Sailing mode doesnt discharge

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Sailing mode doesnt discharge #1150

Closed jemitoburt closed 5 months ago

jemitoburt commented 5 months ago

Hello, I've been using Al Dente for a while but I always had issues with Sailing mode and discharging on my Mac. I've reinstalled Helper several times. Tried turning off and on sailing mode. I changed the difference percentage but nothing worked so far for me. The plane icon is displayed in a popup window but it's not discharging. It's staying at 70% all the time so I have to unplug it manually.

Macbook pro touchbar M2 2022 Al Dente Pro 1.24.1 Sonoma 14.2.1 Xnip2024-01-19_12-40-47 Xnip2024-01-19_12-40-33

Thanks for any help

MatthiasKerbl commented 5 months ago

Hi @jemitoburt,

This is the intended behavior of the Sailing Mode and looking at your screenshots, Sailing Mode is working as intended. It is a common misconception that the Sailing Mode does actively charge and discharge your MacBook between the sailing range. This would be much worse for the battery. You can read a detailed description of what the Sailing Mode does on our blog "Feature Explanation: Sailing Mode"

Best, Matthias

jemitoburt commented 5 months ago

Thanks for the respond. But is it possible to display the actual battery level instead of keeping the display at 70%?

MatthiasKerbl commented 5 months ago

Thanks for the respond. But is it possible to display the actual battery level instead of keeping the display at 70%?

Yes, please see the settings in the screenshot below:

Best, Matthias