You can still see the image on the top of the screen, and you can see the percentage, but you will no longer be able to see how much time is remaining before your battery dies. The real problem, according to Apple in a statement to Jim Dalrymple, is the estimated “time remaining” display: You see, the problem wasn’t that Apple’s brand new, flagship, “pro” laptop’s battery only lasts 5 hours for a lot of its customers’ actual usage.

This seems common - many other customers and reviewers have noted similarly disappointing battery life in the 5-hour range.Īpple issued a software update today to address this. Apple claims it lasts 10 hours, but I’ve never gotten that - in a fairly light web-productivity workload, I average around 5–7 hours, and if I’m using Xcode, I’m lucky to get 4–5 hours. My 15-inch 2016 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar is pretty good in most ways, but it’s a noticeable regression in battery life from the previous generation. A programmer, writer, podcaster, geek, and coffee enthusiast.Ībout Apple fixes MacBook Pro battery life by removing time estimate

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