One major setback about Sense is that it doesn't allow Sense to rotate into landscape mode. Any ideas on why HTC haven't allowed Sense to rotate? Kind of pointless when the docks are landscape...
I've tried other launchers but they don't appeal to me.
What I might start doing is use Tasker to launch Launcher Pro when my phone is docked... I know that launcher does landscape. But even when I charge using a cable it will lanch launcher pro...
I agree. It feels like they left many things out when they released our phones. Hopefully an update will fix/finish those things.
I know for the EVO 4G they ported Sense ROMs from the Inspire which was modded to include a landscape version of Sense in a flashable zip. Might want to find it and either try it (diff. phone/Sense ver though) or contact one of the devs.
Why don't we keep bugging htc about it? Just as many as people was bugging htc about s-off XD
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I'm an AT&T subscriber and i've been waiting on the Nexus one or compatible device.
I really don't know which is better between the nexus and the desire, but I know I do like the Physical buttons and the optical trackpad on the desire. I'm just not sure I want the Sense UI over Android.
Does the Sense UI still allow animated backgrounds and have all the features that vanilla Android has?
My main concern is the fact that it seems to take manufacturers with UI over Android a while to upgrade to the latest Version of Android.
So what do you guys think the best choice will be? And how hard will it be to remove Sense off the Desire and make it Vanilla Anroid? Will it then get the OTA updates just like the NExus One?
elijahblake said:
I'm an AT&T subscriber and i've been waiting on the Nexus one or compatible device.
I really don't know which is better between the nexus and the desire, but I know I do like the Physical buttons and the optical trackpad on the desire. I'm just not sure I want the Sense UI over Android.
Does the Sense UI still allow animated backgrounds and have all the features that vanilla Android has?
My main concern is the fact that it seems to take manufacturers with UI over Android a while to upgrade to the latest Version of Android.
So what do you guys think the best choice will be? And how hard will it be to remove Sense off the Desire and make it Vanilla Anroid? Will it then get the OTA updates just like the NExus One?
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Yes someone can make a stock android 2.1 rom for the desire. HTC SENSE UI has everything that stock android has except (correct me if I'm wrong) the new launcher.
In every htc sense device you can just turn off sense and just use stock android so no problem there.
The device won't get major updates from google (like OS upgrades) but it might get minor updates (like 3G fixes, bug fixes, newer flash)
Just so that you know Sense UI is android except with a skin, like sense on the hd2.
I would get the Desire (you get both stock and sense ui, the desire has more RAM then the nexus one, the desire looks much better and sleeker.)
Agreed. Couple points:
1. I own a Nexus. It's very good. I'm a WinMo guy and it was good enough to convert me to a phone with no keyboard.
2. I'ld get the desire. Its almost like a 2nd gen N1. Takes away most common faults: bad network coverage, problems with capacitive buttons, vanilla interface.
3. Furthermore, Sense is great. Coming from an HTC WinMo phone I reeeaeaally missed Sense. Android clocks look cheesy while sense looks classy. There is now a dedicated phone button on the screen. My number one complaint was I hate the way iphones find contacts to call them. It's like 4 clicks and a ton of scrolling. Android is like that. But with Sense on, Sense dialer is a smart dialer. Just start typing their name on dialpad (dad = 323) and it quickly finds the number.
4. Although sense can be turned off, its not "just" a launcher. Its also a dialer, a contact app, an entire new homescreen with 7 screens and specialized htc widgets preprogrammed into them, with saveable custom homescreens called "scenes." New weather app, new app drawer with no 3d effects. Also, Sense ("Rosie") is said by Rom chiefs to be built deep into the "framework" of Android, which is why they sadly havent just ported the apps to stock yet.
thanks guys, Looks like the Desire is the best choice then... Now I just hope that it really comes to AT&T. And SOON!!!
i wonder if at&t will screw up the desire like they did with the backflop?
Brickflop, you mean. But I wouldn't be surprised if the Desire gets the same treatment.
Hi there,
I told my mother to buy a Desire S because it had reasonnable specs at a fair price. However I feel bad about the Sense UI that adds complexity and small fonts. I have an HD2 with a Nexus One ROM and could help her much better if she had the Google 'customization'.
So is there a way to disable/remove sense? There is a known trick for the Desire that does not work for the S. Or is there a rom without Sense? I have not seen any in the dev forum.
Thanks,
Jerome.
You can just download LauncherPro or Gingerbread Launcher or any other launcher app from the market
But if you wanna disable Sense completely I don't think there's rom of pure Gingerbread yet ..
Launcher pro would definitely not do anything to simplify things!
I think something like the titanium roms that were available for winmo
6.5 et al would be good. Stripped down and simpler to use without Sense, also faster imo.
Sent from my HTC Desire S
Well, someone can try to port an android from a non htc phone to this one.....
Thanks for your answers.
Actually I noticed some people compile the gingerbread launcher and post it on the market (there's also the gingerbread keyboard).
I may try that ...
Is it possible to keep the stock sense 3.0 launcher but cut down the amount of screens to about 5 ?
Thanks
I'd like to be able to do that too. Galaxy SII has this feature. You can remove screens just as easy as you'd remove a widget. Hopefully next versions of Sense will have this too.
No. It's not. Rosie has the worst customization of any launcher out there.
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I may betting an Inspire in 2 weeks, replacing an HTC Aria (FroYo, rooted, likely to be Sense 1.o). I see that many of the ROMs for the Inspire are Sense 3.0 or higher. Do these higher/newer versions of sense have landscape home screens?
There are only 10 kinds of people. Those who understand binary math, and those who don't.
Some do and some don't. You can often flash a rotating rosie mod on the ones that do come with it right off.
Guys don't flame me for this, but I really love the HTC Sense UI, but the form factory of the HTC Evo View leaves a quite a lot to be desired when compared to my Galaxy Tab Plus. I've tried to get some of the lookalike HTC widgets from the market, but the integration just Visn't as deep as I want really. For example, the Sense calendar on the Evo View is fantastic. In landscape, you get a really graphically rich grid calendar on the left half, and an agenda view on the right half. Everything just looks a lot more polished IMO than Touchwiz
Would it even be possible to get the honeycomb version of the HTC Evo View and flash it onto the Galaxy?
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no, you could port it, but not install the actual ROM guaranteed not to work.
HTC is totally diff from samsung, HTC working on any other device is actually quite a bit of work. Sense can be ported but is usually a PITA if device is not HTC.
I would advise you not to attempt to install any other device's ROM on your device.
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Thanks, I was doubtful it would work but I thought I'd pose the question. I'm actually surprised that the Sense stuff isn't ported more often, but I know it's kindof a love or hate with Sense...
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Realistically and unfortunately no.