As our app continues to grow and develop sometimes those using older mobile operating systems may experience minor issues like app lagging, to minimise this happening we have compiled a list of mobile operating systems that will give you the best performance whilst using the app.
How to upgrade your Mobile Operating System on your device:
Head to ‘Settings’ on your iPhone, click on ‘General’, and select ‘Software Update’.
We recommend you select ‘automatic’, so future software updates happen straight away
Recommended mobile operating systems:
Android operating system 11 and above
iOS operating system 17 and above
Minimum mobile operating systems:
Android operating system 9 and above
iOS operating system 15 and above
How can I find out what operating system my mobile has?
📲 If you have an Android:
Open your phone’s menu. Tap System Settings
Scroll down to the bottom
Select About Phone from the menu
Select Software Info from the menu
The operating system version of your device is shown under Android Version
📲 If you have an Apple:
Open your Settings app and click General
Click About
The operating system version of your device is shown under Version
Recommended iPhone device
iOS: iPhone SE (2022) or newer
Recommended Android devices
Any phone released in the last 2 years with the following specifications:
CPU core speed of at least 2.0 GHz preferably at or above 2.2 GHz
For example, an Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 (£169)
Additionally, we recommend to avoid those devices as they have a high crash rate:
TCL-306
Honor X8
ITEL S18
vivo Y15s
vivo Y73
Please note: Certain Chinese phone manufacturers, such as Huawei, may not be compatible with Google services, including Google Maps, which are essential for Birdie to run on Android phones (we use Google Maps for geo-check ins).