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Wait, there's no charging light anymore? That's actually pretty sad. I like that on mine.

Alex3917 10y ago
There's no need for a charging light because it's USB-C, so you know whether it's plugged in or not. Whereas with the MagSafe it could be only partially connected, and the only way to know that was the light. You still need to know whether the plug is actually plugged into the wall, but you can just look at the menu bar for that.
- imron 10y ago
  > but you can just look at the menu bar for that. Not if the lid is closed.
- needcaffeine 10y ago
  The charging light also tells me whether or not my laptop is done charging by means of an orange or green light.
  - bluedino 10y ago
    There's no charging light on the iPad or iPhone either
    - rorykoehler 10y ago
      Which sucks. I can't count the amount of times I've plugged in my iPad to charge and forgotten to check if the wall socket is switched on. On my android phone on the other hand I've never had this problem because there is an led which tells me if it's charging or not
    - striking 10y ago
      Yeah, the difference there is that you have to crack open your laptop or power it on to know if it's charging if there's no light. iPad? Press a button. Now you know if you're good or not. Audio feedback isn't too useful either
    - spronkey 10y ago
      The charging light was a good innovation back when Apple introduced it. The rationale for having it there hasn't changed. Removing it was a clear regression.
- manojlds 10y ago
  Just read your comment again. The charging light was useful, and you suggest looking at the menu bar?
- miken123 10y ago
  > There's no need for a charging light because it's USB-C, so you know whether it's plugged in or not I can't count the number of times my Mac wasn't charging because the USB-C cable was detached only half a millimeter. I can also confirm the super buggy touch bar (missing buttons, non-responsive buttons) and many graphic glitches (esp. in combination with Flux). Still hoping an OS X update will fix this.
krrrh 10y ago
It is definitely something that I miss. I would actually be pretty happy to pay a $15 premium for a USB-C cable that integrated MagSafe style charging LEDs into its circuitry.

There's no need for a charging light because it's USB-C, so you know whether it's plugged in or not. Whereas with the MagSafe it could be only partially connected, and the only way to know that was the light. You still need to know whether the plug is actually plugged into the wall, but you can just look at the menu bar for that.

imron 10y ago
> but you can just look at the menu bar for that. Not if the lid is closed.
needcaffeine 10y ago
The charging light also tells me whether or not my laptop is done charging by means of an orange or green light.
- bluedino 10y ago
  There's no charging light on the iPad or iPhone either
  - rorykoehler 10y ago
    Which sucks. I can't count the amount of times I've plugged in my iPad to charge and forgotten to check if the wall socket is switched on. On my android phone on the other hand I've never had this problem because there is an led which tells me if it's charging or not
  - striking 10y ago
    Yeah, the difference there is that you have to crack open your laptop or power it on to know if it's charging if there's no light. iPad? Press a button. Now you know if you're good or not. Audio feedback isn't too useful either
  - spronkey 10y ago
    The charging light was a good innovation back when Apple introduced it. The rationale for having it there hasn't changed. Removing it was a clear regression.
manojlds 10y ago
Just read your comment again. The charging light was useful, and you suggest looking at the menu bar?
miken123 10y ago
> There's no need for a charging light because it's USB-C, so you know whether it's plugged in or not I can't count the number of times my Mac wasn't charging because the USB-C cable was detached only half a millimeter. I can also confirm the super buggy touch bar (missing buttons, non-responsive buttons) and many graphic glitches (esp. in combination with Flux). Still hoping an OS X update will fix this.

krrrh 10y ago

It is definitely something that I miss. I would actually be pretty happy to pay a $15 premium for a USB-C cable that integrated MagSafe style charging LEDs into its circuitry.