UnifiedNlp VS gpslogger

Hello, I'm trying to add microG to my OS by following the microG wiki (very well written!) However, I'm not able to add the additional patch(https://github.com/microg/UnifiedNlp/blob/master/patches/android_frameworks_base-N.patch) to make location work (mentioned here - https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/wiki/Installation)

https://github.com/microg/UnifiedNlp - acts as a middle ware for multiple backends which have network location features.

MicroG has a list of NLP modules. Afaik it doesn't harm having several installed and working concurrently. The list here: https://github.com/microg/UnifiedNlp

Get UnifiedNLP - essentially does Locations services but not google

Another option would be to use an other location provider than google, like unifiedNLP.

I assume you are talking about microG. I have no personal experience with this because I've always just installed Gapps, but I wasn't under the impression UnifiedNLP or similar required microG. The installation instructions for UnifiedNLP just talk about downloading a couple APKs, and maybe installing as system apps (https://github.com/microg/UnifiedNlp/blob/HEAD/README.md). I do see that the app itself is made by the microG project, but it does make the claim (in several places I've found while searching) that "most" ROMs support it. What am I missing?

Here's a link to more location backends, you can rule out 4 or 5 since some are old and others are for China.

For location history I use https://gpslogger.app. It's open-source, can be found on F-Droid and has many settings.

I realize tracking takes some battery life. But I already run two GPS trackers on my phone (Google Maps tracks location, also I have GPSLogger. They both use a very small amount of battery. Eufy is using a lot more.

Or you could use a more efficient GPS logging app. eg GPS Logger. https://gpslogger.app/ It has settings you can adjust to save power, eg reduce the frequency of recording points. Then you can export a GPX file afterwards to upload to Strava.

GPSLogger (version 127): A lightweight GPS logger, battery efficient, GPX/KML, add notes, share, upload.

Haven't used strava or komoot and my answer probably is too late, sorry. But I personally used "GPSLogger for Android" on longer trips. Works pretty well, you have several options to tweak the performance and therefore your battery life.

I like GPSLogger for Android to log the trip to GPX https://gpslogger.app/ but haven't found anything I like to save it visually

My method, FWIW, is to attach a small Bluetooth device to the bike (I have a speaker, but anything you can power on or off works). I have an Android phone with Tasker and GPSLogger, and I have a Tasker profile which starts logging when it connects to the specific Bluetooth device, and stops logging when it disconnect. It's a bit of a janky setup but it does record my rides pretty consistently without having to actually handle my phone.