4 battery and charging tips to keep your Apple MacBook running longer than ever

For years, Apple has put a lot of effort into providing users with ways to extend their i Phone’s battery life. But while i OS slowly introduced more battery-management features for i Phone, Apple’s other big battery-powered device, the Mac Book, was left behind. Lately, that’s changed. Today, Apple’s laptops, particularly those running mac OS 26, offer numerous battery and charging management features that aim to keep your Mac Book’s battery lasting as long as possible. Best of all, they work whether you have the most powerful MacBook Pro or Apple’s most affordable laptop, the MacBook Neo. Here’s how to extend battery life: Turn on Low Power Mode If you find that your MacBook battery level is low, and you’re without your charger, the quickest way to conserve power (and keep working) is to enable Low Power Mode. With this mode enabled, your MacBook will instantly reduce its energy consumption. It does this by lowering the CPU’s performance, reducing your display’s brightness, and limiting background tasks, such as checking for new emails. Many people worry about Low Power Mode’s effect on CPU performance, but unless you’re rendering advanced graphics on your MacBook, you shouldn’t actually notice much, especially if you’re doing general tasks, such as emailing, web browsing, and using general office apps like word processors and spreadsheets. The fastest way to enable Low Power Mode is to select the battery icon in your Mac’s menu bar, then click “Low Power.” Alternatively, you can actually choose to have Low Power Mode always enabled by clicking the Battery section in the Settings app and then selecting “Always” from the Low Power Mode dropdown menu. Limit your battery’s maximum capacity It might seem counterintuitive to limit how fully your battery can charge if your goal is to retain the best battery life possible, but it can work. Batteries are chemical products, and the chemicals inside them age over time. As they age, they become less able to store as much ene