{"id":557,"date":"2025-01-06T11:34:34","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T11:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connect.goodmaps.com\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=557"},"modified":"2025-12-02T15:21:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T15:21:36","password":"","slug":"app-compatibility","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/connect.goodmaps.com\/docs\/app-compatibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Device Compatibility Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To get the best experience with the GoodMaps app, you\u2019ll need a smartphone with the following features in working order:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A camera (keep the lens clean, and make sure your case isn\u2019t blocking it)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gyroscope<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compass<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accelerometer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These features come as standard on modern smartphones. So, as long as the phone isn\u2019t damaged from drops or daily wear \u2013 and the camera is clean and unobstructed \u2013 GoodMaps will function as intended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You do not need a LiDAR-equipped phone. LiDAR is only used by the GoodMaps team when mapping venues. For everyday navigation, your phone\u2019s camera and standard sensors are all that\u2019s needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Supported Devices<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">iPhone \/ iPad (Apple)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Device:<\/strong> iPhone 8 \/ iPad Air 2 or newer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Software:<\/strong> iOS 13 or later<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ARKit support (built into all iPhones 8 and newer)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Android (Google)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Devices:<\/strong> Examples of compatible models \u2013 Samsung Galaxy S21, S22, S23 Ultra, Galaxy A53 5G, Pixel 6, 7.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Software:<\/strong> Android 13 or later<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Must support Google ARCore (you can check Google\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/ar\/devices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ARCore device list<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Bottom Line<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have an iPhone or Android device running the latest software \u2013 with undamaged, fully functioning sensors as well as a working camera \u2013&nbsp;you\u2019re ready for the full GoodMaps experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Information To get the best experience with the GoodMaps app, you\u2019ll need a smartphone with the following features in working order: These features come as standard on modern smartphones. So, as long as the phone isn\u2019t damaged from drops or daily wear \u2013 and the camera is clean and unobstructed \u2013 GoodMaps will function [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[20],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-557","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-app"],"year_month":"2026-04","word_count":199,"total_views":"2421","reactions":{"happy":"0","normal":"0","sad":"0"},"author_info":{"name":"Peter Barnfather","author_nicename":"peter","author_url":"https:\/\/connect.goodmaps.com\/author\/peter\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"GoodMaps App","term_url":"https:\/\/connect.goodmaps.com\/docs-category\/app\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"knowledge_base_info":[],"knowledge_base_slug":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.goodmaps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.goodmaps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.goodmaps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connect.goodmaps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connect.goodmaps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=557"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/connect.goodmaps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2834,"href":"https:\/\/connect.goodmaps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/557\/revisions\/2834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.goodmaps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connect.goodmaps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=557"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connect.goodmaps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}