Introduction
Newer Mac Laptops have USB-C or MagSafe 3 instead of MagSafe or MagSafe 2 for charging. When you insert a USB-C or MagSafe 3 power adapter into a Mac laptop with those connectors, you'll hear a chime, indicating that the Mac laptop's battery is charging. Older Mac laptops without USB-C or MagSafe 3 don't have this function. You can enable this charging chime with a simple terminal command.
PS: The charging chime on newer Mac laptops is the same chime that's used on iPhones, iPads, and iPod touches to indicate charging on those devices.
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Disconnect your MagSafe/MagSafe 2 power adapter.
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Go to the spotlight search and search for Terminal. Open Terminal by double clicking it in the results area.
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Paste the following command into the Terminal window and press enter
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defaults write com.apple.PowerChime ChimeOnAllHardware -bool true; open /System/Library/CoreServices/PowerChime.app &
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Done! Reconnect your MagSafe/MagSafe 2 power adapter and you should hear the charging chime
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To disable the charging chime, simply change -bool true; in the command above to -bool false;
To disable the charging chime, simply change -bool true; in the command above to -bool false;
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This is cool, thank you!
how to DISABLE THIS SOUND ? :)
Hey there! You are able to turn off the chime by simply changing the command:
Turn on:
defaults write com.apple.PowerChime ChimeOnAllHardware -bool true; open /System/Library/CoreServices/PowerChime.app &
Turn off:
defaults write com.apple.PowerChime ChimeOnAllHardware -bool false; open /System/Library/CoreServices/PowerChime.app &
Difference is that the ‘on’ command states true and the off command states ‘false’
Try to attempt this, it may not work depending on your mac
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