<story><title>macOS Catalina 10.15.5</title><url>https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210642#macos10155</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>diimdeep</author><text>&amp;gt; The battery health management feature in macOS 10.15.5 is designed to improve your battery&amp;#x27;s lifespan by reducing the rate at which it chemically ages. The feature does this by monitoring your battery&amp;#x27;s temperature history and its charging patterns.&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; Based on the measurements that it collects, battery health management may reduce your battery&amp;#x27;s maximum charge when in this mode. This happens as needed to ensure that your battery charges to a level that&amp;#x27;s optimized for your usage—reducing wear on the battery, and slowing its chemical aging.&lt;p&gt;Sound great. I hope this means no more swollen batteries.  
&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.ifixit.com&amp;#x2F;Wiki&amp;#x2F;What_to_do_with_a_swollen_battery&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.ifixit.com&amp;#x2F;Wiki&amp;#x2F;What_to_do_with_a_swollen_batter...&lt;/a&gt;  
&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;lepageblog.wordpress.com&amp;#x2F;2011&amp;#x2F;11&amp;#x2F;24&amp;#x2F;how-to-fix-a-swollen-macbook-battery&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;lepageblog.wordpress.com&amp;#x2F;2011&amp;#x2F;11&amp;#x2F;24&amp;#x2F;how-to-fix-a-swo...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>sroussey</author><text>I just had a MBP fixed (it was quick!) due to it swollen up one day. It would not lie down flat on a table and the trackpad was useless. Obviously could not close the screen either. How common is this?</text></comment>
<story><title>macOS Catalina 10.15.5</title><url>https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210642#macos10155</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>diimdeep</author><text>&amp;gt; The battery health management feature in macOS 10.15.5 is designed to improve your battery&amp;#x27;s lifespan by reducing the rate at which it chemically ages. The feature does this by monitoring your battery&amp;#x27;s temperature history and its charging patterns.&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; Based on the measurements that it collects, battery health management may reduce your battery&amp;#x27;s maximum charge when in this mode. This happens as needed to ensure that your battery charges to a level that&amp;#x27;s optimized for your usage—reducing wear on the battery, and slowing its chemical aging.&lt;p&gt;Sound great. I hope this means no more swollen batteries.  
&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.ifixit.com&amp;#x2F;Wiki&amp;#x2F;What_to_do_with_a_swollen_battery&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.ifixit.com&amp;#x2F;Wiki&amp;#x2F;What_to_do_with_a_swollen_batter...&lt;/a&gt;  
&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;lepageblog.wordpress.com&amp;#x2F;2011&amp;#x2F;11&amp;#x2F;24&amp;#x2F;how-to-fix-a-swollen-macbook-battery&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;lepageblog.wordpress.com&amp;#x2F;2011&amp;#x2F;11&amp;#x2F;24&amp;#x2F;how-to-fix-a-swo...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>irjustin</author><text>Deep discharge &amp;amp; Heat are common accelerators of swelling. Avoiding going to &amp;lt;10% battery and running aggressive heat dissipation will always help prolong the life.&lt;p&gt;My favorite is Macs Fan Control[0] for removing heat. 40&amp;#x27; the fan is spinning mid range speed and by 50&amp;#x27; it&amp;#x27;s full 6500 rpm.&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#x27;s the least I can do =&amp;#x2F;&lt;p&gt;[0]&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;crystalidea.com&amp;#x2F;macs-fan-control&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;crystalidea.com&amp;#x2F;macs-fan-control&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>