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https://support.apple.com/en-mn/guide/mac-help/mh40774/mac

This seems to be available as a first party config option

>>kyleho+(OP)
Edit 2: My bad, I assumed power nap == "wake for network access". This no longer seems to be an option in macOS 26.

Mine's set to "Only on Power Adapter", which makes sense.

Edit: On an M4 MacBook Air running macOS 26 DB

>>kyleho+(OP)
On macOS 26 DB running on M4 MacBook Air, I don't see power nap in that place. I see "Wake for network access" which might be the new thing and it's set to "Only on Power Adapter" by default.

>>sangee+c
It's not the macOS 26, its the option is not available on Apple Silicon machines. I think it is always enabled.

https://support.apple.com/en-mn/guide/mac-help/mh40774/15.0/...

Turn Power Nap on or off for a Mac desktop computer On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Energy in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.) Turn on Enable Power Nap. Note: This option is only available on Intel-based Mac computers.

You can see (and change) the settings via Terminal, 'pmset -g' will show the current options.

>>sangee+c
On Apple Silicon it's not available under the battery settings, but you can still set it.

> sudo pmset -a powernap 1

-a is an option to set it for battery and plugged-in. If you want only either you can do -b for battery, -c for charger

You can also check the settings with:

> pmset -g

>>vulkoi+D7
you can also use pmset to programmatically enable/disable low power mode (which i do when the battery gets too hot for my liking even before thermal throttling kicks in)

>>sangee+O
The “Wake for network access” setting is not new. It’s been there for many years on both Intel and Apple Silicon MacBooks.

“Power Nap” was an Intel-specific setting and isn’t shown on Apple Silicon Macs.