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Optimized Battery Charging
Battery Health options on a Mac laptop that turn on Optimized Battery Charging and “Manage battery longevity”.
In macOS 26
System Settings then Battery then Battery Health then Optimized Battery Charging
“On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Battery in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.) Click next to Battery Health, then turn on Optimized Battery Charging and “Manage battery longevity.”” — Apple User Guide
Where it has lived
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macOS 14 and later
System Settings then Battery then Battery Health then Optimized Battery Charging
Checked against Apple's User Guides from macOS 14 onward. Menus can differ slightly by region, language, model and installed apps.
Sources for this page
Last verified 8 Oct 2026
- 1 Save energy on your Mac - Apple Support support.apple.com · guide for version 14.0
- 1 Save energy on your Mac - Apple Support support.apple.com · guide for version 15.0
- 1 Save energy on your Mac - Apple Support support.apple.com · guide for version 26
- 1 Save energy on your Mac - Apple Support support.apple.com · current guide