Supported Operating Systems and Mobile Versions
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Affected Roles: Administrator, Owner
Related Digital Watchdog VMS Apps: DW Spectrum® IPVMS
Software Version: DW Spectrum IPVMS v6.0, DW Spectrum Mobile v24.1
Last Edit: November 5, 2024
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What Operating Systems Are Supported by DW Spectrum IPVMS and DW Spectrum Mobile?
DW Spectrum IPVMS is a cross-platform software program, supported by all major operating systems. The advantage of cross-platform functionality is that computers that are using different operating systems can work with other computers that are using a different OS. For example, a Windows instance of the DW Spectrum Client software can work and communicate with an Ubuntu version of DW Spectrum Server software.
Official releases of DW Spectrum IPVMS and DW Spectrum Mobile end support for operating systems in accordance with the estimated end-of-support (EoS) dates that have been set by the OS manufacturers (Microsoft, Windows, etc.).
The EoS dates for operating systems as determined by the OS manufacturer are listed below.
**NOTE: This article applies to the current release versions of DW Spectrum IPVMS and DW Spectrum Mobile. Prior versions of DW Spectrum IPVMS (4.2 and older) are now considered as outdated.
Supported Computer Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows OS
Microsoft Windows is supported by both DW Spectrum Server and DW Spectrum Client.
- Windows 10
- Released: July 2015
- EoS: 10/2025
- Windows 11
- Released: October 2021
- EoS: In Support
- Windows Server 2012
- Released: August 2012
- EoS: 10/2023
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Released: October 2013
- EoS: 10/2023
- Windows Server 2016
- Released: October 2016
- EoS: 01/2027
- Windows Server 2019
- Released: October 2018
- EoS: 01/2029
- Windows Server 2022
- Released: August 2021
- EoS: 10/2031
**NOTE: DW Spectrum IPVMS for Windows can be installed as a single software bundle or the Server and Client software can be installed as individual programs.
Ubuntu (Debian-based Linux) OS
Ubuntu/Linux is supported by both DW Spectrum Server and DW Spectrum Client.
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS “Xenial Xerus”
- Released: April 2016
- EoS: April 2024
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS “Bionic Beaver”
- Released: April 2018
- EoS: April 2028
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: “Focal Fossa”
- Released: April 2018
- EoS: April 2030
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: “Jammy Jellyfish”
- Released: April 2022
- EoS: April 2032
**NOTE: DW Spectrum IPVMS for Ubuntu is only available for separate installations (not bundled).
Macintosh OS
macOS is supported only by the DW Spectrum Client. DW Spectrum Server is not available for macOS.
- macOS 11.0, 11.1, 11.2 “Big Sur”
- Released: November 2020
- EoS: September 2023
- macOS 12 “Monterey”
- Released: October 2021
- EoS: July 2024
- macOS 13 “Ventura”
- Released: October 2022
- EOS: TBD
- macOS 14 “Sonoma”
- Released: October 2023
- EOS: TBD
**NOTE: DW Spectrum IPVMS for macOS only supports the DW Spectrum Client.
Supported Mobile Operating Systems
Android Mobile
Android is supported only by the DW Spectrum IPVMS Mobile application.
Available on the Google Play Store
- Android 5.0 “Lollipop”
- Released: November 2014
- EoS: March 2018
- Android 6.0 “Marshmallow”
- Released: October 2015
- EoS: August 2018
- Android 7.0, 7.1 “Nougat”
- Released: August 2016
- EoS: October 2019
- Android 8.0, 8.1 “Oreo”
- Released: August 2017
- EoS: January 2021
- Android 9.0 “Pie”
- Released: August 2018
- EoS: January 2022
- Android 10.0 “Queen Cake”
- Released: September 2019
- EoS: March 2023
- Android 11.0 “Red Velvet Cake”
- Released: September 2020
- EoS: February 2024
- Android 12.0 “Snow Cone”
- Released: October 2021
- EoS: TBD
- Android 13 “Tiramisu”
- Released: August 2022
- EoS: TBD
- Android 14 “Upside Down Cake”
- Released: October 2023
- EoS: TBD
- Android 15 “Vanilla Ice Cream”
- Released: September 2024
- EoS: TBD
iOS Mobile
iOS is supported only by the DW Spectrum IPVMS Mobile application.
Available on the App Store
- iOS 11
- Released: September 2017
- EoS: October 2018
- iOS 12
- Released: September 2018
- EoS: January 2023
- iOS 13
- Released: September 2019
- September 2020
- iOS 14
- Released: September 2020
- EoS: October 2021
- iOS 15
- Released: September 2021
- EoS: September 2024
- iOS 16
- Released: September 2022
- EoS: TBD
- iOS 17
- Released: September 2023
- EoS: TBD
- iOS 18
- Released: September 2024
- EoS: TBD
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