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New Apple feature aims to make your MacBook battery smarter and last longer – Source CNET Computer News

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Apple has announced a small change to MacOS and how the operating system manages long-term battery health. 

The feature, simply called battery health management, will be available in MacOS Catalina 10.15.5, first appearing in a dev build, later coming to a public beta of 10.15.5, and finally being released to the public later this year.

According to the company, it will monitor the historical charging patterns and heat level of a MacBook battery, and make subtle changes to how your laptop charges. The goal is to reduce the rate of chemical aging in the battery over time, and therefore expand the useful…

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