I can't do the purple. I tried. It's awful.
If I install the Carbon version, I understand I won't have the latest updates. What, if any, bugs might I have to deal with? Is it worth the tradeoff?
Read the last posts in the topic. They're updating the framework in the Android app and you'll be left behind and alone to point out the problems you'll encounter that nobody will fix.
https://community.getchannels.com/t/channels-carbon-theme/25414/511