Accuse your phone wirelessly with a Pixel Stand

Yous can use your Pixel Stand to accuse phones that work with Qi wireless charging. If you have a Pixel 6 Pro, vi, 5, 4, or 3, you tin too get help from your Google Banana while your phone is charging on your Pixel Stand.

Charging power

Pixel Stand up (2nd gen) allows for fast wireless charging at up to:

  • 23W for Pixel half-dozen Pro (boosted steps needed)
  • 21W for Pixel vi (additional steps needed)
  • 10W for Pixel 3/3 XL, Pixel four/iv Forty, and Pixel v
  • 15W for other Qi-uniform devices

Pixel Stand as well wirelessly charges Pixel Buds and 3rd-party Qi-compatible earbuds.

Actual charging speed depends on a variety of factors, similar whether the user has a case and the bombardment level of the device.

The 1st generation Pixel Stand allows for wireless charging at upward to:

  • 10W for all compatible Pixel phones
  • 5W for other Qi-compatible devices

Actual charging speed depends on a variety of factors, similar whether the user has a instance and the battery level of the device.

Unlock high-ability charging

To unlock up to 23W charging on your Pixel 6 Pro and up to 21W charging on your Pixel half-dozen:

  1. Make sure your phone is on the latest software version. Fast wireless charging with up to 23W is bachelor with SQ1D.211205.016.A1 and SQ1D.220105.007 and will be bachelor with later software versions.
  2. Consummate Pixel Stand app onboarding.

After y'all install the latest Pixel phone software updates and complete Pixel Stand app onboarding, you tin charge wirelessly at up to 23W and relish Fan Controls, Photo Frames, Immersive Media, and other exclusive Pixel Stand experiences.

Requirements for Pixel Stand up

Phones that work with Pixel Stand

Your Pixel Stand tin can charge whatsoever telephone that works with Qi wireless charging, like the Pixel 6 Pro, 6, 5, or 4.

If you're not sure if your phone uses Qi, bank check your phone's tech specs or contact the manufacturer.

Cases that work with Pixel Stand

Your Pixel Stand can charge your telephone through most phone cases that are up to three millimeters thick. These cases include:

  • Made past Google cases for Pixel
  • About Made for Google cases
  • Google's My Instance for Pixel iii

Depending on what your telephone's case is fabricated of, your phone could charge slowly or not at all.

Your Pixel Stand can't charge phones through cases that take metallic, batteries, or attachments, like mounts or grips.

Set up your Pixel Stand

Important: Make sure y'all have the 1.5-meter USB-C cable and power adapter that came with your Pixel Stand up.

  1. On the bottom of your Pixel Stand up, plug one end of the cablevision into the USB-C port.
  2. Plug the other end of the cablevision into the power adapter.
  3. Plug the power adapter into the wall.

Tip: The Pixel Stand (2d gen) requires a power adapter that's rated 12W or college to charge your telephone. When using a power adapter other than the one that came in your Pixel Stand box, you may experience charging rates every bit low as 5W. High power charging (up to 23W) on Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro requires a 30W USB PD power adapter that supports a minimum of 14V, like the adapter that came with your Pixel Stand (2nd gen).

Accuse your phone or earbuds

After y'all've gear up your Pixel Stand, you lot can accuse your phone or earbuds.

Important: On the Pixel Stand (2nd gen), the Pixel phone only charges when information technology stands up in portrait mode.

To charge your phone, heart your phone on your Pixel Stand up with your phone screen facing outward.

To charge your earbuds:

  1. Place your earbuds in your case.
  2. Center your instance on your Pixel Stand.

To acquire how to charge safely, read the prophylactic manual for your Pixel Stand.

LED patterns on your Pixel Stand

When you employ your Pixel Stand, you'll discover LED patterns that show the status of your device on the Pixel Stand up.

White light

When a device is placed in the Pixel Stand up and it starts to accuse, or when the device battery is at 100% you'll see a white light that stays on for 3 to 4 seconds.

Solid amber light (Pixel Stand 1st-gen only)

At that place'south an error in charging, like an obstacle or a misaligned device. To fix this issue:

  • Reposition your phone on the stand up.
  • Remove any case from your phone. Then, effort again.
  • Remove any metallic stickers from your phone. Then, try once again.

White & amber alternate flashing light (Pixel Stand 2nd-gen just)

There's an error in charging, similar an obstruction or a misaligned device. To prepare this issue:

  • Reposition your phone on the stand.
  • Remove whatsoever example from your phone. Then, try over again.
  • Remove whatsoever metal stickers from your telephone. So, try once more.

Slow blinking amber light

An amber light will glimmer around every 2 seconds. Your power adapter isn't compatible with the dock. The Pixel Stand up (2nd gen) requires a power adapter that's rated 12W or college to charge your phone.

  • If you lot're using the power adapter that came with your Pixel Stand: Unplug it from the outlet and plug it dorsum in and try once again.
  • If yous're using a different power adapter: Try a different adapter or the adapter that came with your Pixel Stand.

Tip: When using a ability adapter other than the one that came in your Pixel Stand up box, you may experience charging rates as depression as 5W. High power charging (upward to 23W) on Pixel half dozen and Pixel 6 Pro requires a 30W USB PD ability adapter that supports a minimum of 14V, like the adapter that came with your Pixel Stand (2d gen).

Pixel Stand app onboarding: Get assistance from your Google Assistant (Pixel vi Pro, 6, 5, four & 3)

If you have a Pixel six Pro, vi, 5, four, or iii, y'all can get help from your Google Banana while your phone is charging on your Pixel Stand up. Learn what you can inquire your Google Banana.

Step i: Set up your Pixel Stand up with your Assistant

  1. Center the phone on your Pixel Stand up, with your phone screen facing outward.
  2. Y'all'll become a "Do more while charging" message. Tap Next.
  3. Follow the steps on the screen.

Step 2: Turn on personal results

You can ask your Google Assistant for help remembering your personal info, like your agenda events, reminders, and emails. If you want, you tin can also see this info on your phone screen when it'south unlocked.

To see personal info on your screen, plough on personal results.

Pace 3: Alter Assistant settings for your Pixel Stand

  1. Open your telephone's Settings app.
  2. TapConnected devices.
  3. If yous don't see "Pixel Stand" under "Previously connected devices," tap Encounter all .
  4. Side by side to "Pixel Stand," tap Settings .
  5. Tap Photo frame.
  6. Turn your Banana settings on or off:
    • Pixel Stand personal results: Get personal results on your telephone screen while it's on your Pixel Stand up, fifty-fifty if your screen is locked.
    • Ambient brandish:Bear witness personal results on your phone screen when charging. Plow on Ambient brandish.
    • Photo frame on ambient display: Let photos from Google Photos display while your phone is on your Pixel Stand. Tap Photo frame on ambient display.To cull your photos, tap Select Google Photos albums. To turn on Photograph frame, from your lock screen, swipe correct.

Change charging modes on a Pixel Stand up (second gen)

If yous have already completed Pixel Stand app onboarding, y'all can cull from iii charging modes:

  • Optimized (default): Balances charging speed with fan noise for the all-time out of box experience
  • Max: Charge at the highest possible speed, given device atmospheric condition, battery charge level, and other factors.
  • Serenity: Make the fan run as quietly every bit possible.

To select a fashion as the default for your Pixel Stand (2d gen):

  1. Open your telephone'due south Settings app.
  2. Tap Connected devices.
  3. If you lot don't see "Pixel Stand Gen two" under "Previously connected devices," tap See all.
  4. Under "Other devices", tap "Pixel Stand Gen two".
  5. On the "Device Details" screen, Coil down and tap "Charging manner".
  6. Tap a charging mode.

To temporarily alter modes:

  1. Identify your phone on the stand.
  2. Tap the screen to bring up the Pixel Stand up Control Screen.
  3. Tap a charging mode near the bottom of the screen.

The next time you use your Pixel Stand (2nd gen), the charging fashion reverts to the default setting. When yous activate the setting with a tap or ready as a persistent setting, the button changes to the telephone's emphasis color.

Modify interruptions & brightness (Pixel five, four & iii)

Fix issues with your Pixel Stand up

Phone won't charge wirelessly

Later each of the following solutions, check if your charger has started working.

  • Have off your case and any attachments, like mounts or grips.
  • Bank check that your phone's screen is facing out, with the back confronting the Pixel Stand.
  • Center your phone on the Pixel Stand up.
  • Try charging both with your telephone upright and on its side.
  • Employ the cable and power adapter that came in the box with your Pixel Stand.
  • Make sure the cable is plugged in to the power adapter, and the ability adapter is plugged in to a working power outlet.

Learn how to set a telephone that won't charge or plough on.

Orange light shows on the base

Your Pixel Stand up is having trouble charging your phone. After each step below, check if your charger has started working.

  • Remove your phone from your Pixel Stand, then put it dorsum on.
  • Make sure your phone is centered on your Pixel Stand.
  • Effort charging both with your phone upright and on its side.
  • Accept off your phone case, so put your phone back on your Pixel Stand up.

Phone or Pixel Stand feels warm or hot

Pixel Stand is dirty

  1. Remove your phone from your Pixel Stand.
  2. Unplug your Pixel Stand from its cable.
  3. Using isopropyl booze (IPA) wipes, gently wipe the surface.
  4. Let dry earlier placing your telephone back on your Pixel Stand.

Can't find Pixel Stand settings with TalkBack turned on

When you accuse your phone on your Pixel Stand, for the first xv seconds, the height correct corner of your phone's screen shows the Pixel Stand up settings icon. After 15 seconds, the Pixel Stand settings icon disappears.

To open up Pixel Stand settings with TalkBack turned on:

  1. With two fingers, tap your phone'southward screen once.
  2. To find Pixel Stand settings, with one finger, swipe or explore by touch, then double-tap anywhere on the screen.

Learn how to get started on Android with TalkBack.

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