How to extend battery life in OS X El Capitan

Despite the fact that the new OS X El Capitan Apple did not add any scale innovations and for the most part corrected existing errors, some users are experiencing problems with the reduced battery life. We have a few tips that should help.

Turn off Bluetooth

Bluetooth module can cause a variety of problems, including excessive consumption of energy due to the active connections at the time when they are not needed. Disable Bluetooth can be in the system settings. If you use the accessories, it is best to make the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar and control the wireless module out.

Check the Power Saving settings

turn off the display, the transition to the sleep mode, Power Nap - all of these features affect the battery life. Look in the section "Saving energy" in the system settings and check all the available options.

another browser

Despite the efforts of developers Google, Chrome is still a real "devourer" of energy. On Safari practice consumes much less resources. According to Apple, using a standard web browser instead of Chrome and Firefox, you can receive up to two additional hours at web surfing and up to four hours - when watching the video. If you spend a lot of time in the browser, try Safari.

Locate and disarm the "gluttons"

The latest versions of OS X, you can view the applications that consume an excessive amount of resources. This can be done by clicking on the Battery icon in the menu bar. If any of the running applications consume a lot of energy, they will appear in the list.

Update your app

It sounds corny, but optimized for OS X El Capitan applications work better than the old. If you have not looked at the tab "Updates" in the Mac App Store, it's time to do it. Update all installed applications, and install available system updates.

Adjust the brightness of the display

The screen consumes more energy than all the other components of the MacBook, especially in models with Retina-display. Reducing the brightness of only a couple of divisions can extend the working time. The same applies to the keyboard backlight, which need not always. The monitor settings can enable the automatic adjustment, but sometimes it is not superfluous to adjust the brightness manually.

Make SMC reset

Resetting the controller settings in charge of the internal components of the MacBook, it was and still is an effective way to remove different kinds of problems. No harm in trying, so it's worth a try. that to reset, You need to turn off the Mac, plug it in to charge, and then press Shift + Control + Option and the Power button. After that, turn on the computer as usual, by pressing the power button.