Was handed down a 2019 15” MacBook Pro and am going to use it in a remote office. As it will be stationary on a desk the entire time, wanted to know the best way to treat the internal battery. Apple recommends fully discharging it once a month. Do I just keep it plugged in the rest of the time? Understand there ARE battery cycles the computer clocks.
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Battery Health Plan
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Keep it plugged in and macOS will automatically hold charging after a week or two. It'll bounce between 80-100% for a few days and then hold at 70-80% charge. You don't need to manage it beyond that.
I use AlDente Pro, an excellent app which lets you limit the maximum charge put into the battery. It has quite a few neat customisable parameters and an automatic calibration routine that you can run once a month or whenever you like. In my experience it‘s a much better solution than using Apple’s optimised charging setting, as it gives you full control over everything.
OSX handles batteries a bit better now and you can leave it connected. But if you want to do the whole discharge and charge thing, go ahead.