# Android device specifications to run CHT

**URL:** <https://forum.communityhealthtoolkit.org/t/android-device-specifications-to-run-cht/5336>\
**Category:** Implementation\
**Tags:** android\
**Created:** [September 3, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.communityhealthtoolkit.org/t/android-device-specifications-to-run-cht/5336 "2025-09-03T20:37:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![binod](https://communityhealthtoolkit.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.communityhealthtoolkit.org/binod/32/60_2.png) [@binod](https://forum.communityhealthtoolkit.org/u/binod)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.communityhealthtoolkit.org/t/android-device-specifications-to-run-cht/5336/1 "2025-09-03T20:37:32Z")

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According to [the CHT docs](https://docs.communityhealthtoolkit.org/releases/#client-devices), the minimum and recommended specifications for the client Android devices to run the CHT app are as given below:

| Specification | Minimum | Recommended |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Android version | 5.0 | 9.0+ |
| Processor | 1.0GHz dual-core | 2.0GHz quad-core |
| RAM | 1GB | 2GB |
| Storage | 8GB | 16GB |

Are these recommendations up to date and based on real-world experiences?

Considering how much resources CHT app might have to share with the Android OS and other commonly used apps, I find the recommended specifications to be on the lower side.

Although we might want to keep the minimum requirements low to support as many devices as possible, shall we increase the recommended specs? It’s not good to recommend devices that perform poorly and that [cannot be upgraded](https://www.androidauthority.com/android-15-minimum-storage-requirement-3543169/).

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**Author:** ![mrjones](https://communityhealthtoolkit.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.communityhealthtoolkit.org/mrjones/32/681_2.png) [@mrjones](https://forum.communityhealthtoolkit.org/u/mrjones)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.communityhealthtoolkit.org/t/android-device-specifications-to-run-cht/5336/2 "2025-09-04T01:31:24Z")

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Thanks for starting the discussion @binod !

On the [forms with large attachments squad](https://forum.communityhealthtoolkit.org/t/forms-with-large-file-attachment-squad/5044), research was [just completed](https://github.com/medic/cht-core/issues/10135) about which phones could handle large attachments. While the testing was entirely synthetic, it very much pointed to more RAM makes a happier device.

I’m very much watching this thread to see what other deployments have to share!

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**Author:** ![mrjones](https://communityhealthtoolkit.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.communityhealthtoolkit.org/mrjones/32/681_2.png) [@mrjones](https://forum.communityhealthtoolkit.org/u/mrjones)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.communityhealthtoolkit.org/t/android-device-specifications-to-run-cht/5336/3 "2026-08-31T20:51:57Z")

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Hi @binod et al.!

I wanted to update you [that CHT 5.3 is out](https://docs.communityhealthtoolkit.org/releases/5_3_0/) which includes explicit mention of our [new recommended specs](https://docs.communityhealthtoolkit.org/releases/#client-devices) of 4GB ram (vs 2) and 32GB storage (vs 16).

Thank you for persisting to see these changes made to our documentation which helps the community at large better prepare to successfully run the CHT.