M1 MacBook Air charging

TheB2010, you'll technically cause less damage to your battery if you use your computer while it's plugged in more often than unplugged. Doing so will reduce the number of charge cycles over time on your macbook's battery, which will retain more of your battery's capacity for longer than someone who is draining the battery and recharging all the time.

You can check your battery's overall capacity by going to Settings -> Battery -> Battery Health. Clicking the (i) will show you "Maximum Capacity," which is how much charge your battery can hold compared to how much it could hold on its first day of use. This number will slowly drop from 100% over time, but anything over 80% is generally healthy. If you have apple care+, if it ever drops below 80% you can call Apple to discuss replacement options.

TheB2010 Said:

"M1 MacBook Air charging: Is it ok to use my m1 MacBook Air on charge with out damaging the battery"

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No. You should fully charge it, and then unplug when powered down. Leaving it plugged in, then power brick may get to hot, or there may be a power surge or power spur. Unplug it when you are not using it, and while it it powered off

TheB2010 wrote:

Is it ok to use my m1 MacBook Air on charge with out damaging the battery

You can leave your computer plugged in when necessary or when convenient to do so. Leaving the computer plugged in will not damage the computer or the battery. The MacOS manages the power/charging system very well. There is no need for you to micro manage the system.

TheB2010 wrote:

I asked if it was ok to use the MacBook when it is charging

Yes. You can leave the computer plugged in whenever. Leaving the computer plugged in will not damage the computer or the battery.

It's fine. If you want to maximize the battery life, there are strategies to charge the Mac less.

For normal usage I wouldn't worry about.

Yes you can