ULTIMATE MacBook Battery Guide! (Should You Keep It Plugged In?)
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There is a right and a wrong way to charge your MacBook. Whether you're using a MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, or a new M1 MacBook, this video will explain exactly what lithium-ion batteries are, how to look after them, and how to charge them.
I'll be exploring topics such as battery cycles, should you leave it plugged into your charger, how heat can damage batteries, and apps such as Al-Dente to name a few. I have also included sources such as official Apple documentation.
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00:00 Introduction
00:57 Lithium-ion Battery Technology
02:03 What Are Charge Cycles?
03:54 How Hot Environments Affect Your Battery
05:08 What Chargers Can You Use?
06:05 What Is Battery Health Management on macOS?
07:32 Do You Need To Calibrate Your Battery?
08:11 Should You Leave Your MacBook Plugged In To It’s Charger?
10:42 Using Apps To Limit Battery Charge
11:01 My Charging and Battery Recommendations
#m1 #macbook #macbookbattery
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Hey my mac m1 is at 90-91% battery health after only 115 charges is this normal?
The Simple Answer
1. Don't be a Jerk.
2. Just Let Apple do their thing, they know their shit.
It will work for 5yrs easy
@@samps8825 umm how am i being a jerk. i was just asking a question. cause i am concerned.
@@ilyavolkov2556 no no i wasnt saying it to you lololol i was saying it to others that the simple answer is that dont do any unnecessary tweakings that would do more harm than good and trust apple
@@samps8825 oh makes sense lmfao
My 16" pro stays connected to power 99% of the time. It's two years old today, and the battery is still Normal and the cycle count is ... 71. Apple's software does an excellent job managing the health of the battery for you, so stop overthinking it!
Bruh, your cycle count is low coz u keep it at a 100 all the time sooo
That's the point, smart guy; It's cycling the battery that damages it and shortens it's life. Apple's battery management takes care of that for you. So you can just leave it plugged in and stop worrying about it.
@@RobStevens64 yea. Uhmm. One way to it. But also. Keeping the battery without use and idle also kinda do be a prblm. Idk
What problem, exactly? Apple's diagnostics say it still has 100% of its battery capacity after two years. Basically if you can have your machine plugged in, you should. Then your battery is always fresh when you need it. And that's exactly the point of this video. You don't have to believe it, I guess. You have every right to be wrong. ;)
Same on my mcbook pro 17inch 2009....i was doing the same and battery health is excellent
I always left my MacBook Pro Late 2014 plugged in. Recently took it to the Apple Store to trade it in and the battery was at 97% healthy. Not bad for an 8 year old laptop!
I'm scared of doing that with my new macbook m1
I've got 1600+ cycles on my 4yr old mb pro 2017 with battery health at around 65-67%. Feels bad.
@@nixt1247 how did you check your battery health percentage? For some reason it's not showing the percentage on mine when I click Battery Health
@@kabirsinghahuja6031 coconut mac app
mid 2014 here, 2463 cycles. It's begging for service :(
Being someone who transitioned from windows to mac, this video is so detailed! Thank you man
Basically, just use the darn thing. Don't stress about the battery.
That is something I cannot do
*_cries_*
Exactly. Thank you.
My battery is in need of service and it hasn't even be 3 years. Apple is evil and designs the Mac so that if you use non apple chargers it'll destroy your mac. They even made the UI so much worse its harder to find out whats exactly wrong
And if it dies you can get the battery replaced. The battery is the last thing I worry about on a laptop.
This is the content creator we want. quality, straight to the point, with valid sources and great flow. Congratulations mate!
yeaaa agreed!
totally agreed
Indeed
@Kristián Mikulka Bro I'm in heavy confusion,
I've got two options,
Macbook air 512GB OR Macbook Pro 256 GB.
Will the external SSD (Samsung T5) work smoothly with the 256GB macbook pro if I go for the pro 256GB?
I will definitely love to go with the pro if storage isn't a issue.
I'm a student, want this for casual purpose, Netflix and chill and all.
Kindly reply!
He put all the Mac laptop 💻 lovers clear l,m one that understand & understood it seem that the english from england are not with rodeo meanwhile the usa american always with bullshit & talking a lot without sense to longer the videos & views!
Great content as usual! This answered a lot of questions I had for a long while. Really appreciate the effort put into this, especially the reference citations and summaries!
Just read your post, excellent, Thank you. Easy to watch as the pace is Perfect, I hate reviewers who go very slowly and keep repeating the same thing, or demonstrating every last second of the demonstration.
Well done, I’ve subscribed to you now.
I love your videos man, you’re always straight to the point and you know your stuff. I just got a MacBook a couple days ago and you have helped me immensely. Thank you!
This is one thing I needed. You should do really helpful tips and tricks
Already done ;) czcams.com/video/6CYyt8Tn1Xg/video.html
@@CreatedTech seen that one already 👍🏾
Your content is extremely fresh, creative, and HELPFUL! Thank you.
One of the best Tech channels!
I revisit this video every so often as it gives me a sense of reassurance about the battery degrading and how I charge it.
as an EE, I can say that the charger you use is unlikely going to affect your battery health because of the nature of modern battery charging ICs. Still, a good reason to go with Apple branded and other reputable names is the safety factor; they generally go above and beyond for the safety of their products.
hi there, as an EEE, ı want to add a few words. the systematic issue is ther was there is not stematic system on Apple's products. As an example; until 14th gen iphones there were not charge issues caused by the adapters btw. when they have turned to the type c charging port,it blowed. The IC inside of the first gen type iphones all have the same issue " over voltage" .3th party low quality charger's voltage fluctuation is around 0.2-0.3 V on top but the grounding line is burning down 'cause of the adapter. But when u charge your 200$ android phonewith them, it works totally well. I am not saying that apple products are in low quality.. no no opposite, they are pretty quality products with well engineered. The engineering behind of the grounding line that 0.2v diff had burst out is genious work. Third party charger rumors and realities gives the apple products owners an anxiety that makes them paying 20bucks more for apple's charger. Geniously.
Okay, I found out your channel randomly by YT's algorithm..but I am not disappointed whatsoever.
Damn bron looking LeBeautiful
Finally, a beautiful, clean, well thought-out, well scripted video that is extremely helpful even for those people who don't own a MacBook (such as myself).
Who told you to watch?
I love the way you explain things in a straight forward way while also explaining the technicalities
Conclusion: Organize your life around a laptop battery. At the end of the day all this is to win some days of battery life...
I was looking for these advices today. This video was the most useful one I found. Keep up with this good content man, great job!
Can't tell you how eagerly I was waiting for this video.
Thanks for sharing your wonderful knowledge.
Awesome explanation pal , doing a phd at energy storage of EV’s at this point and I couldn’t agree with you more.
I would like to add 2 more things : Keeping the battery low will allow lithium deposits at the anode leading to capacity reduction . Also the electrolyte and seperator can be damaged due to extensive heat , which as you correctly said is the main problem.
For the cycles , research is starting to believe that they are not so important as it seems that 1 discharge from 100 to 1% and recharge (thus 1 charge cycle) is not equal to 2 charges of 50% individually.
There is a research paper that we completed on a macbook after 6 months of data monitoring if anyone is interested
I’d be interested in hearing more about this research paper! Could potentially make it into a video
I remember seeing a chart somewhere that shows how the life cycle increases as you lower you max charge from 100% to 90% to 80%, etc. What was really interesting was that as you go lower from 100% charge the life cycle increases Exponentially. So 100% would do 500cycles. 90% would give u 1000 cycles, 80% would give you 5000 cycles. 70% 20000 cycles. Just an analogy. I think it just supports what you're saying about how 1 cycle isn't always 1 cycle. Going from 100% to 0% is worse than going 75% to 50% four times.
@@keokio7 but the new os calculates the cycle in different way... It calculates absolute 100. Meaning if your laptop is at 100% you use it till 75% then charge it again till 75% and then again use 25% 1 cycle would be counted.. this algorithm animation is already there on apple website.
P.S.I think apple has played shady with charge cycle algorithm so customers would potentially change batteries earlier than required.
It’s no big deal… just get the battery replaced when it’s shot! Only cost about $175.00
@@CreatedTech ah yes lets steal content from others hard work!
Just got my M1 MacBook Pro yesterday, and your channel was instantly in my recommended. One hell of an algorithm. Thanks for the great videos! Subbed.
What a great, helpful video. Clear, concise & right on point. You’ve answered all my questions. Thank you! 😁👍
I got good advice from my last IT team when working at a digital marketing company and they told me to always work with your computer plugged in so you don't waste the cycles of the battery. I corroborated that statement with a computer engineer and got the same advice. Great video!
Um would that really not waste cycles of the battery.
Sorry, but that's bullshit. In this way battery will be dead in max 3-3.5 years, cause it's not utilized, thus longevity drops and kills the battery.
This is basically the only answer for work computers. If you are working on it all day, you'll can rack up 2-3 charge cycles a day depending on what you are doing, and your battery would be dead in 1-2 years. All my co-workers got new work laptops when the pandemic started, and those that work with them unplugged all have dead batteries. Some power hungry apps like video conferencing will almost blow an entire charge cycle in one meeting. The M1 Macs can potentially change things given their efficiency (a charge cycle can last the entire day, so 1000 charge cycles can easily last you four years if you take out the weekends/holidays). But previous laptops can go through 1000 charge cycles in a year just by using it through the standard work day.
@@tonyng9 wait so whats the final advice Im confused?.. should I plug it in in use or not? I charge it from 20 to 80% and it counted it as 1 cycle :(
@@LittleMissEden100 If you use your computer several hours a day (i.e. a work computer or you are a enthusiast or gamer), definitely leave it plugged in or you'll go through charge cycles really quickly. If you are a light user (i.e. 1 hour a day), there is a lot of argument about what is best. But in my opinion, it doesn't matter too much because the battery should last the lifetime of the laptop for light users simply due to them not using it too much.
Thank you very much for your detailed and precise description and explanations. Very academic and informative. Worth spending my time on watching it.
Mate, this is the best video that I have ever watched that explains how battery’s works in Apple laptops. This is really helpful. Thanks for uploading this mate, all the best…
Love your films, mate
Wow, this is thorough. Appreciate it!
THATS WOT SHE SAID😝
@@pickleeggs3340 …
My mid-2015 is on battery #3. To be fair I put the first one through a lot of cycles before it died. Probably the same with the second which was just from Amazon. Ran just as well as Apple's at first, but died after a year. Now it has an eBay special. Runs great at the moment lets see how long it lasts.
Dude I remember the past year you sharing the first videos of macbook m1. You were like a tiny channel. Now you're getting bigger and bigger. Happy to see you made it.
Thanks a lot for this video man! Just got a M1 MacBook Air and I plan on keeping it for the rest of HS and throughout college so I gotta make sure I maintain the battery health!
Another useful video. My MacBook Air is now 9½ years old, and the battery still gives over 2 hours use away from mains power. The [original] battery has now done 732 cycles. Mostly, it is kept plugged in when I am using it at home, but I always unplug it at night (on sleep, not shut down) and the usable battery life doesn't seen to be changing. Thanks.
Were you using any app like Al Dente?
Really good insights! Thank you so much for your pragmatic and straightforward review.
Dude, first video I've seen from you and it's super helpful but I just wanted to specifically say I adore your minimalist desk setup so much!
This was the only video that I thought was an enough resource. Just watched it and made the decision. Accurate and clear information is something quite rare in 21st century so thanks for the amazing job.
Great video man. Straight to the point and covered exactly what I wanted to know :)
Excellent advice, just what I’ve been saying. Don’t stress about your battery charging/life - there’s very little difference at the end of five years.
One of the best explanations on how to charge/use your battery properly thank you mate it was very helpful for me.
This video offers such unique perspective that is aside from what I'm used to hearing. Much appreciated!
When I bought my M1 MacBook I used to get like 3 to 4 days of battery, that was impressive, now after two years of daily use my battery is at 90% with 210 cycles, I don't think its gonna last so long as I was expecting bc as i've seen i've been doing everything wrong, thanks for that video! The idea of using it all the time plugged-in usually traumatised me, I thought It could damage the battery by constantly trying to put charge on it or overcharging :/
awesome guide, a lot of time and effort put in, thank you for making this happen.
Basically, start charging at 25% and stop charging at 75%, try to charge it up to 90% before you go to bed, unplug it and you will have between 85-90% battery in the morning :).
I watched the video twice.
Very helpful. Straight to the point without any BS
Yeah... I'm have been waiting for this since you posted the question 👍🏻
Awesome video 👍
This is the exact video I was hoping to find a year ago when I was setting up for full remote working.
I'm SO glad I found this channel. No bullshit and no time wasted. Just what your average, casual consumer needs.
I was so worried because the battery drains even when plugged in but this reassured me that it's actually to help my device. Thanks for this!
Thanks for explaining everything in such a way that is easy for us to understand! Please make a video on how to maximize battery life too. That would be great to watch and know!
My MacBook (late 2009), still has 82% Battery Health with the first Battery and about 1.070 cycles. 11 years daily abuse is what caused these high cycles. I still can work for 4 hours without charging the MacBook. Next week will arrive the M1 MacBook Pro :)
what’s your battery health on your m1 now?
Its around 94%, still working about 10 Hours on Battery.
Just bought a Macbook Pro M1 and this video really helped me. Thanks for all the explanation.
Thank you for creating and sharing this, it was very helpful! 😊
Nice one Liam, this is a question that has been going around my mind for a while. Cheers
been waiting for this
same:)
just got my first MacBook Pro I absolutely love it and that battery "trickle charge" and the charger letting the battery drain slightly to reduce strain is so clever
Absolutely loved your content. Just got my first MacBook Air M1 I am learning a lot from your content
Thanks for the effort to make this video and the clarification.
All these years I plugged in MacBook Air all the time, as working long hour on desk, and unplugged it when not using.
It basically uses power source from adapter, and the battery is just fine, and less cycle used.
Great content! Could you please tell us more about your wooden desk, it looks really cool.
This is exactly what I needed to know. Thank you!
Outstanding presentation and fast moving as! Many thanks!
Thanks a lot for this informative video. It seriously made me stop overthinking about keeping my mac connected while using it. I just got a new M1 MacBook Air three days ago and I wanted to know how to preserve the battery life as long/healthy as possible. You make awesome videos and your voice is pleasant to listen to. Good job and I can't wait for more videos like this one. Cheers mate!
Can I know how much your battery last currently and what's your charge cycle
Is it good to keep it plugged in always while working
@@uthoob0_0 My cycle count is 29. I work almost always with the charger and not so much on the battery. I use it with the battery only once in a while so I keep the battery moving. I cannot tell how much the battery last because that depends on the use that day but for sure I could work for more than 8 hours. Again, it all depends on the workflow. As for the battery health, the Maximum Capacity at the moment is 94% after 6 months (I bought it in May). Why? how's yours? Is there something wrong?
@@alejandromt306 thx for replying
and no I just bought mine a week ago just wanted to know your experience using this practice
and is it normal that your battery capacity has reduced significantly in only 6 months of usage
@@uthoob0_0 Well, I have had many calls with Apple over that issue. They have no idea since it seems weird that almost every 2 weeks 1% goes down from the Max Capacity. They want me to factory reset the Macbook and monitor it from there but it's the only computer I have so I cannot do that for the moment. Their most "coherent" answer has been that since it's the first generation of M1 chips, they are still learning from it but that indeed it's weird that the Max capacity lowers like that. However, some other clerks from Apple themselves, have told me that this is normal since Batteries are consumables. In any case, I always call the Helpdesk of Apple. As far as keeping it connected to the charger all the time, they all agree that this is not a problem since after it's charged 100%, the charge bypasses the battery and works only on the charger (just keep in mind to use it once in a while only with battery to preserver its life). Let me know...
@@alejandromt306 sure.. I think there might be some problem in ur unit
maybe you should get your battery replaced before the warranty expires.
Finally the video I really needed badly. Thanks a lot 😊😊
Excellent video. Highly comprehensive, time saver and useful. Really appreciate it.
Amazing video. This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
More good advice easily summarized as "it depends."
You mention "modern Macs" and I think that lets me out. Mine is a 13" MacBook Pro (mid 2012) that I upgraded to an SSD last summer after Mojave strongly insisted it refused to work well with an internal spinning hard drive. I also replaced the Superdrive that had stopped working properly and I replaced the battery that reported "service required."
When I first got this Mac, 'battery conditioning' was the norm, but I have been using the utility program Fruit Juice which monitors my battery health and reminds me to unplug each day and let it run down to about 15%. Doing this doesn't interfere with my work at all.
I'm looking to unplugging this from the desk and replacing it with a Mac mini which I won't have to worry about keeping plugged in all the time.
Nice video. One thing I can see from reading the comments is that many of us are still not on clear on which one has more impact on reducing the maH of battery. Number of charge cycles or keeping it charged all the time?
Good information on the Power Cycle. Thanks!
Thanks a lot for the detailed explanation, love it!
Interesting video. I usually keep my MacBook (2017) plugged in. I have had mixed experiences with the battery health system. It often says it won't charge to save the battery, but then refuses to charge all the way to zero and the computer simply cuts out. It then is a pain to try and get the battery to recharge. So, now I tend to leave it plugged in and use mains electricity as much as possible.
What's the battery health?
The reason why I like macbooks over all other laptop brands is that it depreciates much slower, so I can use it with less care and not worry about its future performance. I don't want to worry about when to plug and when to unplug. To me this "convenience" is the vp that only apple offers up until now.
It is much easier to use your laptop without considering the battery and change the battery after 5 years.
Great video and a info! I just got an almost new MBP M1 14 inch. Watching this is a good reminder that I’ve been basically doing it right with my old 2010 MBP, now on a 2nd battery, that still works great. Macs are great!
Very well done and detailed explanation. Thank you !
0:01 "...or intend to own a MacBook at any point in the future"
Yeah.. Tbh, I've been watching your videos for about six months rn, without even owning a MacBook yet. I'm planning on buying it next year when going to university, but all your vids are just making me more and more hyped for it haha. Keep making this content! Love it!
Same. Just bought one as student with the promotional offers Apple are doing.
The tips are great and helpful and really cleared my mind from all the random tips I found on the internet. Another Ultimate Ipad Battery Guide would be much appreciated and helpful too.
MUCH NEEDED! I wonder if iPadOS has the same type of battery management... I tend to keep my iPad Pro plugged in a lot
Thank you for this video! This cleared my mind a lot 😮💨
Great break down. This helps me a lot as a DJ. Thanks
I definitely recommend using the apple charger to charge your Mac. I used my switch charger to charge my MacBook for a month or two, then the port I used stopped working. It doesn’t charge through that port, no USB or hard drive will send data through that port, it’s dead. I’m not too upset because I have 3 other ports, but I will only be charging my MacBook with the apple charger from now on.
I wish my professor could teach me like this, 😂 A great guide as always 👍🏻
thank youuu so much! I just got my M2 macbook and I work on my desk all day everyday and plugged it to a monitor so I'm super anxious about the battery being 100% all the time. but this video really helped me ease my mind haha thank you.
Thank you for this video. Appreciate someome putting such quality content!
Thanks for this informative video! I am interested in maximizing my battery. I have a new M1 MBA and it "seems" not to last on one charge as long as "most" M1 Macs. Maybe I am not using my MBA in the best way. Thanks again!
The best channel for any help regarding Apple products especially for M1 macs. Please keep sharing these informative videos. Thx a lot mate, you have helped me a lot I have just switched to Mac and you made it much easier.
Your analogy of the seesaw makes it very clear to me.
I think this just became my favorite channel about apple products. I now feel confident in my understanding about how to use my new MacBook and how to best preserve its battery life. thank you!
Absolutely value content in this video. I live in india where room temperature is as high as 40 degrees Celsius during summer months which lasts for about 9 months. i have a macbook air and a acer predator. predator being a gaming laptop. has more than sufficient cooling however it still needs Air conditioning which keeps both my laptop cool.
For those wondering, one battery cycle is defined as 100% of discharge and charging it back up. If you discharge your battery from 100 to 50% and then charge it back up to 100 twice, that‘s one cycle. Going from 100 to 0 and then NOT charging it back up equals a half cycle.
Going from 100 to 0 and NOT charging it back up, aka leaving it at 0, will do way more damage than one full cycle
@@counterleo no
Soo what If 100 to 20 then charging how many counts bruh
@@rohithb1909 0.8
Ok, what about when I keep my battery between 45 and 55% all the time?
Came for tips to prolong the life of my laptop, but got an electrical engineering lecture at the beginning. Great content!
Thanks for such good tips, never imagined this!!👍
Im surprised it took the community this long a well researched and easy to watch guide related to battery life for recent macbooks
Just got a MacBook Air M1 and I was a little worried about the battery. I want it to last as much as possible as I'm 15 and I had to work quite hard to get it. Anyway I'll let MacOS do the heavy lifting for me. Great video!
tf u 15 and got a macbook
Great video, really helpful! Thanks for sharing.
Appreciate the information, helped a lot. Cheers mate
Such a great informative video! :) New Macbook Air M1 base model owner here. It's a beast of machine! Got it for just 1050€
Love these MacBook vids I NEEEEEEED an upgrade from my 4gb Ram, 64gb storage, Intel pentium.
We always kept our MacBoook Pro 2018 between 20-80%. One day it didn’t charge anymore and the battery died. With very few use we killed the battery as I think we have never let the battery to be balanced by the device as it is typically done when the battery is charged to 100%. So if charged the computer to 100% percent at least once a week or every two weeks, then I think it have worked even today with original batteries. Expensive way of learning to leave it for the system, don’t try to be over smart.
Thanks alot for this video......it helped my macbook alot
FINALLY mac included a Battery Health utility like the one I have had in my windows laptop since 2010. Incredible!
Keeping it fully charged vs charge/discharges for several cycles... Keep it plugged while using is the best.
Checked on my mac I used for college and it has 1100 cycles. Ole reliable still works
This is a incredible video. The moment you said your Laptop is a tool and use it as a tool I did forget about this in a while. Thanks for reminding that!
Send a invoice to apple ASAP u have provided more support for my m1 mac than apple
Same !
@Kristián Mikulka Bro I'm in heavy confusion,
I've got two options,
Macbook air 512GB OR Macbook Pro 256 GB.
Will the external SSD (Samsung T5) work smoothly with the 256GB macbook pro if I go for the pro 256GB?
I will definitely love to go with the pro if storage isn't a issue.
I'm a student, want this for casual purpose, Netflix and chill and all.
Kindly reply!
@@RajbirDatta Tbh i havent noticed much diff between m1 air and pro
@@RajbirDatta go for the macbook air! for student work and casual everyday use it's perfect. if you 100% need the extra storage go for the 512gb. check that for yourself with your current system and make your decision. also yes an external ssd would work fine without issues on your air or pro but you will have to carry that around (and you would have less read/write speeds than the macbook drive if you care about speeds) so going for the larger disk space would be ideal for you. if you care about speeds you should invest in a nvme enclosure! they are inexpensive and you can easily swap drives if you need to!
@redsplash actually I love the Touch Bar
“Unless inside ambient temperatures are insanely hot, like 35-40 degrees Celsius, you will probably be fine”
Me: Starts sweating both in worry for my laptop battery, and because it is really hot and I don’t have an AC unit.
thanks so much for such a helpful video!