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What does Battery on Hold mean?

My new PowerBook charger cable light is always amber (never green). When I check the Battery pull down menu, it says

"Charging On Hold (Rarely Used on Battery)"

What does this mean?

MacBook Pro (M4)

Posted on Mar 5, 2025 4:57 PM

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Posted on Mar 5, 2025 5:04 PM

It just means you are using Optimized Charging and it is not necessary to charge your battery to 100%. You will find this when the Mac is plugged into power most of the time. If you have a regular charging schedule, it will learn when you normally take it off the charger and will only charge to 80& and remain on Hold until shortly before you normally take it off the charger where it will charge to the full 100%.

If battery charging is paused or on hold on your Mac - Apple Support

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