batteryKid
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alaneuler
A native macOS tool to prolong battery lifespan
I have multiple screens, and I noticed that the battery icon disappears from the menu bar in my main screen when I switch to a window in a different screen....
It would be nice if I could configure two thresholds, for example: - stop charging when reached 80% or above - start charging when reached 50% or below AFAIK, it's...
Once checked, this checkbox stays checked even if after some clicking the percentage number disappears from the menu bar. Restarting the app does bring it up with the checkbox unchecked...
Source: https://github.com/zackelia/bclm/issues/20#issuecomment-1677098898 CHWA sets a fixed 80% limit (the value cannot be customized) managed by the macOS firmware that is maintained while sleeping. BTW: currently polling method does not work...
## Summary batteryKid for macOS registers a root-privileged XPC helper (`me.alaneuler.batteryKid.PrivilegeHelper`) that exposes unauthenticated methods to read and write SMC (System Management Controller) keys. Any local user can connect to...
