Battery life has shorten without enough use.

I bought a Macbook pro in 2015, model is Macbook pro Retina 15" mid 2015.

Since then, haven't used it on regular basis as I use a Windows Laptop as my regular daily use, so far it hasn't been plugged in to charge even 200 times, but now battery backup is shorten to 2 hrs (maximum).

Is this a normal battery performance in almost five years of times without adequate use?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Aug 30, 2020 12:50 AM

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Posted on Aug 30, 2020 5:18 PM

Try an SMC reset.


If the battery has been left completely discharged for any length of time the battery can become permanently damaged. If a laptop with a Lithium-ion battery isn't going to be used for a while, then the battery needs to be charged to about 50% and the laptop completely powered off (Apple menu --> Shutdown). Periodically the battery will need to be charged to 50% again, but the battery should never be left discharged (0%).


See if your laptop qualifies for the Battery Recall & Safety Program:

https://support.apple.com/15-inch-macbook-pro-battery-recall


FYI, here is a current list of the publicly acknowledged free repair programs for various Apple products (some products have multiple repair programs):

https://support.apple.com/exchange_repair

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Aug 30, 2020 5:18 PM in response to iftekhar224

Try an SMC reset.


If the battery has been left completely discharged for any length of time the battery can become permanently damaged. If a laptop with a Lithium-ion battery isn't going to be used for a while, then the battery needs to be charged to about 50% and the laptop completely powered off (Apple menu --> Shutdown). Periodically the battery will need to be charged to 50% again, but the battery should never be left discharged (0%).


See if your laptop qualifies for the Battery Recall & Safety Program:

https://support.apple.com/15-inch-macbook-pro-battery-recall


FYI, here is a current list of the publicly acknowledged free repair programs for various Apple products (some products have multiple repair programs):

https://support.apple.com/exchange_repair

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