Mac User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in macOS Sequoia
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- Get started with Apple Intelligence
- Use Writing Tools
- Use Apple Intelligence in Mail
- Use Apple Intelligence in Messages
- Use Apple Intelligence with Siri
- Get webpage summaries
- Summarize an audio recording
- Create original images with Image Playground
- Use Apple Intelligence in Photos
- Summarize notifications and reduce interruptions
- Use ChatGPT with Apple Intelligence
- Apple Intelligence and privacy
- Block access to Apple Intelligence features
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- Intro to Continuity
- Use AirDrop to send items to nearby devices
- Hand off tasks between devices
- Control your iPhone from your Mac
- Copy and paste between devices
- Stream video and audio with AirPlay
- Make and receive calls and text messages on your Mac
- Use your iPhone internet connection with your Mac
- Share your Wi-Fi password with another device
- Use iPhone as a webcam
- Insert sketches, photos, and scans from iPhone or iPad
- Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch
- Use your iPad as a second display
- Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad
- Sync music, books, and more between devices
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- Control what you share
- Set up your Mac to be secure
- Allow apps to see the location of your Mac
- Use Private Browsing
- Keep your data safe
- Understand passwords
- Change weak or compromised passwords
- Keep your Apple Account secure
- Use Mail Privacy Protection
- Use Sign in with Apple for apps and websites
- Find a missing device
- Resources for your Mac
- Resources for your Apple devices
- Copyright
What is the Battery Status menu on Mac?
If you’re using a Mac laptop, you can quickly see the status of your battery, and find out if an app is using a significant amount of energy.
If you don’t see the battery icon in the menu bar, you need to add it. See Monitor your Mac laptop’s battery.
To view the Battery Status menu, click 
in the menu bar. You can check the following:
The percentage of battery charge.
The current power source.
Whether Low Power or High Power Mode is enabled (if your Mac laptop supports it and if you enabled it in Battery settings).
Whether the battery is fully charged or the amount of time until the battery is full (if your Mac is connected to a power supply). The information may take a few minutes to appear.
Which apps, if any, are using a lot of energy. If an app is using significant energy, but you’re not using it, consider closing the app, particularly if your current power source is the battery on your Mac.
On some Mac laptops, the Display Brightness icon
is shown when the display’s brightness is set to a level that uses a significant amount of energy. To quickly optimize battery usage, click the icon—the display brightness is reduced to approximately 75 percent.