Sudden battery health drop on my MacBook Air M3
Hy !! I am using MacBook Air M3 , Its battery health Suddenly Dropped from 100% to 96% , with just 48 charging cycles is that Normal ?
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MacBook Air 13″, macOS 15.3
Hy !! I am using MacBook Air M3 , Its battery health Suddenly Dropped from 100% to 96% , with just 48 charging cycles is that Normal ?
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MacBook Air 13″, macOS 15.3
Nothing to be concerned about. 96% is well healthy.
Charge cycles is only a part of battery aging. Other factors include age, patterns of use and environmental factors like heat and cold.
The best advice for getting the best from your battery:
• Plug in when using the computer near available power.
• Use on battery when ac is unavailable.
• Don’t subject the computer and battery to extreme temperatures.
• Let the OS and charging circuits manage the charging.
• Try not to allow the battery to discharge deeply regularly before plugging in. Yes, it will happen from time to time, just don't make it a habit.
• Don't obsess over battery life and/or health.
If you continue to get respectable usage time on battery then all is good. Apple considers a health of 80% to be the replacement threshold. All batteries will die. Some faster than others. The battery health drop rate may not be linear, and may even increase slightly from time to time.
Here is Apple's guidance on the subject.
Nothing to be concerned about. 96% is well healthy.
Charge cycles is only a part of battery aging. Other factors include age, patterns of use and environmental factors like heat and cold.
The best advice for getting the best from your battery:
• Plug in when using the computer near available power.
• Use on battery when ac is unavailable.
• Don’t subject the computer and battery to extreme temperatures.
• Let the OS and charging circuits manage the charging.
• Try not to allow the battery to discharge deeply regularly before plugging in. Yes, it will happen from time to time, just don't make it a habit.
• Don't obsess over battery life and/or health.
If you continue to get respectable usage time on battery then all is good. Apple considers a health of 80% to be the replacement threshold. All batteries will die. Some faster than others. The battery health drop rate may not be linear, and may even increase slightly from time to time.
Here is Apple's guidance on the subject.
Sudden battery health drop on my MacBook Air M3