System

battery on macOS 14 Sonoma

NotNotch’s deployment target is macOS 14, so battery is built to run on Sonoma and later. Battery can appear as a short HUD rather than a permanent live activity.

Last updated 2027-04-24

Why Sonoma is the floor

The SwiftUI notch host and several system APIs assume macOS 14. battery follows that floor.

Later systems

The same battery path is intended to keep working through macOS 27 without bumping the minimum.

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