Sailing Mode not working properly #199

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adam · 2025-12-30T02:19:34+01:00

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2025-12-30 02:19:34 +01:00

Originally created by @Paco089 on GitHub (Jun 14, 2021).

Hello,

I use AlDente Pro for about 2 weeks now on my 16" MBP and the sailing mode does not work as intended. I have set my charge limit to 75% and sailing mode: Difference 35% ... will sail to: 40%. So in my understanding my MBP shouldn't charge back to 75% unless it hits 40%, but my machine already starts charging at 65%.

Is sailing mode not intended for such a wide range (35%) or what could be the problem?

Thank you in advance.

Originally created by @Paco089 on GitHub (Jun 14, 2021). Hello, I use AlDente Pro for about 2 weeks now on my 16" MBP and the sailing mode does not work as intended. I have set my charge limit to 75% and sailing mode: Difference 35% ... will sail to: 40%. So in my understanding my MBP shouldn't charge back to 75% unless it hits 40%, but my machine already starts charging at 65%. Is sailing mode not intended for such a wide range (35%) or what could be the problem? Thank you in advance.

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2025-12-30 02:19:35 +01:00

@MatthiasKerbl commented on GitHub (Jun 14, 2021):

Hi @Paco089,

We recommend using the Sailing Mode in a range of 5-10%. However, it should work for higher ranges as well but there are some events that can trigger a recharge to the upper limit, such as restarting or unplugging your MacBook.

Kind regards,
Matthias

@MatthiasKerbl commented on GitHub (Jun 14, 2021): Hi @Paco089, We recommend using the Sailing Mode in a range of 5-10%. However, it should work for higher ranges as well but there are some events that can trigger a recharge to the upper limit, such as restarting or unplugging your MacBook. Kind regards, Matthias

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2025-12-30 02:19:35 +01:00

@Paco089 commented on GitHub (Jun 14, 2021):

Hi @MatthiasKerbl,

thank you for your quick response. Yes, I shutdown and unplug my machine every night and that's where the sailing mode is very helpful because sometimes it loses some % of battery overnight and if I plug it in again in the morning it won't charge. That also works 90% of the time. The problem seems to appear if I am outside that 5-10% range, meaning that if used my machine a few days like that (exclusively plugged in) and the loss of battery overnight sums up to > 10%, sailing mode won't work properly anymore.

I guess I will try to set it to "Difference 10% ...will sail to: 65%" and see if that works for better. Should be enough anyway because I rarely use my machine more than 3 days in a row exclusively plugged in and it won't lose more than 10% (not even 5%) of battery in those 3 nights.

Kind regards

Paco

@Paco089 commented on GitHub (Jun 14, 2021): Hi @MatthiasKerbl, thank you for your quick response. Yes, I shutdown and unplug my machine every night and that's where the sailing mode is very helpful because sometimes it loses some % of battery overnight and if I plug it in again in the morning it won't charge. That also works 90% of the time. The problem seems to appear if I am outside that 5-10% range, meaning that if used my machine a few days like that (exclusively plugged in) and the loss of battery overnight sums up to > 10%, sailing mode won't work properly anymore. I guess I will try to set it to "Difference 10% ...will sail to: 65%" and see if that works for better. Should be enough anyway because I rarely use my machine more than 3 days in a row exclusively plugged in and it won't lose more than 10% (not even 5%) of battery in those 3 nights. Kind regards Paco

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Reference: starred/AlDente-Battery_Care_and_Monitoring#199