General

Understanding the behavior of AlDente Pro’s “Stop Charging When App Closed” feature can help manage your MacBook’s battery more efficiently. This feature ensures that the set charge limit remains active even when the AlDente app is closed, but note that it resets to 100% when the MacBook is powered off. This functionality is exclusive to Apple Silicon MacBooks and is particularly useful when switching between macOS users or utilizing the fast user switching feature.

Example Scenarios:

Example 1

If the charge limit is set to 80% and charging is paused at 80%, closing AlDente with “Stop Charging When App Closed” enabled will keep the battery at 80%.

Example 2

If the same scenario occurs but with the feature disabled, closing AlDente will reset the charge limit to 100%, and the battery will start charging to full.

Example 3

With the feature enabled and the MacBook powered off, the charge limit reset and will charge to 100%.

Example 4

Logging out of your macOS user while the feature is enabled keeps the charge limit active. After logging back in, you can adjust the limit in AlDente.

Example 5

Logging out with the feature disabled resets the charge limit, and the battery starts charging again. Upon logging into another user, AlDente will reapply the charge limit.

This feature is particularly beneficial in scenarios where multiple users access the MacBook or when frequently switching between user accounts. For more details, check out our comprehensive blog post.