Troubleshooting
If the measured Hz looks lower than expected on Android, first confirm your OS display settings are set to the correct refresh rate for the active monitor. Some setups fall back to 60Hz due to cable/port limits or docking stations, so test again after switching ports or disabling mirroring. Browser tests can help verify what you are actually seeing, but driver control panels may report a different mode than what is output.
Pro tip
If you use a dock or HDMI adapter, try a direct cable to the monitor for the most reliable high-Hz modes.
Common symptoms
- Refresh rate stuck at 60Hz
- Selected Hz not applying
- Different results than driver panel
Use frame rate test android as a quick check after a change, it tells you whether motion timing matches the Hz mode you expect. On Android, power saving and UI settings can quietly force a lower mode. Most people start searching whenmotion feels less smooth than it should, the monitor claims one mode, but games feel like another, or an Android phone suddenly looks locked to 60Hz after a change in settings.
Run the motion pattern in full screen for 10 to 20 seconds and watch for the number to settle. Focus on the typical range, not a single spike, and try two runs to make sure it is consistent. If the reading is lower than expected, the usual culprits are the wrong display mode, adaptive refresh settings, a cable or adapter limit, screen casting, power saving, or a browser that is throttling animation.
If you want a stronger baseline, do three short runs and note the typical range. Small variations are normal, what matters is whether your setting changes move the range in the direction you expect.
To make this frame rate test android useful, keep the conditions stable. Close heavy tabs, disable Battery Saver and Performance limits, and avoid remote desktop while testing. If you are using an external screen, try a different port or cable and re-check. A quick reality check is to compare how scrolling and cursor movement feels before and after a change, then see if the measured range matches that difference.
Once you have a baseline, change one setting at a time and test again. If games still feel choppy at a higher Hz, the problem may be frame pacing, V-Sync, a frame cap, or a borderless window mode that is not behaving the way you expect. For more display checks, visit Display tests and come back to refresh rate test whenever you want to re-run the frame rate test android after a tweak.