Using "able to discharge" behavior #139

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adam commented 2025-12-30 02:19:07 +01:00

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Originally created by @tosbsas on GitHub (Mar 29, 2021).

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I understood than when using allow discharge, if I turn the MBP completely off, battery will charge to 100% anyway.

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During the day I get several "connect" "disconnect" sounds, and battery goes below 80% to be recharged to 80% (my threshold). Is that normal?

Originally created by @tosbsas on GitHub (Mar 29, 2021). Hi I understood than when using allow discharge, if I turn the MBP completely off, battery will charge to 100% anyway. But During the day I get several "connect" "disconnect" sounds, and battery goes below 80% to be recharged to 80% (my threshold). Is that normal?

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@danfoerster commented on GitHub (Mar 29, 2021):

The allow discharge feature does one thing only. If your Mac is connected to power and the battery is higher than the value you set in AlDente, it will discharge to this value. I don't know how it works if the Mac is turned off. However if your Mac is running and you have the Optimized Battery Charging setting enabled in macOS settings, the two things might conflict with each other, meaning one might want to charge and the other discharges as soon as one percent is gained. I think you might have to turn of the Battery Managing feature in macOS Battery settings. Give it a try

@danfoerster commented on GitHub (Mar 29, 2021): The allow discharge feature does one thing only. If your Mac is connected to power and the battery is higher than the value you set in AlDente, it will discharge to this value. I don't know how it works if the Mac is turned off. However if your Mac is running and you have the Optimized Battery Charging setting enabled in macOS settings, the two things might conflict with each other, meaning one might want to charge and the other discharges as soon as one percent is gained. I think you might have to turn of the Battery Managing feature in macOS Battery settings. Give it a try

adam commented 2025-12-30 02:19:08 +01:00

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@tosbsas commented on GitHub (Mar 29, 2021):

The optimize battery feature is disabled. My guess is that the allow to discharge feature checks once in a while if the percentage threshold is reached and turns power on or off. But its happening more often here than on 2.1.2

@tosbsas commented on GitHub (Mar 29, 2021): The optimize battery feature is disabled. My guess is that the allow to discharge feature checks once in a while if the percentage threshold is reached and turns power on or off. But its happening more often here than on 2.1.2

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@MatthiasKerbl commented on GitHub (Mar 29, 2021):

Hi

I understood than when using allow discharge, if I turn the MBP completely off, battery will charge to 100% anyway.

But
During the day I get several "connect" "disconnect" sounds, and battery goes below 80% to be recharged to 80% (my threshold). Is that normal?

Hi @tosbsas,
this is currently the "normal" behavior of Allow Discharge. However, we are working on improving this in an future update.

@MatthiasKerbl commented on GitHub (Mar 29, 2021): > Hi > > I understood than when using allow discharge, if I turn the MBP completely off, battery will charge to 100% anyway. > > But > During the day I get several "connect" "disconnect" sounds, and battery goes below 80% to be recharged to 80% (my threshold). Is that normal? Hi @tosbsas, this is currently the "normal" behavior of Allow Discharge. However, we are working on improving this in an future update.

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@tosbsas commented on GitHub (Mar 29, 2021):

ok, you referring to both of my observations, right?

@tosbsas commented on GitHub (Mar 29, 2021): ok, you referring to both of my observations, right?

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@MatthiasKerbl commented on GitHub (Mar 29, 2021):

ok, you referring to both of my observations, right?

Yes

@MatthiasKerbl commented on GitHub (Mar 29, 2021): > ok, you referring to both of my observations, right? Yes

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@tosbsas commented on GitHub (Mar 30, 2021):

thanks :-))

@tosbsas commented on GitHub (Mar 30, 2021): thanks :-))

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Reference: starred/AlDente-Battery_Care_and_Monitoring#139