I am having problems with the longevity of my MacBook Pro (sequoia) and so I went to settings and accidentally toggled off the manage battery life longevity and now I can’t toggle it back on. Are there any other suggestions on how to make my battery last longer? It will last only a few hours and I haven’t had the computer that long
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Original Title: Help with battery longevity
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 15.7
Do not conflate long battery lifetimes, measured in years, with battery capacity between charges, measured in hours.
That computer is a battery-CAPABLE device, It is not optimized as a battery-operated device (it is not an iPhone.)
Your computer performs best when connected to AC power, such as the power adapter. It can use the full output of the Power Adapter AND when doing especially challenging work could also freely "borrow" power from the battery. In some cases, even with the power adapter connected, the charged state may decline during very stressful work.
When used only on battery, your computer has no extra cushion of power, and may perform more slowly. However, for ordinary non-stressful tasks this may not be objectionable (possibly not even noticeable.)
In general, you should ALWAYS connect a power source when it is possible to do so, and only run on batteries (which could be somewhat slower) when no power sources are at hand. Modern Macs maintain optimum battery charge levels under program control, and will NEVER over-charge. Connected to Power is NOT necessarily charging.
When you set it down in one place, or set it down for the night, Plug it in. Then you won’t CARE whether it would drain the battery.
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