Investigations reveal Pixel 2's rapid charging depends on battery temperature

Are you a Pixel 2/2 XL user? Have you been experiencing charging issues where-in your unit charges slowly despite the phone showing the "Charging rapidly" notification? Well, if your answer is yes, you are not alone.

A lot of other users are also facing the same problem, evident from discussions on Google's official forums.

A few of those affected did some experimenting and found that this behavior isn't consistent, cropping up only when the handset is being charged at below certain temperatures.

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Folks over at Android Police did some detailed testing, and found that's indeed the case, at-least with the Pixel 2 XL, which they observed charges at less than 4W in low temperature conditions despite claiming to be charging quickly (10W+).

For its part, Google has just said the company is investigating the matter.