With either System Information or coconutBattery, you can quickly see how much capacity it’s lost and whether it needs to be replaced. If you’ve got an older MacBook, the battery almost certainly holds less charge now than it did when it was new.

Losing 15% capacity over almost three years isn’t too bad at all.

Of course, you are able to save the current maximum capacity of your battery. It shows you live information about your battery such as how often it was charged and how is the current maximum capacity in relation to the original capacity your battery had when it left the factory. When it was new, it had a capacity of 8755 mAh. With coconutBattery you're always aware of your current battery health. CoconutBattery 3 is described as CoconutBattery shows you live information about the battery in your Mac, iPhone, and iPad including: and is an app in the System & Hardware category. When you run the app, you’ll see something like the screenshot below.Īs well as the cycle count, this app shows us that the battery now has a Full Charge Capacity of 7098 mAh. coconutBattery runs on both iOS devices, such. If you want a little bit more info that’s easier to understand, download the free app coconutBattery. coconutBattery is a free app produced, especially for Apple devices that measures the health of your internal battery. For example, it tells you your battery’s current maximum capacity but not it’s original capacity. System Information has most of the data you need to assess your battery’s health, but it’s not very well laid out and could provide a bit more information. If there is a problem with your battery, the “Condition” entry (which shows Normal in our example) will display something like “Service Battery.” Get a Bit More Information with coconutBattery The battery doesn’t need to be replaced yet, but it probably will need to be done later this year. The MacBook in our example has a cycle count of 695.

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