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While the energy efficiency is vastly improved with Apple Silicon, the battery technology is still Li-ion. If your dock charges, you're killing your battery letting it charge every time it drops below 100% capacity. Apparently, the ideal way to extend Li-ion battery lifetime is to use the battery, never letting it drop below 20% capacity, but never charging it above 80%.


Apple already solves this problem! https://imgur.com/a/HglsjJq (hovers around 78% on my personal machine)


There is a tool that takes care of it for you - https://github.com/davidwernhart/AlDente




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