Google requires USB-PD standard for fast charging with new phones

Google requires manufacturers to support the universal standard for fast charging with their new phones. For example, Google wants to prevent devices from only fast charging with the included charger.




Fast charging for Android phones 


Google is stricter with regard to the requirements for Android phones. The company does this in its contracts for Google Mobile Services (GMS) that it concludes with manufacturers. Those who want to launch an Android device with Google apps and Play Store must meet these requirements. From now on it is mandatory that telephones that work with their own, patented fast-charging technology also work with the universal standard for USB-C chargers: USB-PD. XDA Developers discovered that. Such phones that were launched in 2019 must now work with a USB PD.

Google takes that decision to prevent third-party chargers with the USB-PD standard from working properly on phones that use their own fast-charging technology. This causes problems for those who want to use another charger that was not supplied with their phone as standard.


Own standards


Most manufacturers use proprietary fast charging technology such as OnePlus with the 30 watt Warp Charge 30T fast charger and OPPO with its 65 watt SuperVOOC charger. On the other hand, we know that Xiaomi is working on even more powerful 100-watt fast-charging technology. However, even USB-PD can handle such power for fast charging, because the theoretical limit for the standard is 100 watts. The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus with its 45 watt fast charging technology is today the phone with the most powerful fast charging capacity that also works with the universal standard.

Although it is now mandatory to provide support for USB-PD, Google is not going to oblige manufacturers to achieve the same high power for fast charging via third party chargers, compared to their own, supplied fast chargers.

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