Charge your Pixel Tablet

To charge your tablet, you can use a USB-C cable or attach it to a Charging Speaker Dock.

Important: To dock your Pixel Tablet or use Hub Mode, you need a Charging Speaker Dock. You can purchase the Pixel Tablet with or without a dock, or purchase a dock separately.

Charge your tablet with a USB cable

To charge your Pixel Tablet without a Charging Speaker Dock, plug a USB cable into your tablet's USB-C port from a power adapter plugged into a power source.

To charge your tablet with a USB cable:

• The USB-C cable and adapter you use needs to support USB 2.0.
• To charge your tablet with a USB-A power adapter, use a USB-C to USB-A adapter. This charges your tablet more slowly than USB-C.

Important: If you bought your Pixel Tablet with a Charging Speaker Dock, you need to purchase a USB-C cable separately to charge your tablet when it isn't docked.

Turn battery features on or off

Battery charge percentage

Check the battery icon on the tablet screen's upper right corner to check your battery charge. To display the battery percentage next to the icon:

1. Open your device's Settings app .
2. Tap Battery turn Battery percentage on or off.

Note: If you turn your tablet off and attach it to a Charging Speaker Dock, press the power button to get the battery charge percentage on the screen.

Adaptive charging

Adaptive charging is a feature that changes how your battery charges to help extend its lifespan. To enable or disable Adaptive charging:

1. Open your device's Settings app .
2. Tap Battery Battery Saver.
3. Tap Adaptive Battery turn Adaptive Battery on or off.

Note: If you turn on Adaptive charging, some notifications might be delayed.

Hear charging sounds

1. Open your device's Settings app .
2. Tap Sound turn on Charging sounds.
3. When your tablet is charging, you'll hear a sound.
   • Note: You won't hear a sound if your ring & notification volume is turned all the way down.

Battery protection features for when your tablet is attached to a Charging Speaker Dock

Battery protection is turned on by default when your tablet is docked, and can affect how your tablet's battery charges. Learn how battery protection works.

Charge your tablet more quickly

• Use a higher rated power supply (9V/2A recommended).
• Don't use your tablet while it's charging.
• Use a wall outlet as a power source if you charge your tablet away from its dock.
• Get more charging tips for your Pixel Tablet.