Confirm working with MacBook Pro Retina 15 Mid 2015 Catalina 10.15.7 #55

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adam · 2025-12-30T01:33:09+01:00

adam commented

2025-12-30 01:33:09 +01:00

Originally created by @jcr- on GitHub (Dec 11, 2020).

As some others have noted, did not work on initial launch after install. I set battery charge to 70 percent and setting appeared to be ignored.

However, a quit-and-relaunch showed the slider set to 103%, and adjusting back to 70 then worked as expected.

One caveat: Set to "Use MacOS Battery Scale" seems to result in setting being off by -1%. Obviously not significant, but setting to i.e 70% seems to cause iStat battery menubar to stop charging and stick at 69% (Nice.)
Coconut battery displays (presumedly non-MacOS battery scale) charge of 66% under same setting.

Anyway, works great and more than close enough for intended purpose, and this app would have saved me needing a new battery because my Mac Book is usually docked on a charger and connected to a larger monitor, especially these days.

Originally created by @jcr- on GitHub (Dec 11, 2020). As some others have noted, did not work on initial launch after install. I set battery charge to 70 percent and setting appeared to be ignored. However, a quit-and-relaunch showed the slider set to 103%, and adjusting back to 70 then worked as expected. One caveat: Set to "Use MacOS Battery Scale" seems to result in setting being off by -1%. Obviously not significant, but setting to i.e 70% seems to cause iStat battery menubar to stop charging and stick at 69% (Nice.) Coconut battery displays (presumedly non-MacOS battery scale) charge of 66% under same setting. Anyway, works great and more than close enough for intended purpose, and this app would have saved me needing a new battery because my Mac Book is usually docked on a charger and connected to a larger monitor, especially these days.

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@joostk90 commented on GitHub (Feb 18, 2021):

Same here since 6 December 2020. I am using a MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) running Catalina 10.15.7 (19H2). AlDente is behaving as expected after a few installation attempts and rebooting.

I am controlling the charge by setting the level using AlDente to 50%, when it is reached, I set it back to 30% so the battery is 'left untouched' and the MacBook is powered by AC only, without charging. The battery's charge will decrease slowly to 30% in about two days depending on higher CPU load which - every now and then - requires a bit more power than AC alone, I think.
I estimate this saves the battery from degrading.

@joostk90 commented on GitHub (Feb 18, 2021): Same here since 6 December 2020. I am using a MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) running Catalina 10.15.7 (19H2). AlDente is behaving as expected after a few installation attempts and rebooting. I am controlling the charge by setting the level using AlDente to 50%, when it is reached, I set it back to 30% so the battery is 'left untouched' and the MacBook is powered by AC only, without charging. The battery's charge will decrease slowly to 30% in about two days depending on higher CPU load which - every now and then - requires a bit more power than AC alone, I think. I estimate this saves the battery from degrading.

adam commented

2025-12-30 01:33:10 +01:00

@MatthiasKerbl commented on GitHub (Feb 18, 2021):

Hi guys, glad to hear AlDente is working for you.
Also joostk90, we are working on implementing this feature, so you don't have to do it manually every other day.
Greeting,
Matthias

@MatthiasKerbl commented on GitHub (Feb 18, 2021): Hi guys, glad to hear AlDente is working for you. Also joostk90, we are working on implementing this feature, so you don't have to do it manually every other day. Greeting, Matthias

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Reference: starred/AlDente-Battery_Care_and_Monitoring#55