Macbook Pro 13" M1 Battery Management

Hello guys! I dont need any help in particular, but i am growing more and more curious about the battery capacity health of my Macbook. I dont babysit my battery but i do take care of my device, because its my first Mac and i want to enjoy the machine for a long time. So i am having my 13 inch M1 Macbook Pro (2020) for about 4 years now and the battery capacity is at 92%, which seems pretty good in my opinion. The thing is that the battery capacity is at 92% for maybe like an year. My question is is it stuck, bugged, or its just fine? I've been using Aldente in the past, for maybe like a month and deleted it, decided to put my faith in the apple battery management system. Did that app bugged my battery? I see posts here and on reddid about people complaining about different numbers of battery health and mine seems like kinda unreal lol. Thank you in advance!

Posted on Dec 15, 2025 11:41 PM

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Dec 16, 2025 6:36 AM in response to borkasone1

I suspect your battery health measurement is just fine. Just keep using your MBP as you have until something changes.


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 battery health may even increase from time to time.


And charge cycles are only a part of battery aging.  Other factors include build quality, age, patterns of use and environmental factors like heat and cold.


Here is some of Apple's guidance regarding battery health and management:

Batteries - Maximizing Performance - Apple Support

About battery health management in Mac laptops - Apple Support 

Macbook Pro 13" M1 Battery Management

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