battery: indicator not updating since High Sierra upgrade

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battery: indicator not updating since High Sierra upgrade

The battery charge indicator in the menubar on my MacBook Pro (Mid 2010) is no longer updating since I upgraded to MacOS High Sierra.

The only way to force an update is to toggle the "Show percentage" menu. Even the information if the Macbook is on adapter or on battery, is not updating.

It started with the indicator not displaying in the menu. The upgrade had removed the setting to display the status in the menubar.

Enyone with similar experience? Or, better, a solution.

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Oct 3, 2017 12:42 AM

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dominic23

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Oct 3, 2017 2:47 AM in response to Briolet

Reset SMC. Please choose the appropriate method. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295

Battery

Now you have to launch Activity Monitor to see the stats.

Applications > Utilities > Activity Monitor > Energy

See the stat at the bottom.

When connected to the main:

When on battery:

For more info and other battery related articles: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH25260?locale=en_US&viewlocale=en_US

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Briolet Author

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Oct 10, 2017 7:11 AM in response to Briolet

Thanks Dominic, resetting the SMC did the trick. I just waited with the confirmation to be sure the problem stayed away.

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