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iPhone
Carv is compatible with any iPhone that has a minimum of iOS 16 installed, though we recommend using the most up-to-date version of iOS.
Android
Carv requires a minimum of Android 9.0 to run, and your phone must support Bluetooth 4.2.
It is also recommended that you use a phone which has a barometer in order for Carv to function most effectively.
Please see below for detailed information on supported and recommended Android devices.
Android Compatibility Testing
We have tested on over 50 devices and analysed data from 740 different android devices to help you make an informed decision on whether Carv will work with your device.
Firstly, there are devices we know don’t work with Carv due to some bluetooth issues:
Bluetooth Capacity
Carv transmits data between the sensors and your phone at 20 times per seconds per side. Some lower end phones can’t handle this amount of data transfer over bluetooth.
For this reason, we would not recommend using Carv with devices marked with an ❌ for ‘Bluetooth capacity’ in the below compatibility table.
To learn more about Android bluetooth capacity please read our support article here.
Bluetooth Corruption
During our testing programme of 2020/2021, we encountered a strange bug on a brand new flagship phone which uncovered a bluetooth corruption issue that affects some phones.
For this reason we would not recommend using Carv with devices marked with an ❌ for ‘Bluetooth corruption’ in the below compatibility table.
To learn more about this issue, please read our support article here
Secondly, there are device we know need special steps to get Carv running smoothly:
Battery Optimisation and App Locking
Carv is doing lots of clever things whilst recording your skiing, so some phones might see this as an unnecessary battery drain and terminate the app forcefully, causing you to lose your skiing data.
We recommend disabling battery optimisation for the Carv app and also locking the Carv app while recording to ensure the system doesn’t terminate the Carv app due to excessive battery consumption.
We especially recommend this on phones manufactured by the following companies:
- Samsung
- Huawei
- Xiaomi
- One Plus
- Oppo
- Realme
For more information on Battery Optimisation and App Locking please read our support article here.
Google Play Store Requirement
Currently, the only way to download the Carv app is to download via the Google Play Store. This means that devices without access to the Google Play Store will not be able to download and therefore use Carv. This affects newer Huawei devices including the Mate 30 and P40 and will continue to affect new Huawei devices into the future.
Compatibility Table
Note: This list is not exhaustive, and we can’t guarantee phones not in this table will work
Manufacturer
Phone
Bluetooth capacity
Bluetooth Corruption
Samsung
Galaxy A03
❌
Galaxy A5 (2017)
❌
Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+ 5G, Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G, Galaxy S20 5G, Galaxy S20 FE 5G, Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
⚠️Please read support article
Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)
❌
Galaxy A12
❌
Galaxy A13
❌
Galaxy A13 5G
❌
Galaxy A22 5G
❌
Galaxy A31
❌
Galaxy A32
❌
Galaxy A32 5G
❌
Galaxy A41
❌
OnePlus
8, 8 Pro
❌
8T, 8T + 5G
❌
Nord 2 & 2T
❌
Nord 3
❌
Nord N200 5G
❌
HUAWEI
8X
❌
Play
❌
P30 lite
❌
P20 lite
❌
Mate 20 lite
❌
9 lite
❌
10 lite
❌
Xiaomi
Redmi Note 11
❌
Poco M3 Pro 5G
❌
Redmi Note 9T
❌
Redmi Note 10 5G
❌
Redmi Note 10S
❌
11T
❌
Motorola
moto g(8) power
❌
Moto G Play (2021)
❌
Moto E30
❌
moto g(30)
❌
moto g(8) plus
❌
Bullitt Defy
❌
Moto G41
❌
G Pure
❌
Moto g(60)s
❌
Moto g(6) plus
❌
Moto G Power (2022)
❌
Moto g 5G (2022)
❌
OPPO
A53s
❌
Reno8
❌
A94 5G
❌
Find X5 Lite
❌
Sony
Xperia 1 III
❌
LG
V60 ThinQ 5G
❌
V20
❌
Realme
7 5G
❌
8 5G
❌
Cat
S42
❌
Ulefone
Armor 3
❌
Blackview
BV9600E
❌
BL8800
❌
BV9500
❌
TCL
10 SE
❌
1v Plus
❌
OUKITEL
WP6
❌
WP10
❌
Yandex
YNDX-000SB
❌
Unihertz
Atom L
❌
DOOGEE
V30
❌
❌
AGM
H5
❌
Honor
X8
❌
Nokia
1 Plus
❌
5.3
❌
Vivo
Y11s
❌
Recommended phones
We often get asked what Android phone we would recommend to buy to use with Carv. So, we analysed over 175,000 skiing sessions from 740 different Android phones, looking for issues like the ones detailed above. Here is a list of phones our customers have been using successfully for the past 3 seasons (2020 - 2023), in order of popularity among our customers.
- Samsung
- Galaxy S series
- S23, S22, S21, S10, S9
- Galaxy Z series
- Z Fold 3, Z Fold 4, Z Flip 3, Z Flip 4
- Note series
- Note 20, Note 10, Note 9, Note 8, Note 5, Note 4
- Galaxy A series (Please see compatibility table above for excluded devices)
- A51, A52, A70, A71
- Pixel series, all phones
- OnePlus
- Nord (Original), 6, 7, 7 Pro, 7T, 7T Pro, 9, 10 Pro
- Huawei
- P series
- P20, P20 Pro, P30, P30 Pro
- Mate Series
- Mate 10, Mate 10 Pro, Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro
- Xiaomi
- Mi Series
- Mi 8, Mi 9, Mi 9T, Mi 10, Mi 11, Mi 11 Pro,
- Redmi Note series
- Redmi Note 10 Pro, Redmi Note 9 Pro, Redmi Note 6 Pro
- Poco Series
- Poco X3 Pro, Poco X4, Poco F3, Poco F4
- Motorola
- Moto G Power (2021), Moto Z4, Moto G Stylus (2022), Moto Edge 20 Pro
- Sony
- Xperia 5 II, Xperia 1 II, Xperia 5
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