When the “OS X Utilities” screen appears, pull down the ‘Utilities’ menu at the top of the screen instead, and choose “Terminal” Reboot the Mac and hold down Command + R keys simultaneously after you hear the startup chime, this will boot OS X into Recovery Mode Turn Off Rootless System Integrity Protection

If you have the nu file from the system version before the problem occurred or you got it form your friend or found it on the Internet this is what you need to do: I made a backup copy of the file when I heard that they had got rid of the Battery Timing information with an update to Sierra 10.something. Who would thought that with that simple update they can issue such a bug. What you need is the nu file from the time when the icon in the menu bar was visible. I am not sure if it is the case but still. I updated too Sierra 10.12.6 and after turning my MacBook Pro on the next day I noticed that the battery icon had disappeared. Apple also recommends updating to the latest system software to prevent issues like this from happening.Its a bug. In either case, you'll see text labeling your battery as either 'Normal' or 'Service Recommended.' If it's the latter, congratulations! You need to send your MacBook into Apple and use another device in the meantime. If you're on Catalina or earlier, just hold the Option key and click the battery icon in the upper right corner of the screen.

MacOS Big Sur users can go to the 'System Preferences' area of the Apple menu and find the 'Battery' section to check the health of their MacBook's battery.

You almost certainly already know if your MacBook's battery is doing this, but if not, there's an easy way to check. Tim Cook's tech empire posted a new support page on Tuesday explaining that a 'very small number' of people using 20 MacBook Pro models have experienced an issue where the battery won't charge past 1 percent.Īnyone suffering from this issue can contact Apple to arrange for an examination and free battery replacement. Some MacBook Pros have debilitating battery problems.

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