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[Q] HTC HD2 Newbie in the UK - What do you suggest?

Well sort of. Had the phone for about 15 months now, and at the pub the other day, a friend of a friend sees my phone and says "visit xda-developers.com" and find out what you can do with your phone.
Currently - Phone stock standard with UK Voda, been updated once running WM 6.5. (simply to get a longer battery life - voda uk arent too proactive at updates)
I use the phone as
1. A phone (calls/texts etc) and a wireless router for a laptop (when out of the office and no internet connection)
2. Sync with my outlook on pc (W7/ outlook 2010) (to keep recent emails on record for work)
3. Retrieve emails (work account and hotmail) on the move. Guess its important to have office software and some PDF software.
4. Web Browsing (Opera)
5. Camera and Camcorder
6. Occasional Facebook uploads of photos (re: new years eve drunken photos)
7. Sometimes access messenger (live) msn
8. I have a Skype account (not ever used it on the phone)
9. Occasionally run the odd game or you tube to waste time
10. Have never bothered to put music on the phone, but would be good when I run once a week to listen to some decent tunes or radio.
I have briefly looked around the site (well done) and see a multitude of options for things I never really knew I could do on the phone. (For reference I had one of the old PSP 1.5v which I continually played around with to update (flash rom) to use homebrew applications - so can follow instructions quite well)
So here are my questions...
In an ideal world, what would you suggest would be the best course of action for the phone and why? I guess this should cover os/radio/software etc. I have no preferences.
Any issues to consider with Voda UK? - (this is my phone with a company sim, and its out of warranty)
I have looked around for a thread similar to this, as I wouldn't have posted if there was one. If there is one, please point me to it.
Wifey has an Iphone (dont ask) so I wouldnt mind having an all singing all dancing HTC HD2 to dazzle any Iphone owners with its brilliance.
Oh, and I am all for donating beer monies for those that can give me the best answers I seek
Cheers

I have gone down the dual boot windows Phone 7 and Sd Android route. There is a good video tutorial by 96Edwy.
I dont think your Mrs will be impressed by you spending hours on the computer/phone when you could be doing something useful!
I have found that no matter what you do with this brilliant phone, iphone users will still think theirs is the best.
Still, that said, its all good fun innit

well i think you should try out android.
all the points you mentioned are covered by the os so you can do everything you want.
the difference to wm 6.5 is the much greater number of software that is available.
i really liked wm 6.5.5 on my hd2 with sense but since i am using android i'm really happy with my phone. just because developement on android goes on.
and it's running so smooth on the hd2 and everything works.
you should make a full backup of your wm6.5 rom with spb backup or something like that and just try it out.
windows phone is also great but i think the lack of a good display driver for multitouch is more noticable on windows phone than on android.
but just try it out and decide on your own. if you flashed everything one time it's really fast and you can try everything in one day.

I think it is a must to at least try dual booting Windows Phone 7 and Android. I am currently running Windows Phone 7 (NoDo update) and Android (AOSP CM7 - AmericanAndroid) and I LOVE it. You can get the power and customizability of CM7 at any time, and at the press (or a few presses) of a button you can go back to the smooth, elegant, sleek interface of Windows Phone 7 if you want simplicity and a more robust/unique UI. I never find battery life to be too draining on the SD Android, and there are tweaks to get it respectable on Windows Phone 7. And, this is of course all with the amazing MAGLDR, which allows us to dual boot this. I even have a couple other builds (MIUI and/or Sense) of Android I will switch to sometimes with just a few extra button presses in MAGLDR. So, I guess you could say I'm tri-booting even. Moral of the story, you can do so much more when you dual boot. The only thing I am missing out on Android being on SD (that I know of) is Clockworkmod recovery, which isn't as necessary since you can drag and drop from your SD card to back up system and data images. Well, I've rambled far too long and hope this helps you. Good luck!

I'd suggest you read this guide to get started. It'll help you understand all the terms and what nots in this HD2 world.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1021837
And as they say above, if you want an experience, go for dual booting. Though you need to find yourself two sd cards and be carrying them. xD

Kailkti said:
I'd suggest you read this guide to get started. It'll help you understand all the terms and what nots in this HD2 world.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1021837
And as they say above, if you want an experience, go for dual booting. Though you need to find yourself two sd cards and be carrying them. xD
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there's no need for two cards just the right partitioning.

I suggest you to use the phone as is on Windows Mobile 6.5 till you get used to it. The HD2 is awesome even on the Windows Mobile. Next when you feel you need to do more, you need more updated apps, and more functionality on the HD2, you can switch to Android, which is available in various flavors- Sense & Stock. You will have the options to chose a ROM which would give what you need, and there will always be updates to the OS, to the apps it uses and also the functionality enhancement.
If Windows Phone 7 gets more apps and developers produce something good, you'll have additional choice here. WP7 is really slick on HD2, just the lack of apps and several bugs, specifically related to battery, etc.
Concerning outshining the iPhone, you have got wonderful widgets to outdo the iPhone Springboard. Similar apps are also available on the Android Market. Moreover you will have extra functionality like Bluetooth transfer between any devices, use of your phone as storage (pen) drive, for tethering (USB & WiFi) on laptop, transfering music, data or other content from any PC, no iTunes.

As mentioned above, you do not need 2 SD cards. I have my 16GB partitioned where Android gets ~8GB and WP7 gets ~8GB. Also, Hamsn, I believe the OP is already at this point, seeing from his first post that he's had it for 15 months and is now looking for suggestions on where to go from WM6.5. Either way, OP, I think you will be pleasantly surprised regardless of which route you take. There are so many options for the HD2 that it really is like a computer in your pocket. Just how you can load pretty much any OS on a laptop without big corporations locking it down, that's how the HD2 is (and how every smart phone should be!). This is off topic, but on that note, I suggest every HD2 owner go "like" the HTC page on Facebook and leave a post telling them how they better revise their new bootloader policy (with the locked EVO 3D, etc.) or we will never buy HTC again. We will never have a worthy successor to the HD2 if they keep this up.

Spot on drewden123. I am looking for something different than 6.5 (as been on this almost 17 months now). I think I will go down the dual boot route, (WP7 and Android) just getting myself a larger micro SD card to handle it. (as noted I will follow the partition instructions using a 16gb card)
I already know that WP7 will probably do my nut if it causes battery issues (this is the only bad thing I have to say about the whole phone since I had it), but I wont know until I try it.
I guess I will finally end back on a likely 6.5 /Android dual boot.
Just wanted to know if people thought I should not even try WP7 considering the need for activation being a slight pain vs what WP7 actually delivers on this phone.
Thanks for all input so far.

i just tried it for some time without activating and sideloaded some apps. just to see how i like it. but then i went back to android on nand without dual boot to be able to use cwm recovery.
i would suggest you doing the same and if you like wp7 you can activate and install dual boot. but if you don't know if you will like it you shouldn't do the whole work with partitioning sd, activating and everything.
i went back because the multitouch on wp was much worse than on android and the battery drain was just too high. also i was not able to get an activation code.

Foxmanuk said:
Well sort of. Had the phone for about 15 months now, and at the pub the other day, a friend of a friend sees my phone and says "visit xda-developers.com" and find out what you can do with your phone.
Currently - Phone stock standard with UK Voda, been updated once running WM 6.5. (simply to get a longer battery life - voda uk arent too proactive at updates)
I use the phone as
1. A phone (calls/texts etc) and a wireless router for a laptop (when out of the office and no internet connection)
2. Sync with my outlook on pc (W7/ outlook 2010) (to keep recent emails on record for work)
3. Retrieve emails (work account and hotmail) on the move. Guess its important to have office software and some PDF software.
4. Web Browsing (Opera)
5. Camera and Camcorder
6. Occasional Facebook uploads of photos (re: new years eve drunken photos)
7. Sometimes access messenger (live) msn
8. I have a Skype account (not ever used it on the phone)
9. Occasionally run the odd game or you tube to waste time
10. Have never bothered to put music on the phone, but would be good when I run once a week to listen to some decent tunes or radio.
I have briefly looked around the site (well done) and see a multitude of options for things I never really knew I could do on the phone. (For reference I had one of the old PSP 1.5v which I continually played around with to update (flash rom) to use homebrew applications - so can follow instructions quite well)
So here are my questions...
In an ideal world, what would you suggest would be the best course of action for the phone and why? I guess this should cover os/radio/software etc. I have no preferences.
Any issues to consider with Voda UK? - (this is my phone with a company sim, and its out of warranty)
I have looked around for a thread similar to this, as I wouldn't have posted if there was one. If there is one, please point me to it.
Wifey has an Iphone (dont ask) so I wouldnt mind having an all singing all dancing HTC HD2 to dazzle any Iphone owners with its brilliance.
Oh, and I am all for donating beer monies for those that can give me the best answers I seek
Cheers
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New knowledge to me. Thank you ... (sorry... should hit the thanks button...)

Foxmanuk said:
Spot on drewden123. I am looking for something different than 6.5 (as been on this almost 17 months now). I think I will go down the dual boot route, (WP7 and Android) just getting myself a larger micro SD card to handle it. (as noted I will follow the partition instructions using a 16gb card)
I already know that WP7 will probably do my nut if it causes battery issues (this is the only bad thing I have to say about the whole phone since I had it), but I wont know until I try it.
I guess I will finally end back on a likely 6.5 /Android dual boot.
Just wanted to know if people thought I should not even try WP7 considering the need for activation being a slight pain vs what WP7 actually delivers on this phone.
Thanks for all input so far.
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Well, fwiw I do not have that much of a battery drain on WP7, and most ROMs have a bug/fix where if you go into camera, switch it to camcorder, then switch back the battery drain is fixed. Also, activation is a breeze if you do it over MS chat (say you're from US though, I think). The good thing about having the dual boot is that WP7 is only going to improve and get more modern from here. If you dual boot with WM6.5 the OS gets more and more stagnant and outdated. We should be getting Mango sometime in the coming months and I think DFT will have a way where you can actually update your phone directly from Zune like it's an HD7. And, of course, you can always keep a nice CM7 or MIUI for your Android boot option. Maybe I'm just so dazzled by having both the awesome UI of WP7 and the power of CM7 that I think it's the best way to go, but it all comes down to personal preference. If you need the features of WM6.5 go for it. But, WP7, like I said, is just getting better and better, and the only difference from NAND Android and SD is that you don't get clockworkmod. With WP7 and Android you can basically have an HD7 and an EVO in one device.

Thanks for all the help on this thread. I have successfully dual booted WP7 and SD Android on first attempt.
For fellow newbies out there, read, read, read, and then take things slow.
I made sure I knew as much as I could and things went through easily.
WP7 was a 3 min job over MS chat. All working well.
Just getting used to both OS. Think I will use WP7 at work, and Android later in the day. I will post back about practicalities of having both as dual boot options.
I can see already there are a few things I need to get used to on both OS.

Defective GPS - Works with WP7 though???

I've owned my HD2 for 10 months and the GPS has NEVER worked. Stock ROMS, custom 6.5 ROMS, Android Nand ROMS, various radios, whatever. Gave up on it. Couldn't come to any other conclusion other than it must of been defective.
BUT. WTF.
The other day I decided to switch it up from Android and finally give WP7 a go now that the new Mango update is out. I'm pretty sure before I actually updated to Mango, I tried the built in Bing Maps for a location and it of course couldn't find me. Maybe I didn't give it a chance though? Because now I try Bing Maps and gMaps and it friggin' works! No WiFi on and no cell tower location because it's way too accurate. How is this possible??? Now I haven't had the chance to drive around with it yet but it picks up my location in my house. The only differences in my phone from when it didn't work before is WP7 with Mango, and that I smashed it a couple times on the ground yesterday accidentally...
Does anyone have a possible explanation for this (assuming WP7 is the fix)? I'm afraid my HD2 will be forever bound to WP7 now lol

vinny13 said:
Does anyone have a possible explanation for this (assuming WP7 is the fix)? I'm afraid my HD2 will be forever bound to WP7 now lol
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you are going to try a dual boot sd build to see if it works there too aren't you

Lol I'd rather not, but I probably should. I'll try to get around to it later tonight and see whatsupp. Also going to drive around with it later too and see what happens.
I think its so weird because with WinMo 6.5, the best I could do under GPS test was pick up a medium signal on one satellite and low on another under radio 2.12 or 2.14 I think. Any other radio would only pick up one, but two wasn't enough to locate me anyways. Android on the other hand wouldn't detect any satellites whatsoever, regardless of radio. Gave no issues with the actual GPS though, like no errors would pop up when turning it on/off and it would still kill the battery when scanning -_-

[Q] Some VERY BASIC (and I hope) simple question

I have owned several tablets, Augen ZT180, NC, GTAB etc.
Currently we have 2 NC in the house, one my wife has and uses 50% stock and the other 50% she boots off an SD card( shes not ready to commit)
the other is my son, his is a very happy 100% CM7
however, we just bought one for my mom (80+), mostly as an ereader, BUT with the ability to read emails and watch video of the boy and see pix.
Since it was a group by the rest of the family is not quite ready to let mom loose with Android, so its still stock 100%
However that being said there are somethings that I have been asked to do, to help prep it for Xmas that I dont have a clue on, and Im on a limited TIME budget.
I would love to install a file manager, for ease of navigation, no matter what I grab it either wont install or wont 'execute' (cant find it even though it says its installed).
Then of course there is the issue of installing ANYTHING else.
I LOVE XDA and have learned a GREAT deal here, so Im sure all my questions are SOMEWHERE but my searches havent found what I need. I guess most folks, boot from a card or go all in. Truth is with her arthritis my mom couldnt hold a card.
I REALLY like the NC, and think its a great device, if I "root" the NC will it boot as android or will it just be a 'rooted NC'? If I do have a rooted NC, what are the advantages?
I know most of you guys are busy writing new FW to make these tablets as awesome as they can be (and hats off), but if anyone can point me in the right direction I would be very greatful.
Thanks
J

The nook boots android whether you root it or not. Rooting just gives access to more of the features (a key one being market). I would probably set it to boot from the card and then load the apps and features you want her to use to the homescreen and maybe use parental controls to block the market, settings and anything else that she might get confused by.

You might consider MiUi from an SD card. It is a simple interface, reasonably large icons and runs well if you use a class 2 or 4 Sandisk card. It is an iPad-like interface, i.e. it doesn't use an app drawer. Everything is on the home screen(s).

Introduction, Thanks, and a Question: Can Patched LGUP Make Backup of Stock h910

Good morning from Upstate New York, USA.
First, thank you to all the members who have posted such excellent information here. If time spent on this site were worth university credits, I think I would have earned a degree this past week or two. My name is Richard and I'm a semi-retired IT guy who still does some Web development (not so much apps as general Web stuff). I'm amazed at the breadth and depth of knowledge on this site.
The abridged version of why I wound up here is that I have two LG V20 h910 phones. One was still in the box until two weeks ago. I decided to put it into service as a car unit, mainly to run GPS-dependent navigation and mapping apps, because the GPS radio in my main phone is getting tired. It still works, but the signal strength is borderline.
My main phone also has a lot of other apps that I need, some of which require location services, but none of which require an especially strong or consistent signal. So rather than wipe that and move everything to the spare phone, I decided to put the spare into service for car-related stuff. Besides, having another phone number for very limited distribution will come in handy since my "main" number is starting to get too many blasted robocalls.
Because the navigation apps I use don't require Google Play Services, I decided to try rooting the spare phone and trying out more lightweight custom ROMs. That became quite an adventure, albeit a very educational one. I installed about half a dozen ROMs (not including cross-flashing to get root back), thought I bricked the phone about as many times, and in the end wound up with stock Oreo (no root). I'm going to test that today to see how well it navigates. If it works well, I may leave it that way.
If not, then I'll reinstall the unofficial LineageOS 17 beta, which came closest to meeting my needs for this device. It had everything I needed except the ability to route the sound to the car radio via BT using any way that I'm aware of. Other than that, it ran the GPS-dependent apps splendidly. I'm following the progress of that project and may try it again if that deficit is fixed (or if I feel like trying to fix it myself).
Which brings me to the question:
Can Patched LGUP Make a Usable Backup of an AT&T h910?
It's a real drag to have to downgrade / crossflash and re-root to re-flash stock. I know ATT doesn't release .kdz files, but can LGUP DUMP make usable backups of a stock AT&T system that can be easily restored? If so, how would I do that?
As I said, I really don't need root on this device, assuming it does what I need it to do (basically run my navigation and mapping apps). I'm going to test that today, which is an excellent day for that because it's cloudy outside. But if it doesn't, then probably I'll be trying LOS 17 again. It would be nice to have an easier way back to stock than crossflashing, downgrading, re-rooting, and re-flashing.
Thanks again,
Richard

GeekOnTheHill said:
Good morning from Upstate New York, USA.
First, thank you to all the members who have posted such excellent information here. If time spent on this site were worth university credits, I think I would have earned a degree this past week or two. My name is Richard and I'm a semi-retired IT guy who still does some Web development (not so much apps as general Web stuff). I'm amazed at the breadth and depth of knowledge on this site.
The abridged version of why I wound up here is that I have two LG V20 h910 phones. One was still in the box until two weeks ago. I decided to put it into service as a car unit, mainly to run GPS-dependent navigation and mapping apps, because the GPS radio in my main phone is getting tired. It still works, but the signal strength is borderline.
My main phone also has a lot of other apps that I need, some of which require location services, but none of which require an especially strong or consistent signal. So rather than wipe that and move everything to the spare phone, I decided to put the spare into service for car-related stuff. Besides, having another phone number for very limited distribution will come in handy since my "main" number is starting to get too many blasted robocalls.
Because the navigation apps I use don't require Google Play Services, I decided to try rooting the spare phone and trying out more lightweight custom ROMs. That became quite an adventure, albeit a very educational one. I installed about half a dozen ROMs (not including cross-flashing to get root back), thought I bricked the phone about as many times, and in the end wound up with stock Oreo (no root). I'm going to test that today to see how well it navigates. If it works well, I may leave it that way.
If not, then I'll reinstall the unofficial LineageOS 17 beta, which came closest to meeting my needs for this device. It had everything I needed except the ability to route the sound to the car radio via BT using any way that I'm aware of. Other than that, it ran the GPS-dependent apps splendidly. I'm following the progress of that project and may try it again if that deficit is fixed (or if I feel like trying to fix it myself).
Which brings me to the question:
Can Patched LGUP Make a Usable Backup of an AT&T h910?
It's a real drag to have to downgrade / crossflash and re-root to re-flash stock. I know ATT doesn't release .kdz files, but can LGUP DUMP make usable backups of a stock AT&T system that can be easily restored? If so, how would I do that?
As I said, I really don't need root on this device, assuming it does what I need it to do (basically run my navigation and mapping apps). I'm going to test that today, which is an excellent day for that because it's cloudy outside. But if it doesn't, then probably I'll be trying LOS 17 again. It would be nice to have an easier way back to stock than crossflashing, downgrading, re-rooting, and re-flashing.
Thanks again,
Richard
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The short answer is no ...the LGUP is not easily restored
The best way I found was to leave the patched aboot and TWRP on the phone and use the 20H rooted rom along with MK2000 kernel (Newest)
and reinstall TWRP (It gets wiped with the 20H rom)
their is a H910_20g_Oreo_full_stock_Tested.zip if you really want to restore the phone to full stock and take the OTA to 20H

clsA said:
The short answer is no ...the LGUP is not easily restored
The best way I found was to leave the patched aboot and TWRP on the phone and use the 20H rooted rom along with MK2000 kernel (Newest)
and reinstall TWRP (It gets wiped with the 20H rom)
their is a [I can't post links yet, even when quoting] if you really want to restore the phone to full stock and take the OTA to 20H
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Thank you. That's actually the image I used in the end. If stock Oreo works best for what I need this particular device to do, then I'm okay with using stock Oreo, uninstalling the crapware that I can, and disabling what I can't.
I can also attest that that image worked flawlessly.
Richard

I should also mention that this whole adventure has given me even more respect for the V20. It's practically impossible to brick. No matter how badly I hosed it, there was always a way back.
Richard

The "spare" h910 passed its navigation tests with flying colors. I took it for a two-and-a-half hour drive to Micro Center, and my favorite nav app (Magic Earth) performed flawlessly there and back. The only hiccup was on a small stretch of road where half the birds suddenly disappear from the sky due to the topography (the road was cut through rock). It confuses all GPS-based systems.
So that's my new navigation device. I'm also going to route my work number to it since I'm paying for the service anyway. I took the lowest-level AT&T prepaid plan with data. It's only 1 GB with one-month rollover, but I use very little. It will mainly be for traffic data for the navigation apps.
One thing I noticed was that the "car phone" was much cooler than the h910 I had been using before, even after navigating for two and a half hours. So I decided to retire the other h910 I'd been using as my "main" phone, but leave it configured as a hot spare.
I picked up a XIAOMI Mi Mix 3 at Micro Center for USD $379.98, which I think is a steal hardware-wise. I'll use that as my main and personal phone, and the h910 I put into service two weeks ago as my car and business phone. That's assuming I like the XIAOMI, of course. I'll see if there's someplace I can talk about my initial impressions of that phone.
Richard

GeekOnTheHill said:
The "spare" h910 passed its navigation tests with flying colors. I took it for a two-and-a-half hour drive to Micro Center, and my favorite nav app (Magic Earth) performed flawlessly there and back. The only hiccup was on a small stretch of road where half the birds suddenly disappear from the sky due to the topography (the road was cut through rock). It confuses all GPS-based systems.
So that's my new navigation device. I'm also going to route my work number to it since I'm paying for the service anyway. I took the lowest-level AT&T prepaid plan with data. It's only 1 GB with one-month rollover, but I use very little. It will mainly be for traffic data for the navigation apps.
One thing I noticed was that the "car phone" was much cooler than the h910 I had been using before, even after navigating for two and a half hours. So I decided to retire the other h910 I'd been using as my "main" phone, but leave it configured as a hot spare.
I picked up a XIAOMI Mi Mix 3 at Micro Center for USD $379.98, which I think is a steal hardware-wise. I'll use that as my main and personal phone, and the h910 I put into service two weeks ago as my car and business phone. That's assuming I like the XIAOMI, of course. I'll see if there's someplace I can talk about my initial impressions of that phone.
Richard
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I currently have a Xiaomi Poco F1 that I play with from time to time. only real problem with it is no network bands for Tmobile (Mint Sim)
I get a good strong signal on band 5 on AT&T so it fine for me.
I also had a Mi Mix 2s that seemed pretty solid. But it was Stolen and never recovered after just a month of use.
Anyway, Enjoy your new phone and Happy new year

clsA said:
I currently have a Xiaomi Poco F1 that I play with from time to time. only real problem with it is no network bands for Tmobile (Mint Sim)
I get a good strong signal on band 5 on AT&T so it fine for me.
I also had a Mi Mix 2s that seemed pretty solid. But it was Stolen and never recovered after just a month of use.
Anyway, Enjoy your new phone and Happy new year
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Thank you, and Happy New Year to you, as well.
I forgot to update this thread, but sadly, I returned the Xiaomi the day after I bought it. Just when I actually thought I might get to like (or at least live with) MIUI, I made an actual phone call; and the sound quality was so horribly bad that I knew it was something I would not be able to live with.
I searched around for answers, and found something on Xiaomi's site about sometimes needing to reset the phone after doing the update that had been installed OTA after I bought the phone, so I tried that. But when it rebooted, it wouldn't accept my password. Neither would their Web site; and three password reset requests went unanswered. Then I tried by phone number, and it said the account didn't exist.
I packed up the phone, put the SIM in the V20 with the tired GPS, and also installed a new spare battery in that phone. I'd had the battery for a while but hadn't installed it because the battery life on the V20 was okay. But since I had the phone out of the case anyway, I installed it and charged it while I was on my way to Micro Center to return the Xiaomi.
My intention had been to buy another phone while I was there; but when I reached for the V20 after I parked the car, I noticed that it was cool. I thought I'd forgotten to plug the charging cable in because it had been running hot. But it was plugged in and fully-charged. So I'm guessing that the old battery was faulty and had been causing the heat issues in the V20. I guess that might have caused the GPS issues, too, although I haven't had time to check.
In any case, the one V20 works acceptably well for everything except navigation and mapping, and the other V20 works fine for navigation and mapping; so I'll just keep them both activated for now while I do more research. I do plan to purchase a newer phone, but I'm no longer in a hurry now that the one V20 is not overheating. It gives me time to do the kind of research I like to do before purchasing electronics.
Thanks again,
Richard

Lightweight ROM for Moto G3 to use it exclusively as a GPS device

Hi there
Where to start? So I ride a motorcycle most of the time and I like to use Google Maps, Here and Waze when travelling, but I don't like to put my main phone on the motorcycle to use it as a GPS nor I like to have to stop to check my phone every time I am not sure I missed an exit or something, so I picked up my dad's old moto G3 that he had laying around here to use exclusively as a GPS device, I even got a little motorcycle cellphone holder for it and it's pretty good for it, the thing is, even though I have uninstalled everything I could and disabled everything that I won't use on this device to make it use as less RAM as possible and to help battery last longer too the device is still super slow even with just Google Maps running.
I tried downloading a less demanding launcher for it but I didn't feel any difference to be honest. I tried enabling a low ram mode for it but I couldn't get it to work too. So I figured the best thing to do is install a custom rom that is very very basic and very lightweight, but the thing is: I have no idea how to do it lol You see I am pretty good with computers but I am a complete noob with customizing phones so I don't know how to do nearly anything.
Could you guys help me find a good rom for the purpose I described and if possible explain to me how to install it? I'd very very grateful.
The phone is a Motorola G3 2015 model number XT1544 and it has 16GB of storage, idk if it makes any difference but it's a Brazilian made phone.
Thanks in advance