

Take a look at our blog post here: DO I HAVE TO DISABLE APPLE'S "OPTIMIZED BATTERY CHARGING"? WHY DOES MY MACBOOK KEEP CHARGING WHEN IT IS IN SLEEP? WHY DOES MY MACBOOK KEEP CHARGING WHEN IT IS POWERED OFF?

You can read more about these features in our blog:
ALDENTE COM PRO
AlDente Pro has features called "Stop charging when sleeping" and "Stop charging when powered off" to counteract this behavior.

Therefore, it will continue to charge to 100% when you close the lid or shut it down.
ALDENTE COM FREE
Lastly, check the next question regarding the behavior of AlDente while your MacBook is in sleep or powered off.ĪlDente Free can not control the charging behavior of your MacBook while it is in sleep, or shut down. Secondly, make sure you have Apple's "Optimized battery charging" disabled, keeping it on will result in slow charging beyond the charge limit.
ALDENTE COM MAC
FAQ IT DOES NOT WORK?įirstly, AlDente does only prevent your Mac from charging more than you specify, it does NOT automatically drain your battery to the specified percentage.
ALDENTE COM FULL
Even if your battery calibration gets disturbed, doing 4+ full cycles will recalibrate your battery and the capacity will go up again. To avoid this issue, we recommend doing at least one full cycle (0%-100%) every two weeks. However, this is only due to a disturbed battery calibration and not because of a faulty or degraded battery. When this happens, your Macbook might turn off with 40-50% left or your battery capacity will drop significantly. IMPORTANT: Keeping your battery at a lower percentage, such as under 80%, over weeks without doing full cycles (100%-0%) can result in a disturbed battery calibration. For example, if you set yours to 80% it will stop charging at around 83%, so be patient. Notice that in this state, your MacBook is still powered by the charger, but the battery is not charging anymore.įor some reason, macOS will always try to squeeze in a few more percent than specified. After a while, clicking on your battery icon will report "Battery is not charging" if you have more than ≈73% left, even though your charger is connected. You can check if it's working by setting the max. Usually, the operating system will take a minute or two registering the changes, so be patient. charging percentage by clicking on the 🍝 icon on your menu bar. When the installation is finished, enter your desired max.

ALDENTE COM HOW TO
You can download the app from GitHub: Installation GuideĪn installation guide can be found on our website: How to use: Limited Support(Only Charge Limiter through Intel Mode)
