{"id":244426,"date":"2026-05-12T09:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/macos-26-5-has-fixed-a-low-key-hilarious-problem-that-has-marred-the-mac-mini-for-years\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T11:15:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T15:15:07","slug":"macos-26-5-has-fixed-a-low-key-hilarious-problem-that-has-marred-the-mac-mini-for-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/macos-26-5-has-fixed-a-low-key-hilarious-problem-that-has-marred-the-mac-mini-for-years\/","title":{"rendered":"macOS 26.5 has fixed a \u2018low key hilarious\u2019 problem that has marred the Mac mini for years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/macos-26-5-has-fixed-a-low-key-hilarious-problem-that-has-marred-the-mac-mini-for-years\">macOS 26.5 has fixed a \u2018low key hilarious\u2019 problem that has marred the Mac mini for years<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/macos-26-5-has-fixed-a-low-key-hilarious-problem-that-has-marred-the-mac-mini-for-years\">https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/macos-26-5-has-fixed-a-low-key-hilarious-problem-that-has-marred-the-mac-mini-for-years<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-12 09:40:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.techradar.com\">www.techradar.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul id=\"elk-efc0fc9d-0009-4e4b-967f-d98b6a8e3626\">\n<li><strong>macOS 26.5 lets you switch on your Mac mini in a new way<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It no longer requires pressing the power button<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Some users feel the power button is in an awkward position<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"elk-1ed21ace-4ec0-47c2-b11b-ffb980f40e36\">Apple\u2019s M4 Mac mini is a brilliant little device \u2014 it\u2019s one of the best mini PCs money can buy, in fact \u2014 but there\u2019s one feature that has led to its fair share of criticism: the power button. Located on the underside of the device, it means you have to either flip the Mac mini over or blindly fumble around for it whenever you want to switch on the pint-sized computer.<\/p>\n<p>But now that macOS 26.5 is here, users are discovering that there\u2019s a handy way to bypass this irksome drawback. And it might mean you never have to worry about that bothersome button placement again.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-1ed21ace-4ec0-47c2-b11b-ffb980f40e36-2\">As spotted by 9to5Mac, a new support document on Apple\u2019s website details how you can switch on a Mac mini, Mac Studio or iMac without having to touch a physical button on the device. Instead, your Mac can be turned on by simply connecting it to power. That works providing you have a Mac mini or iMac from 2024 or later, or a Mac Studio from 2025 or later. You\u2019ll also need to be running macOS 26.5 or later on your computer.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-article-heading capitalize leading-5 text-white whitespace-nowrap\"><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand inline-flex items-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/media\/img\/techradar_logo_v2.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"max-h-12 w-auto\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n        <span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Once that\u2019s sorted, you just need to open the System Settings app, then click Energy in the sidebar. Next to \u2018Start up when power is connected,\u2019 choose Always from the menu. Now, you can switch on your Mac whenever you connect a charging lead or power on an already-connected cable. Apple just advises that you should wait around 30 seconds between switching off your Mac and turning it on again to give the power supply time to discharge.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"apple-s-odd-design-choice-3\">Apple\u2019s odd design choice<\/h2>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.30%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xv6CLUQC6zKpp3HSqvdVMQ.jpg\" alt=\"Mac mini M4 in studio\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xv6CLUQC6zKpp3HSqvdVMQ-1200-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xv6CLUQC6zKpp3HSqvdVMQ-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xv6CLUQC6zKpp3HSqvdVMQ-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xv6CLUQC6zKpp3HSqvdVMQ-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xv6CLUQC6zKpp3HSqvdVMQ-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xv6CLUQC6zKpp3HSqvdVMQ-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xv6CLUQC6zKpp3HSqvdVMQ.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xv6CLUQC6zKpp3HSqvdVMQ.jpg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-5fb038e5-cc72-48d5-a859-6079efc66abe\">When we reviewed the M4 Mac mini, we called its power button placement \u201can odd choice\u201d and \u201cnot one of Apple\u2019s better design choices.\u201d While it wasn\u2019t enough to detract from our five-star verdict, it was still a feature we could have&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/macos-26-5-has-fixed-a-low-key-hilarious-problem-that-has-marred-the-mac-mini-for-years\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>macOS 26.5 has fixed a \u2018low key hilarious\u2019 problem that has marred the Mac mini&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":244427,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/VvXWrvVMi26b47JGgz9sBb-1110-80.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[52,53,54],"class_list":["post-244426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-macintosh","tag-imac","tag-mac-mini","tag-mac-studio"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244426"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=244426"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":244428,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244426\/revisions\/244428"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/244427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=244426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=244426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=244426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}