{"id":262715,"date":"2021-05-30T16:30:16","date_gmt":"2021-05-30T13:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-force-your-macbook-to-charge-fully\/"},"modified":"2021-05-30T16:30:16","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T13:30:16","slug":"how-to-force-your-macbook-to-charge-fully","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-force-your-macbook-to-charge-fully\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Force Your MacBook to Charge Fully"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a38f8f02d87d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a38f8f02d87d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-force-your-macbook-to-charge-fully\/#Why_Isnt_My_Mac_Fully_Charging\" >Why Isn\u2019t My Mac Fully Charging?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-force-your-macbook-to-charge-fully\/#Quickly_Force_MacBook_to_Charge_Fully_from_the_Menu_Bar\" >Quickly Force MacBook to Charge Fully from the Menu Bar<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-force-your-macbook-to-charge-fully\/#Temporarily_or_Permanently_Disable_Optimized_Battery_Charging\" >Temporarily or Permanently Disable Optimized Battery Charging<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Force Your MacBook to Charge Fully&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-727447 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/macbook_charging_1.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"MacBook User Forcing macOS to Charge Battery Fully\" width=\"1200\" height=\"555\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/bangkok-thailand-may-3-2020-thunderbolt-1721063758\" data-credittext=\"Jeff28 \/ Shutterstock\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/bangkok-thailand-may-3-2020-thunderbolt-1721063758\">Jeff28 \/ Shutterstock<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Is your MacBook\u2019s battery stuck at 80% even with the charger attached? <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le\u2019s battery-saving \u201cOptimized Battery Charging\u201d feature is to blame. Here\u2019s how to charge your MacBook fully.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Isnt_My_Mac_Fully_Charging\"><\/span>Why Isn\u2019t My Mac Fully Charging?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In June of 2020, Apple\u2019s macOS <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/DL2039?locale=en_US\">Catalina 10.15.5 update<\/a> introduced a new Battery Health Management feature for the Mac inspired by the Optimized Battery Charging feature on the iPhone, but implemented a bit differently.<\/p>\n<p>Apple introduced the new feature because it\u2019s not good for a lithium-ion battery to be charged to 100% and to stay at 100% all the time. If you\u2019re stuck at 80%, that means that the new energy-saving feature studied your usage pattern, only charged your battery up to 80%, and then waited. This little tweak helps improve the battery aging process.<\/p>\n<p>With the release of macOS Big Sur, Apple renamed this feature Optimize Battery Charging, and it\u2019s enabled by default when you buy a new Apple Silicon-based MacBook.<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t like this feature and would like your Mac to always charge to 100%\u2014or just once in a while (when you\u2019re in a hurry to head out)\u2014you have two options.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quickly_Force_MacBook_to_Charge_Fully_from_the_Menu_Bar\"><\/span>Quickly Force MacBook to Charge Fully from the Menu Bar<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The fastest way to force your Mac to charge up to 100% is to use the battery option in the menu bar itself.<\/p>\n<p>Click the Battery icon from the top-right corner of your screen and choose the \u201cCharge to Full Now\u201d option. If you don\u2019t see it, hold the Option key while clicking the battery icon from the menu bar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-726871 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Force-Battery-To-Charge-to-Full.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Choose the &quot;Charge to Full Now&quot; option from Battery menu.\" width=\"650\" height=\"219\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The MacBook will now start charging, and the battery menu will show an estimated time until it\u2019s fully charged.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Temporarily_or_Permanently_Disable_Optimized_Battery_Charging\"><\/span>Temporarily or Permanently Disable Optimized Battery Charging<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to disable Optimized Battery charging temporarily or permanently, it\u2019s fairly easy to do. If you\u2019re using macOS Catalina on an Intel-based Mac, refer to our guide on Battery Health Management for steps for disabling the feature.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Turn Off Battery Health Management on Mac<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re using an Apple Silicon MacBook or an Intel MacBook running macOS Big Sur, you can disable the Optimized Battery Charging feature for a day, or permanently.<\/p>\n<p>To get started, click the Apple icon in the top-left corner of the screen and choose \u201cSystem Preferences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-721158 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Open-System-Preferences-from-Apple-Menu-on-Mac.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Open &quot;System Preferences&quot; from the Apple menu.\" width=\"650\" height=\"343\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In System Preferences, go to the \u201cBattery\u201d section.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-726872 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Select-Battery-Option-from-System-Preferences.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Open &quot;Battery&quot; section.\" width=\"650\" height=\"194\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In the sidebar, click \u201cBattery,\u201d and then uncheck the \u201cOptimized Battery Charging\u201d option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-726869 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Disable-Optimized-Battery-Charging-from-System-Preferences.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Uncheck the &quot;Optimized Battery Charging&quot; feature from the &quot;Battery&quot; section.\" width=\"650\" height=\"203\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you want to disable the feature just for today, click \u201cTurn Off Until Tomorrow.\u201d To disable it completely, select \u201cTurn Off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-726870 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Turn-off-Optimized-Battery-Charging.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Use &quot;Turn Off Until Tomorrow&quot; to disable the feature temporarily. Use &quot;Turn Off&quot; to completely disable the feature. \" width=\"650\" height=\"286\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Optimized Battery Charging feature will now be disabled. Your MacBook will start charging to 100%.<\/p>\n<p>You can now click the red \u201cClose\u201d button in the top-left corner to safely exit System Preferences.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-726868 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Optimized-Battery-Charging-Disabled.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"After disabling Optimized Battery Charging feature, click the red Close button to exit System Preferences. \" width=\"650\" height=\"341\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you ever change your mind and want to turn Apple\u2019s automatic battery management back on, revisit System Preferences &gt; Battery, select \u201cBattery\u201d in the sidebar, and then place a check beside \u201cOptimized Battery Charging.\u201d Good luck!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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