Beats with an Apple chip report their battery to your Mac the same way AirPods do. macOS shows the level in three places, all of which need the Beats to be connected to this Mac.
Control Center
- Click the Control Center icon in the menu bar.
- Click Bluetooth.
- Find your Beats in the list. The battery level is next to the name.
System Settings
- Open the Apple menu and choose System Settings.
- Click Bluetooth.
- Look under the name of your Beats.
Earbuds show a level for the left bud, the right bud and the case. Headphones show one level.
The case only appears while a bud is in it with the lid open, or just after you take the buds out. The same rule applies to AirPods, and how to check AirPods case battery on a Mac explains it.
The Batteries widget
- Click the date and time in the menu bar to open Notification Center.
- Click Edit Widgets at the bottom.
- Search for Batteries and add it.
What macOS does not show
- Only while connected to this Mac. If your Beats are playing from your iPhone, your Mac shows nothing.
- Nothing stays in the menu bar.
- No history. You cannot see how long a charge lasts.
Keep Beats battery in the menu bar
BatteryBud shows your Beats with your other devices, with the left bud, the right bud and the case each on its own. You can pin them to the menu bar with their percentage.
BatteryBud also keeps a history for each device, and it can alert you when a level drops below a number you pick. See what else to look for in a battery monitor for Mac. The list of Mac battery apps, sorted by the job has the other options.