Originally Posted by
johnny99
I tried a few of these apps, but there are so many limitations like battery life, screen brightness, how to mount on your handlebar, apps crashing when you get a phone call or try to take a photo. I finally gave up and bought a Garmin, which solved all my problems.
The new Garmin Touring with maps and navigation is only $250 complete.
Since I already have my phone holder mounted on the handlebar and my Google Maps on Android is a better GPS system than my Garmin, I was looking to add some speedometer functionality to the phone. But if it doesn't work, I'm willing to find a place to mount the Garmin. On my old phone, I had the battery problems with GPS you are referring to, but this new phone seems to have much better battery life and efficiency.
My phone holder is actually the belt-clip holder from my phone's Otterbox Defender protective case - I zip-tied it onto the handlebar and it works perfectly:
