HTC CEO reportedly confirms Sense UI coming to current Android handsets
Sure, current Android handset owners, it’s understandable that you’re looking at HTC’s new Hero handset with a bit of jealousy. The new Sense UI alone is reason enough to be envious of course, as HTC has seemingly done for Android what it has done previously for Windows Mobile — added a UI layer that boosts sex appeal by about a million times. Don’t fret though… It looks like at least some of you will be getting some Sense UI love in the near future. HTC CEO Peter Chou is reportedly quoted as stating, “HTC sense will be available on some other existing devices.” That little snippet can be interpreted a variety of ways of course, but suffice it to say that the Dream/G1 or the Magic/myTouch 3G (or even both) are destined for updates that include the new Sense UI. As for what carrier versions will be privy to said update, your guess is as good as ours for the time being. Keep those fingers crossed, T-Mobile subscribers.
That means that Rogers Wireless HTC Magic which is not a Google Branded Android is eligible for the New Sense UI
Can I trademark HT C and begin manufacturing my own cell phones?
I agree with this guy here –
http://mobile.informationweek.com/device/article.php?CALL_URL=http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/06/htcs_sense_ui_c.html?
about htc sense (GUI overlay on top of Android) ..dont’ think its coming to Google Branded devices and mytouch 3g and the G1 are those devices! I hope and pray that I’m wrong though!!
I think this guy here is right –
http://mobile.informationweek.com/device/article.php?CALL_URL=http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/06/htcs_sense_ui_c.html?
I don’t think HTC Sense UI is coming to the USA G1 or upcoming myTouch 3g because they are google-branded phones. I hope and pray that I’m wrong!! Still might pick up the myTouch 3g anyway and hope google devs will copy HTC sense interface in their upcoming roms like donut or eclair
You’re right, this is essentially an overlay on top of Android, just like TouchFlo is over Window Mobile. However, Android doesn’t suffer from the same difficult or confusing interface that Windows Mobile does, so I’m not sure what the point is in covering it up. Maybe HTC is trying to put it’s own look on their handsets, but it’s essentially laying on top of an OS that doesn’t need to be hidden or made easier. I own an HTC Touch Pro (on Sprint) – Worst handset I’ve ever owned. While TouchFlo is pretty to look at it is too sensitive with some commands and not sensitive enough with others…it also doesn’t “talk” nicely with Windows Mobile…I have to constantly clear notifications in both TouchFlo and WM, when you’d think that clearing one would automatically clear the other.
http://www.androidauthority.com/index.php/2009/06/25/htc-clarifies-sense-ui-on-existing-models-comment/
Damn. – Root time