Re: Alternate OS for LG V20?

Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:

Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
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VanguardLH wrote:
 

After rooting my unlocked LG V20 (AT&T model H-910), I'd like to get
something newer than the Android 8.0.0 that is on it now.  [...]
What other Android replacements (maybe getting me to v15) could I
put on this phone?

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I'd be surprised if a snapdragon 820 has the horsepower to run v13/14/15
acceptably?

 
What extra does v13-15 need in terms of horsepower?
(other than the AI stuff, which you won't get on an AOSP OS anyway)

If disable-able, AI is a "feature" that I get rid of as soon as
possible.  I'm too old to want any handholding telling me what to do, or
where to look.  AI just slows me down, and always in the way.

Android 8.0 was released in Aug 2017.  Even getting to Android 12
released in Oct 2021 might get me another 4 years lifespan before apps
moved past v12 as a minimum requirement.

4GB of RAM is likely to be more of a limiting factor.

https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/joan/variant1/

That targets the LG V30 that also had 4 GB of RAM.

Now that I reread the specs for my phone, I realized that I may not want
to bother with rooting it to then get a later OS on it.  This phone does
not support 5G (4G LTE), and 4G is already a bit slow for me.  I have
apps that are heavily network dependent, like the Weight Watchers app
where every lookup and database check is an online lookup.  If their
server is slow, or down, the WW app is a pain to use, or unusable.  They
don't cache anything on the phone despite it has a 128GB uSD card.
Other highly network-centric apps are similarly slower on my old phone
that I've seen on phones for my friends with newer phones (faster CPU,
faster network).  Envy is infectious.

I don't want the network hardware in the phone slowing me down more, so
I just might start looking at new phones again.  Or, even wait until 6G
becomes mainstream with its higher frequencies which means high
bandwidth and much lower latency.  Alas, I don't know if I can stand
using my old phone for another 5 years, or more.  Rooting and a new OS
aren't going to change cellular radio hardware, or make faster the CPU.
I could be beating a nearly dead horse trying to mend my old phone.