Mobile Devices
All mobile devices are supported on a basic level. The table below provides a list of ones recommended for the Carnegie Mellon infrastructure.
We do not list specific manufacturers as the Android OS and Windows OS both run on over 100 devices. Use OS type to help guide your decision for a specific device and talk with your DSP consultant about new and suggested mobile device manufactures.
Mobile Device Recommendations
| OS |
Device Type
|
Recommendation
|
|
Android 4.x.x (Jellybean)
|
Android
|
Encouraged
|
|
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
|
Phone
|
Encouraged
|
|
Android 3.x.x (Honeycomb)
|
Tablet
|
Encouraged
|
|
Android 2.3.x (Gingerbread)
|
Phone
|
Encouraged
|
|
Android 2.2.x (Froyo)
|
Phone
Tablet
|
Neutral
|
|
Android 2.1 (Éclair) and earlier
|
Phone
|
Discouraged
|
|
iOS 6.x.x
|
iPad and iPhone
|
Encouraged
|
|
iOS 5.0.x
|
iPad and iPhone
|
Discouraged
|
|
iOS 4 and earlier
|
iPad and iPhone
|
Discouraged
|
|
Windows 8
|
Phone and Tablet
|
Encouraged
|
|
Windows Phone 7+
|
Phone and Tablet
|
Neutral
|
|
Windows Mobile 6.5 and earlier
|
Phone
|
Discouraged
|
|
Blackberry OS10
|
Phone and Playbook
|
Encouraged
|
|
Blackberry OS7
(for Exchange users only)
|
Phone
|
Encouraged
|
|
Blackberry OS6 and earlier
|
Phone
|
Neutral
|
|
Blackberry OS2
|
BlackBerry Playbook
|
Neutral
|
|
BlackBerry OS1
|
BlackBerry Playbook
|
Discouraged
|
|
Symbian OS
Note: The Symbian OS is used for basic phone functionality (e.g. not made for web browsing, robust email or calendar access or other critical business applications).
|
Phone
|
Discouraged
|
|
webOS
|
Phone
|
Discouraged
|
Table Key
- Encouraged – Recommended.
- Discouraged – Not recommended for performance or compatibility issues.
- Neutral – May be desired, but is not typical in our environment. Talk with DSP for alternatives or recommendations.
For questions regarding your mobile device and compatibility with Carnegie Mellon applications, please contact DSP (
dsp@andrew.cmu.edu or 412-268-6959).
