The guys from Cupertino add a specific section on their website to improve energy efficiency with our Apple equipment and make the most of the performance of our equipment and its batteries. In the case of Mac, they talk about MacBook in general, but in the headline it appears MacBook Air and MacBook Pro.
It is a series of simple and very basic tips that we are sure and all of us here know, but It is good that Apple dedicates a section of its huge website to the care of batteries of Macs and the rest of the firm's devices.
Simple and practical tips
The first thing they tell us is to update our Macs whenever we can. This is something that may seem very basic, but there are users who do not update their equipment, thus losing the improvements that Apple offers in the new versions, especially in security matters. . In this case, it is also important to say that it is not necessary to update as soon as the new version is launched, we can wait a week if we are afraid that something will fail and above all to give developers room to have their applications and tools updated for a good functioning , but it is important to update.
Optimize settings
With this Apple wants us to activate things as basic as the Economizer. This is something that we find on Macs directly in System Preferences> Energy Saver. From this you can modify parameters as simple as that of turn off the screen after a period of inactivity, put the discs to rest when possible or even dim the screen when using the battery. The latter allows the brightness to be lowered while we charge the battery and therefore we make the battery last longer. Finally the Power Nap, which we have already talked about in soy de Mac other times and allows us to continue periodically checking emails, calendars or iCloud updates while the device is at rest and connected to the power (this is usually deactivated from the beginning).
Set the brightness to the lowest possible level Without this preventing us from correctly viewing the content, it is something that they also explain to obtain a longer battery life. As an example they talk about a plane trip in which the lights are very low and therefore we can save a lot of battery simply by lowering the brightness of the screen.
Disable Wi-Fi If we do not need to have a connection, it is also a good way to contain battery consumption and in turn extend the battery of the equipment. Disconnecting the mouse or any other peripheral if we are not using it is also important, as is closing applications that we do not use or ejecting any SD card if we are not using it.
Connect the MacBook to the power while charging the iPhone or any other device on the Mac from the USB port It is important so that they do not consume the batteries of the Mac. So it is best to charge equipment while the Mac is also charging, otherwise it is best to leave the charge of the rest of the devices for another time.
As you can see, these are very basic tips that Apple offers us but it is important that you share them with everyone.