Low Power Mode on Mac arrives this fall with Monterey

Save power on your Mac — starting this fall!

In macOS Monterey, Apple's bringing a popular tool from iOS to the desktop. Can you guess what it is? That's right — Low Power Mode! With Monterey, Low Power Mode is now an option that you can set to automatically preserve battery life by turning down the screen brightness and system clock speed. When macOS Monterey launches this fall, it will work on all of the best Macs and those noted by Apple specifically.

Apple occasionally offers updates to iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, and macOS as closed developer previews or public betas. While the betas contain new features, they also contain pre-release bugs that can prevent the normal use of your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, or Mac, and are not intended for everyday use on a primary device. That's why we strongly recommend staying away from developer previews unless you need them for software development, and using the public betas with caution. If you depend on your devices, wait for the final release.

Low Power Mode on Mac:

• How to use Low Power Mode with battery power
• How to use Low Power Mode with power adapter

How to use Low Power Mode With Battery Power

You must have a MacBook (early 2016 and later) that is running macOS Monterey to use Low Power Mode. To use the feature on your Mac is using battery power, follow these steps:

1. Launch System Preferences.
2. Choose the Battery pane.

3. Select Battery on the left side.

   

4. Check the Low power mode box.

   

Now your Mac should go into Low Power Mode whenever you are running just on the MacBook battery itself.

How to use Low Power Mode with power adapter

You can also use Low Power Mode when your Mac is connected to a power adapter by following these steps:

1. Launch System Preferences.
2. Choose the Battery pane.

3. Select Power Adapter on the left side.

   

4. Check the Low power mode box.

   

First introduced in June, macOS Monterey is currently being tested by developers and the public beta team.

Like iOS 15, iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, and tvOS 15, it arrives later this year.

Questions

If you have any questions about Low Power mode or macOS Monterey, leave a message in the comments below.