battery health management
should i keep my mac on charge while using?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 13.2
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There is no harm using the computer while plugged into charger.
I usually have the Laptop plugged in whenever an electrical outlet is available.
It will not Over Charge the battery as it is designed to Stop Charging when it is not needed
For additional reading on Battery and Apple Computers this link may help. About battery health management in Mac notebooks and especially for the M1 / M2 and Big Sur & Monterey and Ventura If battery charging is paused or on hold on your Mac
Depending on the Age of the computer, some aspects from the above links, may or may not apply to your computer.
A feature introduced into Big Sur & Monterey and Ventura was to preserve the number of Full Battery Cycles - there was an Algorithm coded into the macOS.
It is perfectly Normal for Big Sur , Monterey, Ventura to Pause / Suspend charging the battery beyond 80% and hold it at that level.
One can nudge / over-ride this by clicking the Battery Icon on Desktop Top Bar and allow charging beyond 80%. From observations, it will Pause / Suspend again once reading 90%. Same procedure to over-ride and will charge to 100%