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HTC Sense Port for SNS? (Nexus S)

Do you think that Sense will ever be able to be ported to the Nexus S when it releases its Gingerbread update?
I know that the Galaxy S never managed to see Sense on it, but it would be sure nice to have that option I also know this would be a difficult port as it would involve an inter manufacturer jump. I think it was easier to put sense on the n1 due to it being an HTC phone I dont think i will feel the same need for TouchWiz on the Nexus S somehow
JD

No idea. Just out of curiosity, WHY???
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JupiterDroid said:
>I dont think i will feel the same need for TouchWiz on the Nexus S somehow
JD
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HAH! My thoughts exactly ;-)
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OMG WHY!?!?!?! D:

numberoneoppa said:
OMG WHY!?!?!?! D:
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OMG WHY NOT!?!?!?!
I for one would love to see SENSE on the NS ans SGS phones.

Sense is closed-source, meaning it would be illegal to port it. And because we're on the Internet, it will be done anyway.
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TheNikkoMan said:
Sense is closed-source, meaning it would be illegal to port it. And because we're on the Internet, it will be done anyway.
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Because something is closed source doesn't make it illegal to port. The problem is that Sense is a copyright work of HTC and therefore it's up to HTC whether or not third-parties are allowed to redistribute it, at present no.
However that still doesn't mean porting Sense is illegal. If you own a HTC Desire HD, dump the firmware, modify it to run on another device you own then that's perfectly legal. However, I'm not sure about the actual legalities of duplicating the firmware. You may be forced to remove the firmware from your HTC device so that you haven't created two copies. It really depends on what HTC's license says, assuming they even thought to include one.

Can anybody make a sense rom?
To work on nexus S....Pls just for kicks
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I'm sure one will be released at some point. Sense has an aesthetically pleasing UI that a lot of android users find attractive. Seeing as the Nexus S was just released, however, just have to wait and be patient. I think that the openness of this device, coupled with it's "pure google" experience, will attract a lot of devs and a lot of customization options.

gotgadget said:
To work on nexus S....Pls just for kicks
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why don't u go and buy a mt4g? its 10x better than this boring nexus anyway?

I like the phone but in its stock form its slower than my old captivate. (Running touchwiz and 2.1)
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robstunner said:
I like the phone but in its stock form its slower than my old captivate. (Running touchwiz and 2.1)
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Yeeah. Sure.
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I was taking about the mytouch. It's lag central.
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Yeeah. Sure.
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I think the N1 got the Sense ROMs only because it was easy to port it from the nearly identical HTC Desire device.
I'm not sure it will be that easy to do on the Samsung HW.
Does the SGS have such ROM? If so, then surly we'll be seeing one for NS soon.

It doesn't make Sense
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Don't want a mytouch 4g. I like the nexus screen better...
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I have both the mt4g and the nexus s and I prefer the mt4g especially now since they're working on cm6 for it. My nexus s only frustrates me...no video chat app? Ugh and gingerbread is OVERRATED
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nccu_eagles said:
I have both the mt4g and the nexus s and I prefer the mt4g especially now since they're working on cm6 for it. My nexus s only frustrates me...no video chat app? Ugh and gingerbread is OVERRATED
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Tango was updated today to support the Nexus S
And I only looked at this thread thinking it was a joke. You mean someone would seriously want to take a great phone and crap it up with Sense???? I don't understand that at all!

I though people stopped making sense ROMs because HTC didnt quite like that copyright infringment.
thats why the CM rom on the Evo doesnt have it

sense 3.0

wondering if we will see a rom eventually running new sense the videos of it are pretty not something id keep for my everyday rom but it looks fun to show off a little bit...
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I doubt it, this isn't even an HTC phone. Sense sucks anyway.

eh I agree that sense sux in terms of speed but like I said it looks extra nice and it would be fun to play with...
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go ahead and port it yourself then...

I plan on looking into it but I barely got into that on the mt4g recently and don't know much about how to port
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Most likely we won't
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just give me cm7 or better yet cm8...it's all i need.

tq745 said:
just give me cm7 or better yet cm8...it's all i need.
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agreed for my daily yess.... I miss cm7 and can't wait to put it on this bad boy
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if anyone else is Interested let me know because I will be working on getting this ported
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rich2thad said:
if anyone else is Interested let me know because I will be working on getting this ported
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I'm interested, can test it if you want once you ported it. Good luck.
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I would LOVE to see this. I was considering waiting for the Sensation, but if someone is at least going to attempt to port Sense to this, I may pick one up yet.
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lost of good luck, haha... just curious if it is even possible cause if I remember a serious team of rom cookers/builders couldnt get sense ported to and samsung phone cause it is a totally different phon/ hardware/processor... its just not likely if I remember right. But serious good luck to you cause that would save me from getting the sensation.

mt3g said:
lost of good luck, haha... just curious if it is even possible cause if I remember a serious team of rom cookers/builders couldnt get sense ported to and samsung phone cause it is a totally different phon/ hardware/processor... its just not likely if I remember right. But serious good luck to you cause that would save me from getting the sensation.
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Nexus s has a sense rom running I think.
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I don't know about seeing a ROM with Sense 3.0 on my G2x but I can tell you right now. If I can't get a G2x that isn't so buggy I will be getting a HTC device with Sense 3.0. I have been through 4 G2x's in the past 2 days and all of them have serious bugs or defects.

where there is will there is a way lol
the more support I get the better chance there is
I assure lots of my time and work will go into this may not work fully but I want to play with it
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jrwingate6 said:
I don't know about seeing a ROM with Sense 3.0 on my G2x but I can tell you right now. If I can't get a G2x that isn't so buggy I will be getting a HTC device with Sense 3.0. I have been through 4 G2x's in the past 2 days and all of them have serious bugs or defects.
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what issues have u had? I have one and my only issue is backlight bleeding which is really just a small annoyance
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crawler9 said:
I would LOVE to see this. I was considering waiting for the Sensation, but if someone is at least going to attempt to port Sense to this, I may pick one up yet.
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I would pick the g2x up simply cuznits being compared to the n1 dev support wise. kmobs and cyan are on board if that means anything to u
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My main problem is SOD, have to take battery out!
rich2thad said:
what issues have u had? I have one and my only issue is backlight bleeding which is really just a small annoyance
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shadow666 said:
My main problem is SOD, have to take battery out!
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sod? forgive me of my ignorance but what is that
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Sleep of death. The screen goes completely black and wont wake up from stand by...no matter how many times I press the on/off bottom. So taking battery off fixes it, but it happens many times.
rich2thad said:
sod? forgive me of my ignorance but what is that
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Anyone grabbing this badboy?

http://www.androidcentral.com/sprints-motorola-photon-4g-available-july-31-199-contract
Just thought Id share this with you guys...

sounds pretty badass but its kinda ugly

My brother wants to go on my line, and imma either tell him the evo 3d or this.
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The specs seem pretty good but its kinda ugly and looks bulky...after this nexus I don't think I want to go to a heavier phone..oh and I love cm7 and miui
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Locked bootloader
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Itll get rooted, but bootloader is locked. With the recent breakthroughs on the Droid X with second init and getting CM7 working, count on aosp working at some point on the Photon also. Motorola may even unlock a few months down the road since they promised no more locked bootloaders.

Like the look and nice specs but I only buy Nexus devices. To buy any other android phone other than a Nexus would be stupid.

I think it is nice, but, I genuinely love my NS4G and I haven't even rooted and started flashing yet.
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Yea dont blame you. I personally like Motorola and think itll be the best all around option sprint will see this year. Best battery and radio, guaranteed.
gunstar3035 said:
Like the look and nice specs but I only buy Nexus devices. To buy any other android phone other than a Nexus would be stupid.
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Oh. And the Atrix bootloader has been hacked and unlocked so im sure the photon will be figured out shortly.

gunstar3035 said:
Like the look and nice specs but I only buy Nexus devices. To buy any other android phone other than a Nexus would be stupid.
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Wow. That's pretty closed minded.
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Battery life will be awesome. It has a 10 hour talk time.
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If it gets unlocked, I'll jump on it. Tegra 2 processors are second to none with their 3D capabilities. I'm skeptical about battery life and the qHD display. The only phone I'm interested other than this is the SGS2 but that's not going to be out until fall according to our samsung rep.
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gunstar3035 said:
Like the look and nice specs but I only buy Nexus devices. To buy any other android phone other than a Nexus would be stupid.
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How would that be stupid? Other manufactures add functionality that should be included in stock android already but isn't. Unless you're stuck on the "ill get updates first wagon".
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Quis89 said:
How would that be stupid? Other manufactures add functionality that should be included in stock android already but isn't. Unless you're stuck on the "ill get updates first wagon".
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That's a matter of opinion and on the development device you have the source to add to if you wish : D not hating on you but most run to the nexus line to escape what the carrier added.
The proton is ugly imo lol, can't imagine comfort holding that thing also why are all these dual cores only pushing one gig?
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Hell yeah I am getting this phone. It is what the EVO 2 should have been. And it will be rooted, not worried about that.
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I had a flashback when I seen it I couldn't place it but I got it, the motorola i1 presumably one of the worst phones produced with android. It featured iden push to talk and that was the only selling point, shipped with 1.5 android when froyo was out, the list goes on. the design is a perfect match as far as the shape. Visit this link
www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/Mobile-Phones/MOTOROLA-i1-US-EN
load the flash video and check picture 2 and the last one out. Very bulky
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Off topic but which do you prefer more, sense or motoblur. I used sense 3.0 and I totally hated it, it felt like the UI was bogging down the hardware. I never tired blur, i know some people have a thing against it but don't know why...
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chewbz said:
Off topic but which do you prefer more, sense or motoblur. I used sense 3.0 and I totally hated it, it felt like the UI was bogging down the hardware. I never tired blur, i know some people have a thing against it but don't know why...
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Because it's the ugliest, slowest, buggiest UI

Lol. The new blur isnt bad. The icons are what kill me.
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Because it's the ugliest, slowest, buggiest UI
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I hated blur when it came out on the cliq and havent touched it since then
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Where's the nexus s ics alpha?

How is there no alpha yet for the nexus s/nexus s 4g? It seems like everyone's getting it before us. The evo 4g just got it.
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page one of the general section is FILLED with threads about ics. did you even check those before posting this?

ripplecm said:
How is there no alpha yet for the nexus s/nexus s 4g? It seems like everyone's getting it before us. The evo 4g just got it.
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I believe we are ahead of them... they may have thing's that aren't working and all we need on our side is the camera to work... atleast that's all koush needs =]
-Google

ripplecm said:
How is there no alpha yet for the nexus s/nexus s 4g? It seems like everyone's getting it before us. The evo 4g just got it.
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Uh wut? Nexus ICS alphas have been floating around for weeks.
The evo is always going to have more roms available at any given time, since there's a ton of devs working on that phone... And more options because of Sense.

First of all the things we have are sdk ports so they don't count. Second I would rather have a rom with half busted stuff than nothing like we do now. Wahh it sucks.
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ripplecm said:
How is there no alpha yet for the nexus s/nexus s 4g? It seems like everyone's getting it before us. The evo 4g just got it.
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Why haven't you released it? Oh that's right you don't know how. Just be patient and wait for one to come.
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xsteven77x said:
First of all the things we have are sdk ports so they don't count. Second I would rather have a rom with half busted stuff than nothing like we do now. Wahh it sucks.
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The evo ics rom is from sdk.

Braneless said:
The evo ics rom is from sdk.
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Oh. So does the s2 have a real one? If not then actually no one has it yet and I feel alot better ;-)
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I don't think that someone has a decent working ICS right now.
But come on, don't start a ton of new threads just to aks why there's no ics. I know it's exciting but after all it's just ICS xD
And it's just a max. of 1 month waiting time 'till the ota gets out. I would go so far to say that no one of us will die from waiting

Max one month is a huge overstatement. It will be a miracle on xda street if we get an ota in a month. Mark my words.
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xsteven77x said:
Oh. So does the s2 have a real one? If not then actually no one has it yet and I feel alot better ;-)
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I don't know. I just went over to the Evo forum to see what was going on, and they were struggling just to get the sdk port to work.

Www.multiupload.com/F0F156G363
ICS Build from source. May not be perfect but something to flash. Think primarily for I9020T, use at own risk. Don't know if someones shared this already but sorry if someone did.
From Kwiboo's thread. His rom.
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Im using jelly bean on my old nexus.

I have to say jelly bean blows this sense bs out of the water. I cant wait to have it on my one x, mostly just to use Google now. Its so nice and fast and actually useful. I can set all my alarms without even looking at the phone!
Holding out for source code. Hopefully it will comes quickly. Having come from several previous htc devices, I should be used to this long wait for source bullshhh by now.
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Really, setting your alarms without looking at the screen? To be perfectly honest it doesn't seem all that beneficial.
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I would kill to have stock jelly bean working on the one x. I'm starting to really dislike sense because of it's memory hogging. I can't think of a single feature it adds to stock android other than the ability to remove some home screens.

Y do u guys buy htc if u dont like sense? Jus saying..............
I love sense 4.0! Its perfect! And its sexy!!
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zounduser said:
Y do u guys buy htc if u dont like sense? Jus saying..............
I love sense 4.0! Its perfect! And its sexy!!
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I buy htc solely for hardware. Been doing it since the apache. Using custom roms since the touch pro. Like the hardware. Don't mind sense but would love to do without it.
Plus I hate how sense has to add notes to all my contacts.
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zounduser said:
Y do u guys buy htc if u dont like sense? Jus saying..............
I love sense 4.0! Its perfect! And its sexy!!
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Because, we buy the phone for the hardware. This is xda-developers... We'll get the software we want on our devices one way or another.

zounduser said:
Y do u guys buy htc if u dont like sense? Jus saying..............
I love sense 4.0! Its perfect! And its sexy!!
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Because a lot of us are just in it for the hardware. I don't want a Nexus (though I have been quite tempted) in fact, the ROM I *want* to use is MIUI. However, since we do not yet have kernel source that is not 100% ready for me and I also don't want to lose the Sense burst camera.
I don't hate Sense, in fact it was my first Android experience (HTC Aria) when I first switched to CyanogenMod, I thought "Where did my beautiful clock and Facebook widget go?!"
Then I got over it. If one doesn't take advantage of a majority of the things that Sense has to offer, they simply have no reason to keep it on their phone. I fall into that category.
I promise, if there had been a version of the HTC One X without Sense, I would have grabbed it in a heartbeat. It's the most beautiful phone screen I have ever used, and I like the general design. My only complaint is no memory card slot.
What you're saying is: If you don't like Touchwiz, don't buy Samsung. If you don't like Timescape, don't buy Sony. If you don't like Sense, don't buy HTC, and if you don't like Blur, don't buy Motorola.
It isn't that simple because some of us dislike them all. I happen to fall into that category, but if I have to pick my poison it is definitely Sense.
We buy the phone despite Sense because we know that there will eventually be the opportunity to remove it.
It's great hardware, and Android devices are rarely stuck on the manufacturer's software

Thanks. That sir is a good answer. Ive been asking people y they would buy a phone knowing its sense, and then complain about it. Just funny 2 me ya know. ;-) but i got flamed for asking the question...........even got called a troll!! Ha ha ha!!!!! Funny!!!!! But ya man, thats all they had to say, instead of getting all sad, and calling people names!
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rquinn19 said:
I buy htc solely for hardware. Been doing it since the apache. Using custom roms since the touch pro. Like the hardware. Don't mind sense but would love to do without it.
Plus I hate how sense has to add notes to all my contacts.
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Same here. This is the sexiest device on the market by far. A little low on the internal storage, but this is like saying a 10/10 drop dead gorgeous model isn't any good because her titties are only a B cup.
I was hoping we'd have the kernel source by now so we could get some real custom ROMs on here and not just modded stock ROMs. I do appreciate the mods and hacks but I'm talking about CM9, AOSP/AOKP, etc. Very disappointed with HTC because of their constant neglect. Almost thinking of selling this device and getting a Galaxy Nexus again.

Ok maybe i should have asked.......y do people complain about having sense knowing thats indeed what they bought. I love sense, and sense 4.0 is sexy!!!!
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zounduser said:
Ok maybe i should have asked.......y do people complain about having sense knowing thats indeed what they bought. I love sense, and sense 4.0 is sexy!!!!
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Haha once again, pretty much for the same reason.
I think a lot of us expected to be Senseless much sooner. This is my first rendezvous with HTC in quite some time.

MyronJ906 said:
Haha once again, pretty much for the same reason.
I think a lot of us expected to be Senseless much sooner. This is my first rendezvous with HTC in quite some time.
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Cool. Im not knocking u guys for doing what u do.......im just saying.....me personally am very pleased with sense 4.0. The storage isnt a huge deal 4 me, im using sugar sync, dropbox, and 4shared. They all work great. I just dont get how yall could not like sense 4.0? ;-) cuz its perfect 4 me. Anyways carry on....and hopefully that source will come soon 4 u guys! ;-)
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zounduser said:
Ok maybe i should have asked.......y do people complain about having sense knowing thats indeed what they bought. I love sense, and sense 4.0 is sexy!!!!
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Same as posted before, I bought it because it was priced well, and I don't care for any manufacturer overlay tbh. My first android was the original evo, loved it, but then I found cyanogenmod, and loved it even more. That's what's great about android you can get custom roms, and have it the way you like it.
Also sense has changed a lot lately it use to be able to multitask just like default android, but HTC in sense 4 changed that which, imo, is a reason to be able to complain. Why change something that never had a peoblem.
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zounduser said:
Cool. Im not knocking u guys for doing what u do.......im just saying.....me personally am very pleased with sense 4.0. The storage isnt a huge deal 4 me, im using sugar sync, dropbox, and 4shared. They all work great. I just dont get how yall could not like sense 4.0? ;-) cuz its perfect 4 me. Anyways carry on....and hopefully that source will come soon 4 u guys! ;-)
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Have you tried a 100% working cyanogenmod, or miui? Your mind might change if you haven't.
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Thanks I don't really think there is anything wrong with Sense 4.0 in fact, I like it. I just know that I don't use it.
I'm going to use Apex or Nova Launcher for sure (I frequently swap between the two) then I lose the Sense widgets.
I would rather use Widget Locker so the Sense lockscreens (despite being pretty cool) become useless. (Not using WL now though because of the multitouch issue it causes)
People just want to get the extra memory it uses back. You're right though, Sense 4.0 is pretty nice in my opinion. Not really much to not like, but if you don't use it it turns into wasted resources.
and I think everyone has to admit, the Sense camera is delightful

zounduser said:
Ok maybe i should have asked.......y do people complain about having sense knowing thats indeed what they bought. I love sense, and sense 4.0 is sexy!!!!
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Shut up. Jesus Christ.
We complain about sense because we don't have the source code and its a memory hogging skin. If we had sourcw code, wouldn't be an issue.
But seriously. You're annoying.
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I know once source is released, this thing finally hit godmode
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tehdef said:
Shut up. Jesus Christ.
We complain about sense because we don't have the source code and its a memory hogging skin. If we had sourcw code, wouldn't be an issue.
But seriously. You're annoying.
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Ur a punk bro! U wouldnt say that 2 my face!!!!!
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tehdef said:
Shut up. Jesus Christ.
We complain about sense because we don't have the source code and its a memory hogging skin. If we had sourcw code, wouldn't be an issue.
But seriously. You're annoying.
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Get something other than htc u damn whiner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nuff said!
Edit.....im annoying because im right! And u know it.
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zounduser said:
Get something other than htc u damn whiner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nuff said!
Edit.....im annoying because im right! And u know it.
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Nope, you're annoying because you quoted the same person on the same post in two different posts and still added absolutely nothing to the thread.
I personally like Sense, definitely a whole lot more than I do touchwiz since I came from a Samsung Captivate. That being said, I am very interested in trying out a complete "Google Experience" with Jelly Bean.
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