on your laptop all the time, causing the battery to heat up quite a bit as well while in use, just leave it plugged in. Even at 100%, it's still probably healthier at that rather than be charging (especially fast charging) while the laptop is already hot. But if you don't really care about cycles and just do some light browsing on your laptop, it's possibly more than ideal to unplug once there's enough juice (especially on ASi)

[@zachtac]

Heat is the true enemy to battery chemistry you are correct, if most people expect to replace their laptop within 2-3 years they will never likely notice unless they are doing hard work on the computer while its charging creating even more heat.

[@Piipperi800]

@@zachtac I can assure you, 99% of people do not replace their personal laptops every 2-3 years. I mean, I've got a pretty techy family, and the latest laptop we have is that 2015 MacBook Air I talked about. Work/school provided laptops can be a different story, but even with those, it's quite rare to see them being leased for less than 3 years.

[@supercellex4D]

@@zachtac I expect my M3 to last a decade, I pretty much float my battery by letting it sleep off charger and only charging it in short bursts, when expecting to go out with it, or under high load and it's at over-design capacity currently.

[@astronutsbusted]

i am not a mac user, a gaming laptop user, but what i know is that what causes batteries to degrade is the charge cycle (draining it and charging it), but if you have it always plugged in, it will not discharge and the battery will be okay, matter of fact, unplugging it makes performance worse (with gaming laptops not mac) once again, i am not a mac user and it may be different with mac

[@hassan7569]

A LOT of misinformation here. Your mac uses power from the wall when at or near 100%, and essentially trickle charges to 100. Yes keeping it at 100 is bad, but the system does discharge a bit and that 2-7% you were quoting if a buffer to ensure the battery isn't at 100%, most companies do this to ensure the longevity of a battery.

[@wolfie9019]

Love your channel man! Just found it ❤

[@Hebatbukan-hoho]

love your content bro, subsribed!

[@bradleykelly8260]

Cheers mat for the app recommendation. I'll let you know how I get on with it.

[@hanksimon1023]

I agree with a few other commenters below. In other manufacturers that has been true. But, Apple uses a trickle charger that protects the Li batteries. In addition, some batteries are 'intelligent', including a circuit as part of the unit, to insure that the battery doesn't overcharge.

[@jenzii]

this video is so underrated, love it :D

[@kubos5500]

4:03 "to make the battery run on battery power" -rotten apple, 2023

[@LifeGeneralist]

The video on which this advice is based on, is a MYTH. Lithium Ion batteries have inside them a battery management system (BMS). This combined with the charging circuitry in your laptop do not let the battery overcharge anytime, and it pretty much uses raw power from the charger preventing wastage of battery charge cycles. If you constantly keep it unplugged at 80% and plugged at 20%, meaning you get only 60% of juice while being mobile, and the even greater impact is that it deteriorates your battery by wearing out the charge cycles of the poor battery. So majority of electronic engineers and battery experts will advice to no harm in keeping the charger plugged in, and only leave the charger disconnected when being mobile.

[@ninethetwotailedfox]

thats the most tragic apple related animation i watched in the intro

[@bolttracks]

Some people literally just have a laptop because they think pluggin in a monitor is "too complicated" yet won't ever take it anywhere... There are so many devices with batteries out in the world that never get used without mains power... iPads included.

[@ArianMozafari]

Good luck keeping an Intel MacBook's battery levels between 20%~80% while doing any work other than staring at the wallpaper.

[@dumitrucucu9038]

I used AlDente for one year plugged in at 80% and the battery still got swallowed. When I removed it, the left cell was significantly bumped on surface. Software no matter how intelligent is, won’t be able to stop this issue. Just avoid your battery to be left on charge forever. That’s my experience.

[@everythingeverything8627]

Which MacBook and MacOS version were you using? If being plugged in 24/7 365, perhaps setting battery limit to 50% using Al Dente is advantageous to keep the battery electrons in +/- equilibrium and therefore avoiding any battery damage.

[@CoranomalyReal]

On my dell g3 laptop it firstly only runs fast when plugged in, and only lasts a few hours when not plugged.

[@voltspc9394]

I use aldente and set a 70% charging limit, that way when I'm working on my desktop I can pull power from the wall but keep the battery at a healthy level

[@imacg5658]

I love my 2015 MBP It's been 8 years It's at ~80 percent. It still lasts a whole day somehow, even if it's intel.

[@HarrisonBorbarrison]

Nonono it is a smart device and it doesn't charge the battery when it is full

[@arnobchowdhury9641]

My Macbook Air's battery health went down rapidly from 94% to 83% in 2 month or so. I tried using Al dente when I noticed battery health is going to down rapidly, it didn't help. Now, I don't care anymore.

[@silvy7394]

Al dente actually hurts your battery.

[@everythingeverything8627]

@@silvy7394why does it hurt battery? Surely preventing the most damaging part of the charge between 80% - 100% (weighted at ~0.9 of a charge cycle according to another comment of yours), is a good thing? I know you’re an electrical engineer so would be interested to hear back.

[@silvy7394]

​@@everythingeverything8627 If the app operates like he says it does; hitting around the percent you set it to, then switch to discharging the battery for a short while, then charging, discharge, etc to keep it that aera, will short cycle the hell out of that battery. Especially if you leave it plugged in a lot. Short cycling will provide less wear per % of charge/discharge depending on where you do it, but if you keep doing that all the time its gonna add up as fast or faster than if you just cycled it normally, or charged to 100. Example (not real numbers) using the battery from 40-60% will only count as .06 of a cycle. if you used it from 80-100 it counts as almost a full cycle (about .9). In both instances you only used 20% of your battery, or (theoretically) .20 of a cycle, but where you use that 20% changes how much wear there is. Even on github there's forums saying how, even though they use this app, they noticed their battery is still getting cycled at the same rate, or slightly faster, than it was before even though that shouldn't be the case. Because, of course, AlDente is still there cycling your battery just to keep its charge level. At most this app only makes sense if you dont leave your macbook plugged in long after its done charging. Otherwise it makes no sense at all and could even wear your battery out faster than just charging to 100 and letting it sit there. A little extra, but I will also note Apple batteries also wear out a bit faster because they "overcharge" them. Which reduces cycle life greatly compared to if they just dropped the voltage to reasonable levels. This is industry wide, but apples one of the worse ones. I quote overcharge because with lithium batteries its more of a spectrum than a voltage set in stone. Apple charges their batteries (laptops) to 4.35v a cell. For a lithium batteries this is high, but do keep in mind these are LI-HV batteries so they can handle higher voltages better. However, if they just charged to 4.25v a cell that could DOUBLE the batteries life spawn. Also will help greatly to prevent the batteries from "swelling up" into a pillow. Charging to 4.25 instead of 4.35 will net you 8-10% less battery per charge. Sadly buying a new device/repairs and marketing for longer battery life is more important to corporations than device longevity.

[@umbreonben]

Thank you so much!

[@FinnishAnimations]

4:21 Went from 0-100 out of nowhere!

[@OhMyPoBoy]

I keep my m1 air plugged into a dock at my desk almost always. Sometimes for weeks straight. I’ve had it since Feb 2021. I was a little worried until i checked battery health and it’s at 99%. There seems to be a lot of mixed information out there, so im not sure what to believe about it.

[@IqbalHossain-vg8vr]

How is it now?

[@OhMyPoBoy]

@@IqbalHossain-vg8vr it’s currently at 96%

[@greatgames5793]

This isn't really true. When I use my MacBook while plugged in, if you click on the battery at the top right, it will say Power source: Charging adapter. Or whatever, my point is that it pulls from the charger instead of the battery.

[@AceCmbatguy25]

Leaving it plugged in draws power directly from the wall rather than going through the battery 😊😌

[@davidkorcak]

at 4:40 you well explained why this video is basically not needed at all

[@TerryPL]

Slowly unplugs Mac Mini, OH WAIT SHI-

[@danielgartin-oh9ik]

I don’t leave my computer plugged in all the time

[@BoopTheSynth]

This is just a lie… it’s only bad to completely discharge batteries modern technology has circuitry that stops charging at 100

[@ChristianSchu]

I have been keeping my iPhone in the 20 - 80% range, and it has stayed at 86% battery health since I first got it used. Create a shortcut to tell you when it's at 75% and unplug it. It's worked incredibly well for me, and I plan to do the spa thing with my MacBook. Edit: Another way to maintain battery health is to avoid using it while charging, leave it outside in the sun, or anything else that can heat up the phone.

[@hansjonelbelgira6441]

how long have you had your phone?

[@ChristianSchu]

It's an iPhone XR and I've had it since February 2021. It was my mom's old phone since early 2019.

[@A_New_Reality]

Mine is plugged into a thunderbolt dock during use, and unplugged when not

[@QuHarrison]

this is great. everyone bout to switch to that mac mini life now.

[@christianpoet7815]

With how good MB batteries normally are, I thought the problem was unplugging it too early and not this? Indeed learning never stops.

[@thanetworknerd]

500 subs? Feel like this channel deserves more for the quality.

[@KosherCoder]

Just found your channel. Excellent content and presentation! You have the potential to get really big,.

[@secondreleases]

i thought with the new update it automatically stops the charge when it reaches 100%

[@matthewjarzy]

bro is an actually good tech channel out of nowhere lmao, subbed

[@riddlereprods]

Amazing video style! i got shocked when i saw the sub count lol. Keep making videos pls i want to watch quality content

[@Mitsu_Meru]

Not me immediately unplugging once that one battery exploded- I've been doing that for a while now😭

[@mendyc158]

No.. most OS manage the charges very well, Android, Mac, Windows, Linux, etc They constantly slightly discharge and recharge the battery so it isn’t at full 100% And many OS have algorithms to know your usual schedule and would leave the last 15-10% not charging, till it’s close to the usual time you pick the device Also, the boards and chips are very good nowadays to handle and distribute all that power between all the cells so they aren’t 100% full all time What damages the batteries is heat, and power cycles

[@MyMomSayNoDota]

phones use lithium ion battery too. i plugged in my phones (samsung, iphone, pixel) before sleep and unplug it before go to work. years, none of them swell on me.

[@fraou1as174]

why did i sit and watch the entire thing. twice... i dont even own a laptop, i use a desktop

[@Pedro-xl6se]

when you have your mac conected, with full battery, it will use the power directly from the power adapter, as it says in the top right corner, thus not counting for charging cycles, this is also applied to the iphone, if you only use it as a desktop pc and not as intended, it will adapt and it will only use the power from the grid to not degrade the battery, so in otherwords, the video is cap (iloveyourottenapple)

[@chronex.]

I use AlDente since i have my MacBook Pro (Mid December 22), my charging limit is always at 80%. Now a have looked in my Mac Settings to see what my Health is and i am at 91%? coconutbattery says also that the design Capacity is at 88.4% by 123 Charging Cycles. Is that just a Display Error because I just don't use 20% of my Battery? I am confused a little bit

[@Ilyaol99]

What a cool animated series! Subscribed....

[@k3ywarrior]

I can't believe we've come to a point where anime cyberpunk ad like would tell us to keep our devices safe Adults are really just aged kids now

[@MarcosFMolina]

What if you’re using thunderbolt to plug the thing to a monitor? It technically would be charged almost all the time.

[@Data_Graph]

If your battery is swelling, that's a fire hazard. Get it in outside and in sand if possible

[@KurtisPape]

My dads apple laptop sits on his desk and has never been taken off charge for 8 years, still no battery swelling

[@lashifr]

I was panicking when I watched this video but then I remembered I have bought Al Dente on my MBP and uses Mac Mini at home. 😂 Great video to educate the others! I also suggest people to consider using Mac mini or Mac Studio if they don’t need the Mac to be portable. It avoids the issue of battery entirely by not having it. 😆

[@SinnerDeveloper]

MacOS has this feature, it's keeping the battery at 80% and it's charging to 100% only if you want :D

[@Batman19203]

Funny how Apple didn't provide a ready option to bypass the batteries and directly divert the plugged-in power to run the system without charging the batteries.

[@GabrielGasp]

This video doesn’t apply to modern macs, my M1 Pro is plugged in almost 24/7/365, and after a few days the system automatically drops the battery charge to 80% and regularly let it drop to around 75% and back up to 80% (no third-party software required). I have it for more than a year and battery health is still 100% with 8 cycles.

[@endlessgoofyahhmemes69]

1:45 have you ever heard about solid state batteries?