I used to use AlDente. It seemed to work fine for me in Big Sur, but with Monterey and beyond, it wasn't working reliably for me. Sometimes my MBP would charge up to 100%, even with AlDente running and configured correctly.
this post was submitted on 11 Jun 2023
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Yes, using it since I the purchase, while the similar functionality is implemented in macOS itself, it never worked out for me even after months as I wanted, so I configured AlDente and here is the look at my battery health after more than a year of daily use.
All in all this is what I do:
- I never keep the battery at 100% for prolonged periods of time. (days, weeks)
- When docked, I keep the battery at around 70%.
- Once every 2-3 weeks I discharge the battery to approx. 20%, charge fully and keep it as is for at least an hour, then discharge to approx. 70-80%.
I have been using AlDente since day 1 of my M2 13” MBA, so just about a year now. It doesn’t get out much so stays plugged in almost all the time. I use AlDente pretty much with the stock settings (charge to 80%, sail to 70) and setting it to run on login. I’m currently at 100% battery health with only 7 cycles.