As I promised at the end of yesterday’s blog post, today we will look at iOS and Daylite 6.
Minimum Requirements
Marketcircle’s requirement to run Daylite 6 for iPhone and iPad is stated simply: iPhone or iPad running iOS 9.x and higher.
What does that imply for you? First let’s look at the devices that will run iOS 9.x. Apple provides these model lists:
iPhone
iPhone 4s
iPhone 5
iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s
iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus
iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus
iPad
iPad 2
iPad 3rd generation, iPad 4th generation, iPad mini
iPad Air, iPad mini 2
iPad air 2, iPad mini 3
iPad mini 4, iPad Pro
iPod touch
iPod touch 5th generation
iPod touch 6th generation
So what devices should you use with Daylite 6? All the above meet the minimum requirements. But wait. There’s more!
Recommended Models and Management
There are capacity and performance considerations, if you are looking to the most out of Daylite 6.
1. Your database will need to be stored on your device. I find that about 32 MB plus 10% of the database size on Daylite Server should be reserved for Daylite 6 and its database on an iOS device. This could range from about 50 MB up to 350 MB or more.
2. Daylite 6’s user interface needs good device speed, too. It helps you use Daylite 6 more efficiently by reducing interface lag time. There are main factors for this.
- Buy a newer device - it will have faster CPU and graphics. A good rule of thumb is to avoid devices more than three years old.
- Buy enough storage capacity - a 16 GB device will probably have too little. Choose 32 GB, 64 GB, or 128 GB instead.
- Be considerate with apps, media, and settings - all these take up room, and many require the device to perform tasks, so they slow it down. Reduce the number of apps and media titles. Computerworld (9/21/2015) recommends that you turn down or turn off system features like Transparency, Motion, Siri, and Background App Refresh.
3. Your wireless network circuits should support 802.11ac WiFi (and 3G transitional LTE on Cellular models) to help speed up every Daylite 6 and CardDAV sync. You will find these higher speeds only on the following models:
iPhone
iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus
iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus
iPad
iPad air 2, iPad mini 4, iPad Pro
iPod touch
iPod touch 6th generation
Conclusion
So that’s it. For optimal performance of Daylite 6 over its lifetime on iPhone and iPad (and iPod touch), including network, I recommend that you choose one of the following:
iPhone 6s Plus with 64 GB
iPhone 6s with 64 GB
iPhone 6 Plus with 64 GB
iPhone 6 with 64 GB
iPad air 2 with 64 GB
iPad mini 4 with 64 GB
iPad Pro with 128 GB
iPod touch 6th generation with 32 GB