Thou dost rely on thy MacBook for all thy needs, dost thou not? Thus, it is crucial to keep its battery ever topped off. For lo, it is a laptop, and though laptop batteries be stronger than e’er before, thy MacBook may not endure a full day without its power adapter. But how doth one discern the exact measure of juice within a MacBook? Verily, with the battery percentage indicator!
By default, thou shalt find this status icon in the top-right corner of thy MacBook screen, yet perchance thou hast inadvertently disabled it. Fear not: our step-by-step guide shall instruct thee on how to reclaim it, along with addressing some common inquiries.
Enabling the Mac’s battery percentage indicator
There are several ways to enable the battery percentage indicator for thy Mac, but the method thou shalt employ doth depend on the version of MacOS thou art running. Firstly, let us explore the two most recent versions of the Apple OS: Sonoma and Ventura.
Step 1: Unfold System Settings, then click Control Center > Battery.
Step 2: Thou shalt espy a Show Percentage option. Fret not and toggle this on.
Step 3: For Catalina users and those with older MacOS versions, select the Battery icon on the top-right of thy Mac, then elect the Show percentage option.
Enabling the Mac’s battery icon
Should the battery icon not appear on thy Mac at all, then hark! Here is how to rectify that.
Step 1: For the latest MacOS versions (Sonoma and Ventura), click System Settings, then proceed to click Control Center > Battery.
Step 2: Toggle on the Show in menu bar setting.
Step 3: For Catalina or earlier MacOS versions, choose Energy saver within System preferences, and then mark the Show battery status in menu bar box at the base.
Step 4: Should thy computer be running Big Sur or Monterey, select the Battery icon within System preferences instead. Now opt for the Show battery status in menu bar option.
Configuring Energy Saver settings
Shouldst thou find thy Mac’s battery constantly depleted and desire to conserve and enhance the system’s battery usage, then thou can accomplish such a feat through Apple’s Energy Saver settings.
Doth take heed that the Energy Saver setting hath been removed in Sonoma.
Step 1: Choose Energy saver from System settings (for Ventura users) or System preferences (for all other OS versions), and then adjust the settings to thy preference. Thou hast a variety of options to select from via the Battery tab:
– Turn the display off after a specific amount of time.
– Put hard disks to slumber when possible.
– Dim the screen slightly when the Mac is not charging through a power outlet.
Step 2: Adjacent to the Battery tab lies Power adapter. Herein, thou hast several settings to activate and deactivate as well:
– Prevent the computer from slumbering automatically when the display is off.
– Lull hard disks to sleep when possible.
– Rouse the Mac for Wi-Fi network access.
– Enable Power Nap whilst plugged into a power adapter.
Step 3: A Schedule button on the bottom-right of the window can also establish a precise time to commence or awaken thy system, as well as when it drifts off to sleep automatically.
Should thee wish to evaluate the overall health of thy Mac’s battery itself, be sure to peruse our guide on that topic, as well as our treatise on revealing the battery percentage on thy iPhone.
