2016 MacBook Pro News And Update: Extend Battery Life With These Simple Tips And Tricks, See Details Here

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Feb 17, 2017 12:40 PM EST

Owners of the 2016 15-inch MacBook Pro are certainly experiencing a battery performance problem of the device. The Apple's laptop is debatable due to its battery life, which is worse than the past generation of MacBook Pros.

According to Mashable, lots of the 2016 15-inch MacBook Pro users are professionals but they don't appreciate the user's guide of Apple. However, Slaney, who creates the macOS battery life indicator app called Battery Guru claims that it's not a big deal.

Here are the tricks of Slaney on how to prolong the usage of the 2016 15-inch MacBook Pro. He also emphasized that his results are experimental and don't need a strict testing.

Apple actually reduced the battery size from 95.5 watt-hours of capacity for the 2015-inch MacBook Pro to 76 watt-hours for the 2016 15-inch MacBook Pro. The latter tablet's screen contains an additional 30 percent power but it can also rise to 67 percent brighter when being max out. Therefore, it's advisable to dim the screen.

Plugging in USB devices and external drives should be avoided since they have the ability to wake up a computer communication system. They can cause a low-power mode of the 2016 15-inch MacBook Pro. Users as much as possible should utilize Safari, Apple's browser that functions better on battery life.

Another practical way to conserve battery life is by quitting apps and closing browser tabs if they're not in use. Apps and tabs in the background can also consume power. Moreover, users of the 2016 15-inch MacBook Pro must unplug dongles and watch a video in full-screen mode and turn off closed captioning.

Implementing these simple tips can extend the 2016 15-inch MacBook Pro's Battery life by 45 to 60 minutes, CNET reported. In fact, the variations observed in the battery performance of this tablet rely on who's using it.

The 10-hour benchmarks of Apple for surfing the web and watching iTunes video in a wireless network connection consumes little power. However, editing videos, downloading large files and playing vividly forceful games lead to battery life shortage.

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