Android 15 finally brings the Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) support often seen on PCs to Android phones.

The Adaptive Refresh Rate (ARR) feature, coming to Android phones running Android 15, aims to both reduce power consumption and improve user experience by allowing phone screens to dynamically adjust the refresh rate.

What does Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) do on PC?

8T LTPO (Low Temperature Polycrystalline Oxide) panels are widely used on Android devices and can switch between certain refresh rates, but on these panels refresh rates can only be set to preset values ​​such as 1Hz, 10Hz, 30Hz, 60Hz and 120Hz. So as we see on PCs A completely free VRR experience could not be offered.

VRR technology, Smoother viewing on PCs by syncing frame rate with screen refresh rate in real time offers. This feature makes a big difference especially in games, as the screen, which dynamically adjusts to the frame rate, minimizes stuttering and offers a faster response time. Since this flexibility was missing on Android phones, the desired fluidity could not be achieved while playing games or watching fast-paced content.

Adaptive Refresh Rate (ARR) may not be available on all Android phones

Unfortunately, it is not possible to use this feature called Adaptive Refresh Rate (ARR) directly in Android 15. According to Google Hardware compatibility will also be a must.

For example, certain new processors, such as the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, support this compatibility. Older Android devices may not be able to use the ARR feature even if they receive the Android 15 update. Naturally, we’ll probably only see this feature on flagship phones for a while.