I updated my MacBook to MacOS 10.5.15, but the battery health management tool does not appear in the energy saver window as shown in the Apple Support article. I can't find the feature anywhere. Any ideas why this could be?
MacBook, macOS 10.15
OppoGer wrote:
I updated my MacBook to MacOS 10.5.15, but the battery health management tool does not appear in the energy saver window as shown in the Apple Support article. I can't find the feature anywhere. Any ideas why this could be?
Mac laptops with Thunderbolt 3 ports— That equates to all
MacBook Pro models released since late 2016 and the Retina-capable MacBook Air models released since 2018.
OppoGer wrote:
I updated my MacBook to MacOS 10.5.15, but the battery health management tool does not appear in the energy saver window as shown in the Apple Support article. I can't find the feature anywhere. Any ideas why this could be?
Mac laptops with Thunderbolt 3 ports— That equates to all
MacBook Pro models released since late 2016 and the Retina-capable MacBook Air models released since 2018.
It is only available on Macs that have Thunderbolt 3 ports. The MacBook does not have Thunderbolt 3.
See the following from About battery health management in Mac notebooks - Apple Support
Battery health management is on by default when you buy a new Mac notebook with macOS 10.15.5, or after you upgrade to macOS 10.15.5 on a Mac notebook with Thunderbolt 3 port
How old is your macbook? From support.apple.com:
“How to control the battery health management feature
Battery health management is on by default when you buy a new Mac notebook with macOS 10.15.5, or after you upgrade to macOS 10.15.5 on a Mac notebook with Thunderbolt 3 ports.
If you want to turn it off, follow these steps:
Don’t worry. Your macbook will still work fine. Not every macbook user needs this feature. From icreate.magazine.nl:
“The new feature is enabled by default on your MacBook. But you may prefer not to. Because although your battery lasts longer in the long term, it does mean that your battery only charges up to eighty percent and so you have to hang it on the power faster. Not useful if you need it hard enough every minute. Treacherous here is that the battery icon in the menu bar indicates one hundred percent, because that is the optimal state.”
It requires a laptop with Thunderbolt 3.
Probably because your mac is too old to support this feature.
It is supported only in macs with Thunderbolt 3 ports, which is roughly every mac released since 2016.
It's 2 years old. But I obviously didn't notice the bit about the feature only being available on MacBooks with Thunderbolt 3 ports. My MacBook has only one standard USB-C port...
How to find Battery Health Management on MacBook with MacOS 10.5.15?
