School year 2025–2026 requirements
| iPad® 7+ Description: 1024 x 788 or higher, 32GB or higher Operating system: iPadOS 17+ Browser: Safari 17+ |
| PC Description: 1.4 GHz dual core or greater, 1024 x 768 or higher, 4GB of RAM or higher Operating system: Windows: 10+ Browser: Chrome (latest 2 versions) |
| Chromebook Description: 1.4 GHz dual core or greater, 1024 x 768 or higher, 4GB of RAM or higher Operating system: Chrome OS Browser: Chrome (latest 2 versions) |
| Mac® Description: 1.4 GHz dual core or greater, 1024 x 768 or higher, 4GB of RAM or higher Operating system: macOS 14+ Browser: Safari 15+, Chrome (latest 2 versions) |
The following devices are recommended for optimal performance and experience:
| iPad | iPad Air® 4 iPad 8+ |
| Chromebook™ | Acer Chromebook 314 Samsung Chromebook 4 Dell™ Chromebook 3120 HP Chromebook x360 |
| Mac | MacBook Pro® MacBook Air® iMac® |
| Interactive Board | A Google certified EDLA device, such as the SMART RX Series |
The following devices are not supported due to known sub-optimal performance from older hardware or complicated settings:
| Microsoft | Surface Tablet® |
We will provide active support of our applications on the following devices for the full school year listed below.
Device final support year
| iPad 6 | 2024–2025 |
| iPad Air 3 | 2025–2026 |
| iPad 5 | 2022–2023 |
| iPad Air 2 | 2021–2022 |
| iPad 2 | 2018/2019 |
| iPad 3 | 2018/2019 |
| iPad 4 | 2018/2019 |
Network environment
| MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS | |
| User devices: | Connect to Amplify servers via ports 80 and 443. |
| Latency: | No more than 165 ms during peak utilization. |
| Connection speed: | 2 mbps per device during peak usage (10 mbps recommended). Amplify Reading requires a connection speed of 10 mbps per user for optimal performance. |
| URLs: | For the complete list of URLs to allow, please visit https://amplify.com/allowlist/. |
Requirements
mCLASS assessments are optimized for most touchscreen devices using Chrome™ or Safari® web browsers. The teacher-led, observational assessments are best conducted using touchscreen but will function using a laptop and mouse as well. Please check our device support lifecycles and purchase recommendations lists below prior to purchasing.
Boost Close Reading is currently not supported on iPads.
Due to its smaller screen, the iPad Mini is not supported.
Amplify curriculum applications require the ability to project from the teacher’s device.
Desmos Classroom browser support also includes Firefox and Edge.
For Amplify ELA Mobile Solos the following devices are recommended for optimal performance and experience:
iPhone 13 and later running iOS 17+ and Safari
Galaxy 11 and later running Android 15+ and Chrome