This is one of those technologies that came into our lives to greatly improve the experience with our phones. In a world where the rush invades us, ten or fifteen minutes can be enough for autonomy to last all day. But, the question that is asked a lot is how we can know if the fast charge of the mobile works well and what type is ours, among all those available in the market.
As we have seen on other occasions, there are several types of fast charging available in the smartphone market. The main brands such as OPPO, Motorola, Samsung, Xiaomi or Realme have their own technology. Although, it is clear that the doubt begins to arise when we do not know if the phone is taking advantage of all this capacity. So that you stay more calm, and you can check it yourself, we are going to give you all the steps you must follow to check this on your Android mobile. But, we can get out of doubt.
Does fast charging work?
It is quite likely that you have found that, on occasion, your Android phone charged more slowly than it should. Therefore, it never hurts to make sure if the fast charge of the mobile is working well or, for some reason, the smartphone is not using it.
charging speed
This is the first indication to know that everything is going well. The manufacturer of the terminal usually provides some data on the capacity with which the battery can be filled. For example, if your mobile would have to reach 50% in just 30 minutes and it is taking much longer (keep in mind that you always have to leave a small margin), it will mean that fast charging is not working , or at least not everything. how well it should.
In this case, we will have to check that we are loading the terminal with the original. The most important thing will be to check if the adapter that provides the power works well.
Also, keep in mind that, on many occasions, the mobile manufacturer does not include the fast charger in the sales package. So you should check if you are using a normal one or have the one that increases the speed. In that case, it is possible that we should evaluate the purchase of the fast charger if we want to take advantage of this technology.
The animation
Many manufacturers differentiate the animation when fast or standard charging is working. This is the case of Xiaomi, OPPO, Realme and other smartphone firms. When we are using this technology, we will see that the animation or the icon will indicate it. So it will be quite easy to distinguish it. Although, the most normal thing is that it tells us the type that our mobile uses: SuperCharge, TurboPower, SuperVOOC, etc.
An app to clear up doubts
There are applications specially developed to tell us in detail what happens on our mobile when we plug it into the mains. In this way, you will be able to know how fast the mobile is charging, the remaining time for the battery to reach 100% and a summary of all the times that we have connected it to the charger.
One of the best known is Accubattery , which even shows a bar that will turn green when fast charging is working. We will be able to see the amperage and the total capacity of our battery when it is plugged in, so we will leave all doubt. Therefore, this application will be our best alternative to find out if it is really going as fast as we were promised, or if something is wrong with the phone.
Android sneaks
The Android operating system can also tell us whether or not fast charging is working on the smartphone. When the mobile is connected to the power, we will see a message on the lock screen, which can say ‘Charging’, ‘Charging quickly’ or ‘Charging slowly’.
It can even exit the technology that the smartphone is using so that it can fill its battery faster. And not only this, but many phones with this software will warn us that a charger with this technology has been connected, as you can see in the following image.
what type is the phone
As we have mentioned before, there are different types of fast charging. Its greater or lesser power is usually related to the range of our device, since it will not only depend on the charger adapter but also on the compatibility of our terminal.
In this way, a 10W or 10 watt charging support is already considered fast, since, for example, Quick Charge 1.0 already offered support for this power. However, it will not be the same for our mobile to reach a power of 10W, 18W or the most advanced 65W.
look at the charger
Our original charger is the best indication. It shows the supported volts and amps. For example , if 5V/2A is indicated, it means that the supported power is 10W .
Similarly, a rate of 18W will reflect on the 9V/2A charger. In each case, we’ll simply multiply the volts times the amps, and we’ll get the charging watts.
in the settings
Although this is not the case on all mobiles, many show precise information about the type of charge within the Settings menu, in the section dedicated to the battery. In this way we will be able to see the voltage, the energy level and, it could even show what technology it uses. But if this is not the case, you can use the Ampere app to know all this data, since, in general, we will not be lucky enough to see all this information natively on our phones.
On the manufacturer’s website
In the manufacturer’s web section we will find the specifications or technical sheet of our mobile. So there you can find precise details of the technology used by the device and the battery. Manufacturers usually dedicate a section to count their maximum efficiency , speed, watts and other information that allows us to know with certainty the type of load we have.
Although, it will be much faster for you to search for the smartphone model you have on our website, select its file and go to the Battery section. There, you will find all the data you want to know about this component of your phone.