--- title: "Check Sony Headphone Battery on a Mac" description: "See your Sony headphones' battery percentage on your Mac, in the menu bar and the app, with color warnings you set. For the WH-1000XM4, XM5, XM6 and the 1000X family." url: https://opensoundconnect.app/features/battery language: en --- # Your headphone battery, on your Mac Sony's phone app shows the battery level. On a Mac, Open Sound Connect shows it in the menu bar, as a percentage the headphones report themselves. Applies to: [MDR-1000X](https://opensoundconnect.app/headphones/mdr-1000x), [WH-1000XM2](https://opensoundconnect.app/headphones/wh-1000xm2), [WH-1000XM3](https://opensoundconnect.app/headphones/wh-1000xm3), [WH-1000XM4](https://opensoundconnect.app/headphones/wh-1000xm4), [WH-1000XM5](https://opensoundconnect.app/headphones/wh-1000xm5), [WH-1000XM6](https://opensoundconnect.app/headphones/wh-1000xm6), [WH-1000XX](https://opensoundconnect.app/headphones/wh-1000xx) · Updated 2026-11-03 ## Short answer Open Sound Connect shows your Sony headphones' battery as a percentage, read from the headphones: - in the **menu bar panel**, next to the model name; - at the top of **My Device** (⌘1), with a charging symbol while they charge; - in the sidebar, as **Connected** and the percentage. It turns yellow below 30 % and red below 15 %; change both under **Settings → Battery**. ## Where to see the battery Once the headphones are connected, the battery level is in three places: 1. **The menu bar.** Click the headphones icon: the panel's header shows your model and its battery. This is the quickest way to check without opening a window. 2. **My Device.** The top of the page shows the percentage with a battery symbol, and a charging symbol while the headphones are charging. 3. **The sidebar.** Under your headphones' name, the sidebar reads **Connected** with the percentage. The level comes from the headphones, the same reading Sony's phone app shows, and the app refreshes it every minute while connected. To refresh right away, press ⌘R (**Refresh Status**). ## Choose when it warns you The battery symbol turns **yellow** when the level drops below 30 % and **red** below 15 %. To change that, open **Settings** (⌘6), go to **Battery** and set **Yellow below** and **Red below**. The colors apply to the battery in My Device and in the menu bar. ## What macOS shows, and what the app adds macOS doesn't show a battery level for every pair of Bluetooth headphones: whether one appears in the Bluetooth menu or in **System Settings → Bluetooth** depends on the headphones. Open Sound Connect reads the level over Sony's own control connection, so it's there for each of the [seven supported models](https://opensoundconnect.app/headphones), from the MDR-1000X to the WH-1000XX. ## Save battery from your Mac A few settings that change how long a charge lasts are in the app too, on the models that have them: - **Automatic power off.** Choose when the headphones turn themselves off, for example after a while without a connection or when you take them off. See [stop Sony headphones turning off](https://opensoundconnect.app/guides/sony-headphones-auto-power-off-mac). - **Noise control.** Turning noise canceling off when you don't need it uses less power. See [noise canceling on a Mac](https://opensoundconnect.app/features/noise-cancelling). - **Equalizer with DSEE.** Sony's headphones warn that using the equalizer together with DSEE shortens battery life; the app passes that message on when the headphones send it. - **Turn Off Headphones.** In My Device, **Turn Off Headphones** switches them off from the Mac, after you confirm. They disconnect from every device. ## Battery in scenes [Scenes](https://opensoundconnect.app/features/scenes) can switch noise canceling off or change other settings with one click, or automatically on a schedule, which is a simple way to save battery on a long day. ## Common questions ### Why don't I see a battery level? The app shows it once its control connection to the headphones is open. If My Device shows a connection message instead, see [headphones connected but not detected](https://opensoundconnect.app/support/headphones-not-detected). ### Is the Mac's battery reading the same as Sony's app? Yes. Open Sound Connect shows the level the headphones report over Sony's control connection, the same reading Sony's phone app uses. It refreshes every minute, or press ⌘R. ### Can I turn off the battery warning colors? Set **Yellow below** and **Red below** under **Settings → Battery** to the levels you want; setting them low means the symbol changes color only when the battery is nearly empty. ## Where to next - [Automatic power off](https://opensoundconnect.app/guides/sony-headphones-auto-power-off-mac): Why Sony headphones switch themselves off, and how to change Automatic Power Off from your Mac. - [Noise canceling and ambient sound](https://opensoundconnect.app/features/noise-cancelling): Switch noise canceling, ambient sound and off from the menu bar or keyboard, with the ambient level and Focus on Voice. - [Scenes and automation](https://opensoundconnect.app/features/scenes): Save your settings as scenes and apply them with a click, a shortcut, on connect, on a schedule or by app. --- Open Sound Connect is independent software. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Sony. Sony, DSEE, DSEE Extreme and LDAC are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Group Corporation or its affiliates. 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