How to Check Frame Rate (FPS) in Games on Android
In fast-paced competitive games like PUBG Mobile, Fortnite, or COD Mobile, every frame counts, as even a single drop can mean losing. That’s where the FPS (frames per second) counter comes in. It helps in evaluating your phone’s performance and enables you to make necessary adjustments to enhance your gaming experience. Here’s how to view FPS while playing games on any Android phone.
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Check Frame Rate (FPS) on Samsung Galaxy Phones
Turning on the FPS counter on the Samsung Galaxy line of phones is quite straightforward. Follow these steps:
1.Go toSettings > About phone > Software informationand tap theBuild numberseveral times. After that, you may be asked to enter the phonePIN.
2.Return to theSettingsscreen and you will see theDeveloper option. Tap on it and look for theGPUWatchoption.
3.Under the GPUWatch settings, turn on the toggle next toGPUWatch.
Close the Settings. After that, you will see the FPS counter in real-time while playing games on Samsung Galaxy phones.
You can delete extra widgets on the screen, tap theBinicon. Tap thePlusbutton to add different details/statistics on the screen.
Check Frame Rate (FPS) on Xiaomi, Redmi, and POCO
Smartphone brands like Xiaomi, Redmi, and POCO run HyperOS, a new operating system developed by Xiaomi based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). So, the steps will remain the same for all these smartphone brands.
- Head toSettings > About phone > Detailed infoand specs and then tapOS versionmultiple times to activate theDeveloper option.
Go back to theSettings > Additional settings > Developer options.
Lastly, select thePower consumptionoption and tap theStartbutton under theFrame Rate Monitor Tools.
The FPS counter appears whenever you play a game on an Android phone from Xiaomi, Redmi, or POCO.
Check Frame Rate (FPS) on Oppo, Realme and OnePlus
OnPlus, Realme, and Oppo run on the ColorOS operating system, so activating the FPS is pretty much the same on those phones. Also, it’s pretty easy.
Oppo and Realme phone users need to swipe right from the left edge of the phone while playing a game in landscape mode, and an FPS widget will pop up along with numerous menus.
On the other hand, OnePlus users need to swipe from the top-left corner of the screen to access the FPS monitor widget while playing a game in landscape mode.
Check Frame Rate (FPS) on Google Pixel
The Google Pixel phones run fairly vanilla (non-customized) versions of Android and enabling frame rate counters is easier. Here’s how you’re able to do that.
1.Go toSettings > Google > All services > Game Dashboardand turn on the toggles for theUse Game DashboardandGame Dashboard floating iconoptions.
2.Next, launch the game you want to check the FPS for. Tap theright arrow buttonicon to access theGame Dashboardshortcut.
3.Finally, tap theFPSbutton, and you’ll begin seeing the real-time FPS of your game on Google Pixel.
Check Frame Rate (FPS) on Other Android Phones
If your Android phone lacks a native method to check the FPS, don’t be disappointed. I have just the perfect app for you, and the best part is that it works on nearly every Android smartphone. In this guide, I have used Moto Edge 40 for the test.
1.Open aweb browseron your PC and phone, navigate to theGitHub page, and downloadKFMARK-Windows-Activation-Tool-1.5.zipfor Windows andKFMARK-Android-1.5.apkfor Android from theAssetssection.
2.Install both apps on their respective devices.
3.Connect your Android phone to your Windows PC, access theDeveloper optionson your phone (activate it by tapping on the Build number multiple times), and enableUSB debugging. If prompted, grant permission for USB debugging.
4.Launch theKF Markapp on both your Windows PC and phone, then click on thelarge circularbutton on your PC.
5.On your phone, tap on theAdd Game(添加游戏) button, choose the game from the list, and pressRun(运行).
After that, you will see the FPS overlay during gameplay.
No More FPS Guessing
An increased FPS translates to a smoother and more responsive gaming experience on your Android device, making it a valuable metric for gaming enthusiasts. Hopefully, the above steps have made it easy to check FPS while gaming on your Android. Similarly, you canenable the FPS counter while gaming on a Windows computeras well.
Pankil Shah
Pankil is a Civil Engineer by profession who started his journey as a writer back in 2016. He joined TechWiser in March 2021 as a freelance writer to cover buying guides, explainers, and tips & tricks for Android, iOS, Windows, and Web.
