Maybe you have noticed a drastic reduction in your MacBook Pro’s battery life recently or just wish to find out the actual condition of the battery of your notebook. Whatever could be your personal reason, checking MacBook Pro’s (or any MacBook’s) battery health is pretty straightforward. While most modern MacBooks come with batteries rated 1000 charge cycles, the older ones like MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2008) and MacBook Air (Late 2008) feature batteries rated 500 and 300 charge cycles respectively. The methods I have mentioned below will help you determine if your battery has passed those charge cycle limits and are in need of a change if you want the best battery life for your Macs.
macOS including the latest macOS Catalina, makes it a lot easier to keep track of the MacBooks battery including the cycle count. And there are a couple of ways to get it done. Let me show you how it works!
First off, while holding the option key, click the battery icon that is located in the status bar at the top right of the screen.
Now, you should see the battery health of your MacBook/MacBook Air or MacBook Pro. It would be shown as: Normal, Replace Soon, Replace Now, or Service Battery.
Click the Apple menu in the top left corner of the screen and choose About This Mac.
- Now, click System Report.
Get In-Depth Battery Health Status Using Coconut Battery
While the above two methods should be enough for most users to determine if they need to replace Mac’s battery or not, if you want even more detailed information, you can install a free Mac utility called Coconut Battery (free, in-app purchases). This simple utility will help you see the age of your Mac’s battery, how often it was charged, and even more such relevant information. Not only that, you can even connect your iOS devices to your Mac to check their battery life status using the same app.
