Magic Battery learns how fast each device drains and tells you when it will run out - Thursday, or 6 PM, not just "43 %".
Put a device on its charger and you get the time it will be full instead. One line at the top says whether anything needs charging at all, so you can close the window again in a second.
• Knows when things run out
It watches each battery over time and works out the rate it is losing, then says when it reaches empty. A device it has not seen for long enough says so instead of guessing.
• And when they will be full
Put a mouse, keyboard or trackpad on its cable and its row shows a bolt and the time it will be full. Once it gets there the row reads Charged, rather than still saying Charging.
• One line, then the detail
Nothing needs charging, or charge the Magic Trackpad, it is at 12 %. The verdict comes first and the list is underneath it.
• Every device on one screen
Apple Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad and wireless keyboards, plus Logitech mice and keyboards such as the MX Anywhere series, the Pebble and the K series.
• Headphones and earbuds
AirPods and their charging case, Beats, Bose and Sony. The left and right side are reported separately, so you know which one needs charging.
• Bluetooth Low Energy
Devices that publish their level over the Bluetooth LE battery service are picked up as well, together with their firmware version and serial number.
• Your Mac's own battery
Charge, health, cycle count, condition and time remaining. When the Mac is plugged in and not charging, the app says why, whether that is optimised charging, a charge limit or temperature.
• A menu bar that fits your setup
Show every device on its own or combine them into a single item. Each one can be a compact bar, a vertical bar, plain text or text with an icon, in colour or not, with the spacing you prefer.
• Only what you care about
Hide any device from the menu bar, give it a name of your own, or show its type instead of its name.
• Low battery notifications
Get told once a device drops below the level you choose, anywhere from 10 to 30 percent. Your Mac's internal battery is watched the same way.
• Out of the way when you want it
Run in the menu bar alone with no Dock icon, or as a normal window. The app can start when you log in and follows your light or dark appearance.
Everything it learns stays on your Mac. No account, no upload, no tracking.
Support for headphones uses the free Batteries helper, which the app can download, start and stop for you.
Note: iPhones and iPads occasionally show up. That works sometimes and is not officially supported.
All products listed above are registered trademarks of Apple Inc., Logitech Inc., Bose Corporation or Sony Corporation.
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Two earlier updates screwed it up, but it works perfectly now!
El Griff
The problem described below in my earlier review was promptly remedied by the app developer, who was admirably communicative and responsive in addressing the problem. He fixed it within 24 hours and had the revised app up on the Apple site two days after I wrote to him about the problem. It works perfectly now. I highly recommend it and the app developer, Sascha Simon.When first installed, it worked as advertised, perfectly, but, two updates ago, it stopped displaying the remaining battery power correctly on the top bar of the display, always reading “100%,” which is neither accuate nor useful. The correct reading can still be obtained by clicking on its little icon to activate the drop-down menu that contains a reading of remaining battery life that appears to be accurate. But that is now how it is supposed to work; it is supposed to show the accurate reading next to the little battery icon if you have selected the percentage reading option in the drop-down menu, as I have. The next update was installed today, but did not remedy this problem (its information stated that it was intended to remedy visibility in low-light display situations). So, I went from being intially very pleased to thinking it’s barely worth having if they do not fix this glitch. This review entered July 18, 2017.
Simple Utility: Does What It Says
JAC_151
I use iState Menus for detailed system information, but it only shows one BT accessory’s battery level at a time and you have to hover down to see others. This is a small, but annoying detail. This simple app servies it’s purpose well. It can display a menubar icon with a dropdown for your Magic accesories, or it can display all three directly in the menubar. A quick glance away which is helpful on an iMac that uses all three. My only requestion would be able to view AirPod batteries when connected, but perhaps there is a limitation to this because other apps do not offer this either. After the recent updates, it is always up-to-date and matches what iState Menus ($15) also reports.
Works, but not for all devices.
Tom Dibble
I have a pair of Anker SoundCore Space NC headphones (BlueTooth 4.2, which is, BLE at least in name). They properly register battery percentage when connected to my iPhone, but do not in the Bluetooth menu of my Mac nor with this app (they don't even show up as a Bluetooth device in this app, either when connected or not). I have "Show Bluetooth Low Energy Devices" checked in the Settings, yet this BLE device doesn't show up. They also do not show up in the "Audio Devices" section of the app (which is completely empty).In addition, my Logitech mouse does not show up in the menu either. I am not sure which version of Bluetooth it is using, however.That said, Airpods show up when connected, and the internal MacBook Pro battery also shows up. My phone shows up in the "BLE" section (labeled "Unknown" for some reason though), although i have to reconnect on startup by going through the app every time.
Developer Response
Hello,thank your for your detailed review. The reason why some battery levels are shown on iOS and not macOS is because macOS uses an entirely different Bluetooth implementation. Even macOS only shows the battery level of the Apple devices in the Bluetooth menu - thats because not even macOS is able to read the values. I get a lot of emails that suggest that the app should support more devices - trust me, when I say that I have tried - it's just not possible. I would like you to send me an email (support@sascha-simon.com) so I can get into a little bit more detail and answer your other questions.Regards,Sascha
They made an app that Apple should have included!
Zimkei
Apple sells the wireless keyboard and trackpad, but has no indication of how much power you have left without going deep into menus. This is an app that Apple should have put in their main OS, but it took someone else to do it, and they did a great job of it too. All you have to do is look to your top toolbar and you can tell how much battery life you have left, and it even gives you a notification when your battery gets low. Great stuff!
• The internal battery now appears in the menu bar drop-down.
• Redesigned Other Apps window, now in your language.
• The welcome screen can be shown again from the Help menu.
• Fixed a focus ring that appeared around "Open Main Window" in the menu bar panel.
Version 11.1.0
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Information
Seller
Sascha Simon
Size
4.7 MB
Category
Utilities
Compatibility
Requires macOS 15.6 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Mac Requires macOS 15.6 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
