{"id":243817,"date":"2026-05-11T13:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T17:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/macos-26-5-adds-new-way-to-control-your-macs-power-state-via-switches\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T14:20:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T18:20:07","slug":"macos-26-5-adds-new-way-to-control-your-macs-power-state-via-switches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/macos-26-5-adds-new-way-to-control-your-macs-power-state-via-switches\/","title":{"rendered":"macOS 26.5 adds new way to control your Mac\u2019s power state via switches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/05\/11\/macos-26-5-adds-new-way-to-control-your-macs-power-state-via-switches\/\">macOS 26.5 adds new way to control your Mac\u2019s power state via switches<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/05\/11\/macos-26-5-adds-new-way-to-control-your-macs-power-state-via-switches\/\">https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/05\/11\/macos-26-5-adds-new-way-to-control-your-macs-power-state-via-switches\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-11 13:40:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"9to5mac.com\">9to5mac.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>macOS Tahoe 26.5 was released today for all compatible Macs, and while it\u2019s light on changes, the update does include an interesting new \u2018Power control\u2019 setting for Mac desktops.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1051697\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-power-control-setting-lets-you-manage-your-mac-s-power-state-with-third-party-accessories\">Power control setting lets you manage your Mac\u2019s power state with third-party accessories<\/h2>\n<p>macOS 26.5 is overall a fairly small update for Mac, with bigger changes arriving in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5.<\/p>\n<p>But the update does have an interesting new setting for Mac desktops.<\/p>\n<p>From Apple\u2019s official release notes:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Power control setting in Energy for Mac mini, Mac Studio, and iMac enables you to power off or restart your Mac using assistive accessories like switches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Assistive accessories are largely intended for accessibility purposes. You can find some of Apple\u2019s recommended accessories here.<\/p>\n<p>But like all accessibility additions, users can benefit from Apple\u2019s features in a variety of ways.<\/p>\n<p>For example, users without mobility challenges may still have reasons why they\u2019d like to control their Mac mini, Mac Studio, or iMac\u2019s power state via an external switch.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re not seeing the new setting in macOS 26.5, it\u2019s possible that it requires your Mac to already have an assistive accessory set up. My Mac mini running macOS 26.5 doesn\u2019t currently show anything new in the Energy section of System Settings.<\/p>\n<p>Are you interested in using macOS 26.5\u2019s new power control setting? What are the use cases for you? 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