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Spain (K-Tuin)How to check battery health on MacBook?
What is the health of your Mac's battery?
Knowing the health of your Mac’s battery helps us to understand its condition, whether we are taking good care of it. The first thing to know is that the Mac battery is made of the best materials, but that doesn't prevent it from degrading over the years. Why? The battery is an organic element and, like a car battery, there comes a time in its life when performance is no longer equal.
Battery health = battery cycles
Mac battery life is around 1000 charge cycles. To give you an idea, those 1000 charge cycles with regular use are 5 years of using your Mac day in and day out. Once you reach those charge cycles, your Mac will continue to function normally, and only the battery life will be shorter. If it lasted 15 hours without plugging it in before, it might last 13 hours now.
When is a charging cycle completed?
A cycle is when the battery is charged from 0% to 100%. It can be in one go or over several days. For example, if you use 25% of your battery every day, it will take you four days to consume one charge cycle. That's why 1000 charge cycles are approximately 5 years, because every time you put it on a charge, it doesn't mean that you consume one cycle.
How do I check the health of my Mac's battery?
Viewing battery health on Mac is really easy and there is no need to download an app:
Step 1 - Go to System Preferences > Battery
Step 2 - Click on Battery
Step 3 - Click on Battery Health
Here you will find its maximum capacity, if it is at 100%, your Mac is brand new, if it is around 90%, your Mac is in the middle of its lifespan, and as soon as the battery health drops below 80%, it is recommended to replace it with a new one. So we can say that 80% battery health is equivalent to the 1000 charge cycles we discussed earlier.
Also read to know how to save battery on MacBook, here.
How do I view the charge cycles of a Mac?
The Mac can also show you the battery charge cycles. Just follow these steps to see them:
- Step 1 - Go to the apple at the top left of your screen.
- Step 2 - Click About this Mac.
- Step 3 - Click on the System Report button.
- Step 4 - In the Hardware section, look for Power.
Here you will find the charging cycles:
