How to Enable or Disable Low Power Mode on Your Mac
If you plan to leave the house and leave the charger at home, it’s smart to turn on Low Power Mode on your Apple devices. While it’s fairly easy to enable Low Power Mode on iPhone and iPad , enabling Low Power Mode on a Mac requires a few extra clicks. When you turn on Low Power Mode, your Mac reduces power consumption to improve battery life, although brightness and performance may suffer slightly. The macOS Sequoia 15.1 update made Power Saving Mode a little easier to use: Here’s how to use the feature now that it’s changed a bit.
How to enable Low Power Mode on your Mac
To enable Low Power Mode on your Mac, click the Apple logo in the top-left corner of your Mac’s screen and select System Preferences > Battery . On this page, at the top you will see the Low Power Mode feature. Open the drop-down menu next to Low Power Mode and select Always , Battery Only , or Power Adapter Only . This will put your Mac into low power mode when the right conditions are met.
I like to use Low Power Mode whenever my Mac is unplugged (or running on battery power only) because it usually means I’m away from my desk and it would be helpful to keep my laptop lasting as long as possible. However, you can turn it on when connected to the network or always, depending on how you use your Mac.
How to disable Low Power Mode on your Mac
If you want to turn off Low Power Mode, macOS Sequoia 15.1 has a new, quick way to do it. First, update your Mac (under System Settings -> General -> Software Update ) and turn on Low Power Mode. Now click on the battery icon in the menu bar and you will see a new option called Power Mode . Click the Low Power button in this section to turn off Low Power Mode on your Mac. Unfortunately, macOS doesn’t yet allow you to turn on Power Saving Mode from the menu bar, but turning it off is now much easier.
Alternatively, you can go to System Preferences > Battery , select the drop-down menu next to Low Power Mode and select Never . This will also turn off Low Power Mode on your Mac, but it will require a few extra clicks.