HTC's Sense UI not coming to any "Google" branded phones
By Ross Miller 
posted June 25th 2009 10:31PM
posted June 25th 2009 10:31PM
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How are those home screens better when they're just simple black screens with a bunch of icons lined up in a grid?
You know...you can do something like that on the G1...
Better how, because they're prettier versions of what Palm was doing almost a decade ago?
I didn't say they were more innovative or more exciting, just that they were better.
Making something needlessly more complicated does not improve it, but it may make it harder to use.
@ ethana2: HTC TouchFlo is probably the best UI I've ever used (though webOS with it's live cards is pretty damned sweet too). To see HTC bringing the next gen of TouchFlo to Android is nothing but goodness.
Even that 'Clutter' interface is inferior, because each of the large icons are merely representations of applications. Both TouchFlo and webOS have 'live' panels so new and pertinent information is available in the main UI without having to launch the app.
Certainly not, as you suggest "harder to use".
PS: expect the iPhone 4.0 interface to break away from the sea of static icons style, though that would mean needing real multitasking available to 3rd party developers.
Pwnd
When the fuck is Microsoft gonna announce the other features on the Zune HD. I want mobile gaming on the Zune HD. Not half-assed browser-based quality games like on the iTouch. Some mobile xbox games or live arcade games would be superb, especially with online multiplayer and some sort of modular game pad to attach to the thing or something. Ask the pressing questions Engadget. I wanna see what else the thing can do to make it worth a purchase other than HD Radio.
HD radio makes the Zune worth purchasing? Really??? Ever hear of Pandora, Slacker, Last.fm, the list goes on? HD radio, please. Why not throw an 8-track player on the Zune too?
Because nobody has the right to want something you find silly or antiquated right? How very dare they!
Does HD radio require a wifi connection?
What the hell does this article have to do with the Zune?
i reported you.
have a good day sir :)
cough *douche*
its alright..but i've seen better interfaces (such as Web OS)
Hmmm... WebOS is just about the only other phone interface I think is on the same level of HTCs work with Manila and now Sense UI. They manage to make a fairly deep and wide level of information easily available, and for the 'sea of icons' lovers, there's still a panel for that.
I think although sense makes things customisable and information readily available I think it makes thinks look more cluttered. TouchFlo3D was more organised. Just bring the widgets to Manila (and a web OS style app switcher) and keep sense for Android.
My G1 is running Hero just fine as a daily driver. If you can't load a Hero ROM to your G1 and not get it to run smoothly, then you need to step away from modding your phone.
Well, I'm back on a custom cupcake build. The problems I had were with apps2sd, which even after I got it working, slowed things down too much.
It's more of an internal hardware issue in my book.
If Exchange clients are prevented on the Google-branded phones, someone should tell the authors of Touchdown. I've been using it for several months now and it works fine.
Don't worry XDA will fix this ASAP and EVERYONE will have it running on their Google Android devices and so forth..
Is it just me, or does anyone else prefer the Vanilla Google Android UI? Sense UI doesn't look to be to to snuff.
Thank you.
Considering that the XDA dudes have been running the Rosie (codename for Sense while it was being dev'd) UI on their G1's for weeks now, this full release making it over to the rooted G1s is guarentee'd
Oh yes it will. Have faith in the folks on www.xda-developers.com If its on an HTC device it WILL get ported. :D
the XDA notoriety cant be good. They have been going for years now but as the numbers increase (majority of HTC owners have visited) the higher the eyebrows will be raised.
I got the Tmobile G1 USA google phone and im running the full hero UI & Software on my phone already thanks to Haykuro
xda ftw
"some hacker with enough know how"
Already happened. I have ran Hero and went back to standard Android already. Check out the xda-developers forums. They have Hero, Ion and all sorts of different versions of android ported and instruction on how to use them all. All you need is to root your android phone and bam, load whatever UI you want.
HAHAHAH this doesnt apply to me cause i rooted. haha that sucks for all the non rooted mt3g's and g1's
Not to be a jerk but I'm running the sense UI on my G1 already. Its fantastic but honestly takes a lot of "dangerous" practices. Not recommended for noobs or the weak of heart.