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I just was curious to see what you all thought of the sense integration with android. I have had many android phones, this is my first HTC phone. Whenever I got a new android device the first thing I would do is customize everything to the way I liked it. This always started with a Google search on rooting it to get a custom rom. Mainly cause I could and I liked the differences.
I have to say that I am happy with this phone. I have been using it the way it came out of the box. I think that the sense has made the already good android system even better. Perhaps its gingerbread doing its work as well for a good experience. This phone plain and simple just works. Multi tasking is very reliable unlike most of my expierences with other android devices (COUGH...G2x...COUGH) No issues to date. The phone and the phone interface is excellent IMO. I don't even think I will root it when its able to be done. Perhaps only to have recovery option available. Thumbs up too HTC!!
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hate it. ADW launcher FTW.
I like sense, but it seems really resourse intensive, pretty sure u can achieve the same eye candy less power hungry. Still need root, to remove the crapware that came with the phone.
Sense 3.0 is a LOT better than previous versions, only other launcher worth looking at is LauncherPro IMO
Sense suxs for me...like other launchers much better!
I like certain aspects of Sense like the text app, contacts app and clock app but I think HTC is going in the wrong direction with its UI. They are digging further into Android and in my opinion, adding to much eye candy.
I never though I'd say it but Samsung is moving in the right direction with Touch Wiz by minimalizing the nonsense animations and adding slight improvements to Android.
I loaded ADW onto the Sensation and haven't looked back. It made this phone faster than my G2X.
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I like Sense 3.0 though I do wish they would optimize it a bit.
i like the way sense works. I had a galaxy s 4g for a little and i didn't like the interface as much as sense. Only thing i liked better was the better looking messaging app. The htc one looks so cheap and boring.
I really like sense and I wouldnt buy an android device without it at this time.
I believe that sense will get better with time and with the fact that HTC in releasing the sense SDK
I like sense~~~beautiful!!~
but seems that it has a big power consumption
Personally, I don't like Sense. It's the biggest reason I want a custom rom on this phone. I agree with jrwingate6's comments on TouchWiz, but I'm an AOSP guy.
Sense 3.0 is definitely an upgrade. With previous versions of Sense, I couldn't use them on my HD2 because of the pocket call answer / decline problem (I would always decline calls because my leg would slide up on the screen when I pulled the phone out). I like the Sense lockscreen and the widgets, however, I'm using LauncherPro Plus right now. I can't deal with the inability to resize widgets and not set the number of rows / columns on each screen. Running LauncherPro also seems to have sped up the phone considerably.
I am not a fan of sense, though I do like the lock screen, app draw and running apps in the notification. I find that the additional animations sounds and other beauty aspects really hinder the performance of the phone. I am currently using golauncher.
Can't wait for root to de-bloat and remove a good portion or all of sense.
After never having an android phone that had sense on it, I have to say I like it. It's different sure, and it might be a little over the top, but I still like it. If you're going to have a skin on your phone i'd choose skin over any other in a heart beat. That's just my opinion though.
I love the aesthetics of Sense but it is too much of a resource hog and apparently very glitchy. I like what HTC did with the mail client, SMS application, weather and a few other standout features but the UX overall just doesn't seem optimized for the dual-core processors.
I also notices something today...I replaced the stock keyboard with another one I found on the market and guess what, the scrolling speed has dramatically improved! I use ADW launcher and now my app drawer and home screens scroll just as smoothly as my HD2 with Hyperdroid android 2.3. Go figure.
For the most part I really like sense. The weather clock, the contacts widgets, the notification tray with quick settings and running programs. The camera ap. The contact/social networking integration. Much of the skinning they do. Features like putting the phone face down to turn on the speaker phone. Adjusting call volume in/out of the pocket, when th ephone is moved, etc. All that I really like.
The sound fx for the weather I hate. I also hate they waste screen real estate with the stupid "customize screen" button. Just let me long press on the screen if I want to add an icon or change the wallpaper. I'd love to be able to use that button for something else. I much prefer the customization that I can get from a 3rd party launcher like ADW Launcher.
I just wish I could use Sense widgets on ADW Launcher and I would be happy.
I like it, but I think it's waaaaaay too much. You can see this by the lag (I have it, sadly )
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I'm missing my MIUI from my Nexus one, the 5-way lockscreen on MIUI is pretty awesome.
On principal I like Sense 3.0 as it does look good and would be great if it wasn't such a hog. I'm more a minimalist though and obviously Sense 3.0 is the complete opposite.
I have disabled just about every sense feature i could and removed all sense widgets except for the weather as that is kinda cool looking if nothing else.
I have always loved the eye candy of sense but never used it on any of my phones because I like my phone to be as snappy and fast as possible and sense always seemed to bogg the phone down. In fact, this is the longest I've gone leaving sense on a phone. Usually right out of the box I root it and install a non sense rom. I really am liking sense 3.0 I think it will be better once they get the kinks worked out of it. It still is a resource hog but my phone doesnt appear as laggy as older sense versions/phones. While I cant wait until we get root and s-off to install a non sense rom/kernel I think I will miss 3.0 a bit. I've tried using adw ex on my sensation (used it on all my phones and tablets and LOVED it) but I keep going back to the eye candy of sense 3.0
This time even with s-off and rooted I might stay with a sense 3.0 rom and just overclock that *****
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This time even with s-off and rooted I might stay with a sense 3.0 rom and just overclock that *****
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Nice!!
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First off...I think I've come to the conclusion I'm a sense guy at heart.
I've used all the major sense ROMs for this bolt. BAMF, Virus (Airborne and Synergy), Chingy stuff, and DroidTh3ory's stuff. (I"m sure a few others I've forgotten).
I've also tried CM7 several times, OMFGB, and recently Th3ory's AOSP run.
I get smaller footprint, more customization, better battery life (I'm told, can't say I've left an AOSP on mine long enough to confirm/deny that personally).
I use my phone for 60% business/40% personal.
I know you can download an app or theme for just about everything...but at what point do you say enough is enough. I'm trying to make AOSP do what Sense already does?...most of the time for free.
Example... Sense 3.0 MMS...cleaner, nicer. Sense email client, way better than AOSP offering. I use Exchange for email. I know all about Touchdown, K9, moxier, Enhanced Email, etc. But on baked in AOSP email you can't even move an email to a sub folder??
The dialer is horrible, IMO. So I downloaded dialer one. I like sense's dialer, if you start typing a name or number, it starts pulling them up. Reminds me of how easy a blackberry is to use for dialing.
I like the people Widget, so I paid for launcher pro plus, their people widget as well as calendar/agenda widget is ok. It would be nice if the facebook pictures synced up properly with their people widget, but I've read this is a known AOSP issue. Again...buying/installing a 3rd party app for something that just works in Sense.
I'm not looking for a flame war. I know there's a HUGE majority of AOSP love out there...I get it. Just looking for opinions.... am I way off base here?
Now, AOSP is not all terrible. The ability to choose different launchers, change the number of home screens, how they rotate, different home dock icons, ability to change row/columns.... There are a lot of pluses for sure... so please don't think I'm kicking dirt on the AOSP guys. I appreciate good work from ALL the developers...it's a thankless and never ending job...
One of the main reasons I am sticking with Sense-based ROMs is the quick lookup feature.
I loved aosp on my Droid 1 and Droid x, when I got the t-bolt I had to deal with sense and now I can't go back to aosp.
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On the CM dialer, you can hit the search key and type someone's name.
I like AOSP cause thats what I learned on. Sense pisses me off more than it helps- too many things that just dont work right for me. For example (and this is small stuff, but stuff that just bugs me), click on the address bar on the browser. Start typing something to search....click enter, aww crap, it automatically put a www. in front of it...back up...delete the www. and try again. I can visit Sense once in a while, but always end up back at AOSP. I dont like re-learning, my original HTC Nexus with AOSP was still the best phone I ever had.
I love sense. I came from a Droid X and after i got my TB i realized that 80% of apps and widgets and stuff that i downloaded was to make it look and operate like sense. Like a world clock, a stop watch and good calender widget, the sense clock...the list goes on. Yes there are some things i miss from launchers i used but overall sense is good. Very functional and its got the eye candy.
I dont get why you u cant just turn sense off in settings like you could on my htc imagio. Made it much easier for people who prefer one or the other.
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I think the true answer lies somewhere in between, the beauty of the Android OS is customization. Personally, I am using an AOSP dailer with my BAMF Sense ROM.
My girlfriend loves cm7. I can't stand it. I tend to think of AOSP as Android for people that don't care how it looks or works. Android really isn't that elegant all by itself. It's a pig in need of lip stick. I just refuse to pay for something Sense gives me for free is another reason. That HTC clock is coming close to being an icon of Android itself. I personally think its time Google considered making their industrial modern art masterpiece into something pleasing to the eye and brain. I might give AOSP another go at some point. I'm pretty sure I won't like it because I like how Sense ties things together and it Just works. For free.
I've tried going back to AOSP as I loved AOSP on my OG Droid. I am a Sense-aholic now and I cannot go back. Especially running Sense 3.0 on das BAMF 4.9.
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I loved aosp on my Droid 1 and Droid x, when I got the t-bolt I had to deal with sense and now I can't go back to aosp.
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+1, thats exactly how I was. I thought I was an ASOP only guy after my D1, but every time I try ASOP now I find myself missing some of the things that sense gives you.
Gingeritis 3D is the most stable GB Sense rom I have used yet, battery life is unexpectedly good.
I like the hardware that Motorola has been putting out with android, but Sense blows Blur out of the water...
I've tested a few moto phones...and that being said, I can TOTALLY see the huge love of AOSP for those folks. It's what they're used to and what they know.
But I've owned a sense phone...and use it daily now since release.
I too, can't see spending time and a little money to make it work or trying to make it work like Sense Candy....
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I've tested a few moto phones...and that being said, I can TOTALLY see the huge love of AOSP for those folks. It's what they're used to and what they know.
But I've owned a sense phone...and use it daily now since release.
I too, can't see spending time and a little money to make it work or trying to make it work like Sense Candy....
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I use Sense simply because I don't have time to experiment with all the other ROM options. But whenever I have started to try some other individual app options, I usually find something I like better. Sense weather animations are cool eye-candy, but there are much more functional weather apps when you need them--and you just don't need a weather app on all the time. The stock clock is ridiculously huge and some of the other optional Sense clocks are OK, but there are a million other clocks out there for free. Found a free calendar widget that is much more customizable and therefore nicer looking with my many backgrounds. Touchdown is better email app (but not cheap). One thing at a time, everything is getting replaced. Not sure what elements of Sense I'm still using!
Thanks, Robertus
I love asop. I love being able to use launcher pro and hide apps that i don't want to see. I love the speed. And every app works great on asop. I've tried to go back to sense but i only last a day at the most. I think the dailer on stock android is awesome.
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I started off with Sense and tried the ASOP mods.
ASOP is very minimalistic. BUT Sense is TOO MUCH.
Google needs a good clock and a better calender and better icons. If they fix that, ill be solid with ASOP.
I like rooting so that I can get to enjoy both sense and aosp. Both have pluses and minuses. Can we agree to that?
End of story.
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Both have pluses and minuses. Can we agree to that?
End of story.
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Wow you clearly missed the point of the thread
Just looking for opinions.... am I way off base here
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He was looking for opinions on Sense vs ASOP. He wants to know the pros and cons
I keep trying all the AOSP roms but keep going back to Das BAMF 1.8.6 because it's the most stable, has the least bugs, and the longest battery life. At least for me.
Its a personal preference, so there is no right or wrong answer. I definitely love AOSP. Just cleaner, every app works as intended, moddable.. most importantly (typically) ultra stable and fast.
I personally like the dialer, but usually people get hung up (no pun intended) on that. I love the fact that I can choose to dial, use favourites, have an easy to access call log, etc.. and if I can't manage to find someone in all that.. i can just hit the search key (you remember that little button on the bottom right side).
I do love some of the sense options but not enough to buy the farm. It would be nice to have a middle ground, but I guess i kind of do with AOSP and the mods.
I there any way to enable the quick lookup feature on AOSP? I mainly use quick lookup to easily translated web pages.
I have to say - After using my sensation with sense, then taking sense off using a ROM from PyramidHD. I have to disagree with alot of people that are saying they don't like sense.
Loving PyramidHD Blue Neon ROM (with sense)!
Many thanks to CDTdroid. Stay up man
-CoreyRay
Without sense I can't get on with Android
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Without sense I can't get on with Android
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Sense is the main reason i switched from iPhone to Android
Sense with amazing sense skin =]
I used to like sense. Then i tried Cyanogenmod 6 and never went back until i was forced to with the sensation.
Sense is slow and ugly. I prefer minimalistic.
I'd keep Sense launcher if it let me change basic things, like screens number, or dock shortcuts, or add a gesture or two — anything!
But it's all "pre-tuned" in rock for casual users' bliss, and I don't consider myself one. So I'm on LP, and the moment Pyramid has AOSP I'll lose sight of all these idiotically glossy bars and icons completely.
Sofar i have stayed with Sense.
Seems alot of work to get NoSense to work. But maybe when i have sometime over i would take a more closer look into it.
But i like the clock from Sense where i can get into the timer and alarm easy.
htc sensation cant live with no sense,,,,,,,,
ADW EX - much faster, more configurable. Sense is fluff to me, too much overhead, too restrictive, too much useless animation. Just my perspective.
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ADW EX - much faster, more configurable. Sense is fluff to me, too much overhead, too restrictive, too much useless animation. Just my perspective.
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My Words!
No more sense for me, slow stuff
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No Sense bloat for me...I'm using Melvins Senseless Extreme rom & loving it!
Sense suckss
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Both are cool IMHO, but Sense looks a little too kitch for me, alternatives launcher like ADW is better for me .
I'm using the rooted stock ROM and stripped the hell out of it. Removed/replaced everything I could.
I don't even have the Rosie or Sense Lockscreen anymore, it's completely gone!
I know...its the sense-ation but I prefer vanilla Android.
It is a beautiful overlay, but such a resource hog.
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I know...its the sense-ation but I prefer vanilla Android.
It is a beautiful overlay, but such a resource hog.
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I think this is an example of how US carriers trash the phones.
Sense on my UK O2 isn't a resource hog at all, and is fast and smooth.
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I have to say - After using my sensation with sense, then taking sense off using a ROM from PyramidHD. I have to disagree with alot of people that are saying they don't like sense.
Loving PyramidHD Blue Neon ROM (with sense)!
Many thanks to CDTdroid. Stay up man
-CoreyRay
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Unless you flashed one of the unstable AOSP ROMs, you've never used a ROM without Sense on your Pyramid.
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I think this is an example of how US carriers trash the phones.
Sense on my UK O2 isn't a resource hog at all, and is fast and smooth.
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Not sure TMO US actually trashed the Sensation. There are some apps added and some removed, but without some acutal evidence it's not clear they modified Sense itself. Sense runs fine on my phone, but I have no use for fancy widgets, animation, or 7 home screens. Supporting all the useless graphics does use more resource than necessary, so in that sense it's a resource hog regardless of how smooth it is. With ADW I can set the phone up just the way I want. It's a shame HTC doesn't allow that level of customization.
I absolutely love sense. I will only lose it for miui. When that happens
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Not sure TMO US actually trashed the Sensation. There are some apps added and some removed, but without some acutal evidence it's not clear they modified Sense itself. Sense runs fine on my phone, but I have no use for fancy widgets, animation, or 7 home screens. Supporting all the useless graphics does use more resource than necessary, so in that sense it's a resource hog regardless of how smooth it is. With ADW I can set the phone up just the way I want. It's a shame HTC doesn't allow that level of customization.
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I use fancy animations, widgets and have seven full homescreens and I am on tmobile. Sense is smooth and zippy and I experience no lag or stutters.
Resource hog.... Wake me up when there's something I want to do on my phone but can't. Until then the resource hog statement has little value. Just like qudrant benchmarks for judging "performance"
Now people out there may have a situation where they are unable to do something with their phone, and if they removed sense and setup the exact same situation they'd be able to do it. Not hypotheticals. Actual instances tested and verified on both sense and nosense. But that's not what you usually read on the board.
What you usually read on the board are many many parrots with a few owls.
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I appreciate that this is a question that is probably down to personal preference. But, being mostly a Sense man myself, my man exposure to ASOP ROMs has only been on GB (Reaper) so I've primarily only played with the FTL Launcher that comes bundled with that ROM.
Having read the latest changelog from IceCreamSandwich this morning and having a couple of free hours this weekend (Shhh....don't tell the wife I just said that) I thought that I'd give it a go. Now I'm confused, as straight out of the box I get a two launcher choice from Nova and Trebuchet? Please can I have people opinions on which is the best choice, or should I just stick with FTL (Faster than Light)....(Pro) that I'm used to from GB?
I've attempted to put a Poll along with this thread, but would be keen on people's opinions and comments also.....pros/cons etc and personal experiences...
Thanks as always in advance.
My personal opinion (for what little it's worth) is to stick with FTL. I have also bought the pro version and am even more impressed with what Lowveld has managed to build in to V3.
I am interested in ICS only in as much as it can give me a stable, faster phone system - but I have no interest at all in changing the way my phone actually looks (other than possibly getting the Sense v4 weather widget integrated properly).
I am also really looking forward to a stable base for ICS as I've got no doubt that Lowveld will build a full version of Reaper ICS - which will blow anything else clean out of the water.
Yeah I had a hard time deciding on ICS.
I decided to stick with Trebuchet though, because it was simpler and easier to use. Also this is the official launcher that CM9 are going to be using, so I wanted to get a good taste of it.
Nova launcher is nice, it has loads and loads of features.
But I Decided to go with trebuchet and removed nova via titanium backup .
Just play with each one for 10 minutes and see which suits you best!
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If you want a pure ics launcher with many features, try nova or apex (I personally prefer nova, but there isn't a big difference between them as far as I can see).
If all is about speed, stick with ftl (but must confess that I also noticed no lags with nova while using it).
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I don't see much difference between the launchers, so i just use trebuchet, because it's the simplest
Also, I found some good replacements to HTC Sense widgets for AOSP ROMs, the 4x2 clock from sense 4 has been 'ported' to all ROMs, so that's clearly the best. APW has people and messaging widgets but they look horrible, thankfully, you can add skins. Use the Modern ICS Skin, looks beautiful. Use haxsync for contact pictures. For the 4x4 weather widget, use weatherlove. All these are on the market, I'll post links when i get home.
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My personal opinion (for what little it's worth) is to stick with FTL. I have also bought the pro version and am even more impressed with what Lowveld has managed to build in to V3.
I am interested in ICS only in as much as it can give me a stable, faster phone system - but I have no interest at all in changing the way my phone actually looks (other than possibly getting the Sense v4 weather widget integrated properly).
I am also really looking forward to a stable base for ICS as I've got no doubt that Lowveld will build a full version of Reaper ICS - which will blow anything else clean out of the water.
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All opinions are welcome....just some should be ignored
If by Sense 4.0 weather widget you mean clock/weather widget then check out these apps. There is the 4x1 and 4x2 (sense 3.5 and 4.0) widgets which are superb and if I was completely honest the only reason why I'm now even trying ICS!!!!!
EDIT: Hadn't realised that I just said the same as Shrome99 (great minds)....and great find btw!
My personal preference goes to GO Launcher. I used ADW Launcher (paid) before, I have tried others as well (Nova, Apex, Trebunchet) but GO Launcher seemed to be the one packing the most functions. Also I had no issues or lag with it
I personally prefer Apex Launcher. I have also tried Nova and Trebuchet. With Nova Laucher there are a lot of features which I don't need. So that makes the launcher too complex for my use. The trebuchet launcher on the other hand is way simpler and you get a better overview. On the downside I was missing some features here (e.g. hide apps/widgets from drawer; might have overlooked it or it has been added in the meantime). Therefore Apex is best choice for me as in term of simplicity and useful features. Also this launcher is very smooth for me, smoother than Nova (when testing in ICS 6.0) IMO.
Trebuchet is the best for me. I found it was the quickest of the three (nova and apex) and that's all I want from a launcher
Also i dont like using gingerbread launchers on ICS. Ruins the look for me
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Choice is big, but in my opinion FTL and APEX launchers are the best. Why? Because they are the fastest and smoothest for my device. In addition both have features that I need.
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Also i dont like using gingerbread launchers on ICS. Ruins the look for me
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Yeah, I kinda agree with you. On GB, I use ADW EX pro, but on ICS it doesn't suit it
The scrolling horizontally on ICS is much better. Putting a launcher like ADW is kind of a backward step on ICS
Maybe soon, lowveld might base FTL on the stock launcher from ICS?
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Maybe soon, lowveld might base FTL on the stock launcher from ICS?
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Now I like the sound of that, although imagine that won't be his top priority as the Call Screen application is proving popular and consuming most of his time at the moment
if we wait for a month , Sense 4.0 is the best launcher for ics
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if we wait for a month , Sense 4.0 is the best launcher for ics
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Sense 4.0 isn't a launcher, it's a whole framework and the Rosie.apk (which is the launcher) from it can't be used on senseless roms like cyanogen.
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I am currently using Nova but will try apex soon
Just tried ftl launcher on ics and unfortunately I was disappointed. on ics it doesn't run that smooth I was expecting it to be
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Just tried Apex Launcher, and immediately fell in love. It is much more customizations and has more Settings than all other ICS launchers combined. You can set custom app drawer transparency, disable haptic feedback when pressing the app drawer button (was looking for this ever since i used ICS), there's a scrolling dock, gestures and HTC Sense like preview screens. This is just a small list, there's a lot more that i didn't post (it would make a loooong list ). The best thing is, you can backup these settings to your SD Card so you don't have to do this all over again when you flash a new ROM.
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Just tried Apex Launcher, and immediately fell in love. It is much more customizations and has more Settings than all other ICS launchers combined. You can set custom app drawer transparency, disable haptic feedback when pressing the app drawer button (was looking for this ever since i used ICS), there's a scrolling dock, gestures and HTC Sense like preview screens. This is just a small list, there's a lot more that i didn't post (it would make a loooong list ). The best thing is, you can backup these settings to your SD Card so you don't have to do this all over again when you flash a new ROM.
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brilliant, after checking on the polls results, I also recently tried out apex on AKOP blindICE and had come to exactly the same conclusion, although hadn't spied the backup function, now that without a doubt is the deal beaker!
Also love the fact that you have five icons across the screen and resize widgets, still loving the sense 3.5 4x1 clock
Why htc haven't added a backup feature to Rosie, that works across versions I've no idea, it wouldn't be too complex and it would save us so much time. Titanium backup is only so useful
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@Ben_pyett you can backup the Scenes via titanium backup, so if you want to backup your home screen layout, just make a new scene, edit it the way you want and back it up. It won't work across sense versions though, a Sense 4 scene will only work on sense 4, not 3.x
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@Ben_pyett you can backup the Scenes via titanium backup, so if you want to backup your home screen layout, just make a new scene, edit it the way you want and back it up. It won't work across sense versions though, a Sense 4 scene will only work on sense 4, not 3
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Yep, we're talking across purposes, I didn't quite explain myself properly above, I meant just that, TB is only so useful, but as we're now jumping across sense versions so often, not that much use
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hi. Do you prefer Sense or AOKP. Is none Sense "better" in memory/resource handjing? What is your opinion?
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hi. Do you prefer Sense or AOKP. Is none Sense "better" in memory/resource handjing? What is your opinion?
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Because I have got HTC so I prefer Sense, otherwise there are a lot of options for Non-Sense phone manufacturer.
Personally apart from the camera I like everything about AOSP ROM's both AOKP and CM10
Of course AOSP ROM's are faster than Sense
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I absolutely don't understand anything of the popularity of sense launcher. It is nothing special, there's almost nothing u can customise, not even the amount of screens. Lots of beter launchers to find.
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I absolutely don't understand anything of the popularity of sense launcher. It is nothing special, there's almost nothing u can customise, not even the amount of screens. Lots of beter launchers to find.
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Yes, but widgets are a different story
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Auke11 said:
I absolutely don't understand anything of the popularity of sense launcher. It is nothing special, there's almost nothing u can customise, not even the amount of screens. Lots of beter launchers to find.
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i like sense but i don't use sense launcher. it's about other stuff (dialer, camera, menues...)
Originally I bought a HTC phone purely for sense, now I prefer aosp/aokp
Personally I prefer Sense, and even more its final version, Sense 4. I prefer it over other launchers like Touchwiz (to me it seems made for children compared to Sense).
Well, I'm a fan of both. Sense overs a lot of polish over Android, and great widgets too. Now, since JB, I prefer AOKP, since it's already so polished. The widgets can be replaced with APW/HD Widgets too. Although, I'm using Andromadus till AOKP from source comes up
For now sense. AOKP AOSP CM9 CM10 is not my priority as my daily driver.
AOSP all the way for me
My 1st mobile was htc hero - 1st phone with HTC sense. I lovded it and I couldn't understand how can u like more aosp or cm roms. Yeah I agree they are faster but they look ugly. I had ZTE blade with cm, then Motorola atrix with cm aswell and eventually I have sold atrix and bought desire s and that was the best thing I have done.
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Personally I like sense. It's just so pretty.
The widgets are great and all the /little things really make it.
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and the integration of facebook contacts and calendars into system contacts and calendars!!!
Definitely HTC sense ! Bunch of widgets packed, nice and polished UI.
But I have to say - I like AOSP lockscreen much more.
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used to really like sense on HTC Hero, but went AOSP asap and haven't looked back. My GF also has a DS, stock and its so slow compared to the ROMS I use, but she hasn't done the stock ICS update yet...
sense's overall integration of apps, FB, contacts etc is very well done tho
one little thing that gets me on sense is in SMS, delivery reports are not integrated in SMS app, always get a separate message to confirm, really silly and annoying, lol...
veef13 said:
one little thing that gets me on sense is in SMS, delivery reports are not integrated in SMS app, always get a separate message to confirm, really silly and annoying, lol...
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really??? i'm on sense now but i use to be on CM in the hero times and the sms delivery reports was integreted into default SMS app for sure. maybe you didn't checked the settings well enough? i doubt that they would make it worse...
toxic-hero said:
really??? i'm on sense now but i use to be on CM in the hero times and the sms delivery reports was integreted into default SMS app for sure. maybe you didn't checked the settings well enough? i doubt that they would make it worse...
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100% sure. You get a little icon in the message itself, but also in the notification area. Sure you can disable notification sounds, but its treated as a SMS so unless all SMS sounds are set to silent, no bar notification and no vibrate, its like getting another SMS! Weird
What is odd, on a friends sensation with same 3.6 rom we now have, he only gets confirmation in SMS app
I loved Sense, mainly because the desire S was my first smartphone, so it was kinda 'normal'.
But since I have the Jelly Bean AOSP, I really don't want to go back to sense.
About widgets, FB-contacts, ... I don't care. I use my phone for work, so the important things are calling, e-mail and tap-log.
If people on FB need me, they have to wait till I get home, a PC types better and faster anyway.