How to Check the Battery Cycles on Your MacBookįor more info, you can also view the exact number of charge and discharge cycles your Mac's battery has gone through. This should give you some indication of whether a MacBook battery replacement is necessary. Service Battery: The system has detected a fault with your battery.Replace Now: Your battery hold significantly less charge than its original capacity.Replace Soon: The battery holds less charge than it did when it was new.Normal: Your battery doesn't need replacement.This will show one of four possible statuses for your Mac battery's condition: On older versions of macOS, you'll need to instead hold the Option key and click the battery percentage icon in the menu bar at the top-right of your screen to view the battery health.
