The HTC Ville has been caught on video ahead of its expected MWC 2012 debut, showing off both its slimline form-factor as well as a glimpse of HTC Sense 4.0. According to the Android 4.0 smartphone’s hardware info page, it runs a 1.5GHz dualcore processor with 1GB of RAM and a 4.3-inch qHD touchscreen. There’s also WiFi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and an 8-megapixel main camera.
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Look nice.
I'm sure there will be some ports soon
I'm wondering if they will release an official ICS and Sense 4.0 for Desire S.
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I'm wondering if they will release an official ICS and Sense 4.0 for Desire S.
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I hope so or let's say, I wish. And if they do, I'm curious if the 50 gigs of Dropbox space will be available for us.
Am i the only one who thinks this is bad? I like the animations, and the new filp clock, horizontal app drawer is nice too. But i HATE the grey colour scheme. It's in the 3.5 app drawer, i always switch to transparent app drawer. Now, it's on the lockscreen shortcuts, dock, notification panel, menus in short everywhere !! The settings menu has an ugly tint of white. The bottom part of the lockscreen is gone (the arc where the ring was). I hope it's an early build and they change stuff........
PS - Comparing this to Sense 3.6 in the Sensation thread, i think Sense 3.6 is better.
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Am i the only one who thinks this is bad? I like the animations, and the new filp clock, horizontal app drawer is nice too. But i HATE the grey colour scheme. It's in the 3.5 app drawer, i always switch to transparent app drawer. Now, it's on the lockscreen shortcuts, dock, notification panel, menus in short everywhere !! The settings menu has an ugly tint of white. The bottom part of the lockscreen is gone (the arc where the ring was). I hope it's an early build and they change stuff........
PS - Comparing this to Sense 3.6 in the Sensation thread, i think Sense 3.6 is better.
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I must say i agree with you shrome...
It doesn't look like too much of an improvement. I like stock ICS better that the Sense 4.0 in the leaked video. And overall, i still think Sense 3.5 is the best looking UI, followed closely by stock ICS.
Isn't the grey color because of the camera with which the leak was recorded?
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Isn't the grey color because of the camera with which the leak was recorded?
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I hope so, but it doesn't seem that way..........
shrome99 said:
Am i the only one who thinks this is bad? I like the animations, and the new filp clock, horizontal app drawer is nice too. But i HATE the grey colour scheme. It's in the 3.5 app drawer, i always switch to transparent app drawer. Now, it's on the lockscreen shortcuts, dock, notification panel, menus in short everywhere !! The settings menu has an ugly tint of white. The bottom part of the lockscreen is gone (the arc where the ring was). I hope it's an early build and they change stuff........
PS - Comparing this to Sense 3.6 in the Sensation thread, i think Sense 3.6 is better.
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yeah i agree with this too,the grey looks very bad but i like every thing else except maybe the bottom bar...but i remember that when sense 3.5 i had the same bad feeling because of the crappy leaked screenshots...lets hope sense 4.0 looks better on the device
one thing i didnt understand is inclusion of capacitive buttons,why did HTC include this on a device launching with ICS? if they didnt include the buttons they could have used that screen space for apps & browsing..
Do you think that the HTC Sensation XE ICS ROM would make a better port for things like getting the camera working properly in roms such as Quattro?
go to phandroid for an article about this (I'm still technically a new member despite reading xda for years now lol, need to do more posts to get full privileges)
"Early this year" is a bit rough, not sure whether HTC will release it in Q1 but would be good to have a few HTC ICS ROMs for devs to pull things from to get all features working
Id be happy to get 3.6 on my DS already lol, will keep me busy till v4
Any plans to port it over to DS from Sensation?
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Isn't the grey color because of the camera with which the leak was recorded?
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Nope. As I read from pocketnow, (I can't remember the source) HTC have given a new aporoach and decided to ditch the dark black theme for this new grey theme now.
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XZ32 said:
Id be happy to get 3.6 on my DS already lol, will keep me busy till v4
Any plans to port it over to DS from Sensation?
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Nope.
Sensation is qHD.
Best to wait for a Sensation XL port.
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olyloh6696 said:
Nope.
Sensation is qHD.
Best to wait for a Sensation XL port.
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Hmmm i thought the XL was qHD as well...
And it didnt stop the early sense 3.0 ports to lower resolutions last year...
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Hmmm i thought the XL was qHD as well...
And it didnt stop the early sense 3.0 ports to lower resolutions last year...
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Nope. That's why Endymion and other ROMs run really well with no major inconsistent size issues.
Yeah, those ports were based on the original Sensation. Also, there was only 1 port for us, Virtuous. It required a lot of time to resize, and it wasn't as perfectly done as having it in ready format, straight from htc. remember there were so many bugs? Inconsistent widget sizes etc. There's no more point wasting effort trying to perfect the qHD port. might aswell wait for the XL ICS.
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as i know should be out this month for the XL
I actually quite like it. It seems to have a much cleaner look than previous versions which I felt were too bloated. I guess we'll see if sense remains king of bloat
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Seems legit. Finally more quick shortcuts at the bottom.
amonrei said:
Seems legit. Finally more quick shortcuts at the bottom.
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I detest that new dock design
Hopefully we still have an option to use the old one.
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Not bad in time we will see more...
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What are the chances of porting the new version of Sense in the Evo 3D to the Inspire 4G?
Its sense 2.0, which is the version we have on our Inspires already
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Its sense 2.0, which is the version we have on our Inspires already
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No its not. It's a new sense 2.2 (2.1 is gingerbread with the settings in the notification bar and 2.0 is the one on the Desire Z/HD/Inspire) with the new spinning carousel and some new cool lockscreen.
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No its not. It's a new sense 2.2 (2.1 is gingerbread with the settings in the notification bar and 2.0 is the one on the Desire Z/HD/Inspire) with the new spinning carousel and some new cool lockscreen.
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Exactly
im not so sure, i think this will be exclusive to 3d phones , doesnt mean it wont be ported but i doubt we will see this on our inspire 4g stright from htc, im not too fond of the carrousel i think its just flashy and it adds nothing, now what i really is that new lockscreen
Btw will the gingerbread version we'll get have the settings tab in the notification bar? does the leaked desire hd rom has it?
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im not so sure, i think this will be exclusive to 3d phones , doesnt mean it wont be ported but i doubt we will see this on our inspire 4g stright from htc, im not too fond of the carrousel i think its just flashy and it adds nothing, now what i really is that new lockscreen
Btw will the gingerbread version we'll get have the settings tab in the notification bar? does the leaked desire hd rom has it?
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I think it looks nice. I have absolutely no interest in updates from HTC, I'm talking about what the devs here can throw together. I've tried the Gingerbread Sense and don't mind the settings tab in the notification area, just can't see that much of an improvement over the 2.2 Sense. A bit more eye candy might swing me though .
So I've been seein the EVO 3D, and I really like its new sense ui. You can change the lockscreen with weather and when you slide through the screens there is a new carasel look and more. I am just wondering two things. 1. Is there any way to get that Sense ported over to our Inspire's? 2. If we can't, do you think that the Inspire will ever get that update?
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So I've been seein the EVO 3D, and I really like its new sense ui. You can change the lockscreen with weather and when you slide through the screens there is a new carasel look and more. I am just wondering two things. 1. Is there any way to get that Sense ported over to our Inspire's? 2. If we can't, do you think that the Inspire will ever get that update?
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This update is in fact coming to devices with Sense. It's going to the HTC Evo-3D first though. It's kind of to showcase it. Hit Google. There are articles everywhere for it.
As long as it isn't as intrusive as the current sense...
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As long as it isn't as intrusive as the current sense...
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I actually prefer it to vanilla Android. I ran cm for a day and flashed design gears Rom back over it. I have great battery life so far, so it really doesn't bother me. I feel almost "privileged" to have it since I own an HTC device.
You really can't beat the dialer, messaging app and keyboard. I know there are skins to out on other keyboards but I can't get the same performance as I can the built in HTC keyboard.
Plus I'm a huge sucker for the clock....
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I actually prefer it to vanilla Android. I ran cm for a day and flashed design gears Rom back over it. I have great battery life so far, so it really doesn't bother me. I feel almost "privileged" to have it since I own an HTC device.
You really can't beat the dialer, messaging app and keyboard. I know there are skins to out on other keyboards but I can't get the same performance as I can the built in HTC keyboard.
Plus I'm a huge sucker for the clock....
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I love sense as well, but mainly I was refering to it hogging ram and cpu. I am sure there are ways they can optimize it better.
After seeing your screen shot in the other thread I'm flashing a gb Rom back. Killer battery life governs.
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Hey guys,
I was just wondering if some of the sense 3.0 widgets can be developed for G2x?? Atleast the sense 3.0 lock screen. Is it anyway possible or on the cards or should i stop dreaming ??
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Hey guys,
I was just wondering if some of the sense 3.0 widgets can be developed for G2x?? Atleast the sense 3.0 lock screen. Is it anyway possible or on the cards or should i stop dreaming ??
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Its great to dream, but in this case you should stop dreaming. The G2x and sense roms has 2 different framework so it will never work and even if it could it would take tons of modding that wouldn't be worth the trouble. Its similar to trying to put a Ferrari body on a Mercedes chassis.
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There's a app called "Go To Lockscreen" and it pretty much gives you the features of the Sense lock screen. Its a good app.
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im not sure if you wanted sense for the same reason i did. i wanted sense for the dialer + messaging client. althought we probably wont get the sense dialer, there is an app called GO Dialer, and GO Sms that is similar to the sense applications. Stock android dialer SUCKS! anyways hope this helps
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im not sure if you wanted sense for the same reason i did. i wanted sense for the dialer + messaging client. althought we probably wont get the sense dialer, there is an app called GO Dialer, and GO Sms that is similar to the sense applications. Stock android dialer SUCKS! anyways hope this helps
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The lock screen, dialer, messaging client and contacts client are the only good things about Sense. The vanilla clients are boring with less features. What's cool about the Sense contacts client is that contact pictures are just there with no loading. The vanilla contact client lags a little bit and there is a delay in showing the pictures.
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Sense has some neat stuff but most of it is cosmetic.
Launcher Pro already has some Sense-like widgets built in and are themeable. They look like Sense out of the box. You can also customize Launcher Pro's dock bar to match any version of Sense.
Go Dialer and Go SMS are popular because you can theme them to look like whatever you want. I've also used "Dialer One" which was a "HTC SENSE Dialer" Clone at one time. I think they've went down their own path since but still has the same great functionality.
Moral of the story, you can make you phone look and feel like a Stock-Sense rom without having the stock-sense rom.
And I think they're porting Sense over in the O2x forums (directed at the second poster). MIUI, Sense, and CM7 are the 3 roms that should be ported to every phone. Completely do-able though. Nexus One has all 3.... but maybe I was spoiled.
It was possible on my hd2 windows phone. So I would say yes, it is possible. That phone had a much bigger following so I will not say it is propable.
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It was possible on my hd2 windows phone. So I would say yes, it is possible. That phone had a much bigger following so I will not say it is propable.
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as things have been said, launcherpro, GoTo LockScreen, things like that can give the customized feeling of not being on stock android...
I think the problem is we are on a LG phone trying to port a HTC client, Samsung Galaxy series never got it to work fully, just my opinion. I am not saying it is not possible, I am one that loves options and would like to see it happen though.
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Sense has some neat stuff but most of it is cosmetic.
Launcher Pro already has some Sense-like widgets built in and are themeable. They look like Sense out of the box. You can also customize Launcher Pro's dock bar to match any version of Sense.
Go Dialer and Go SMS are popular because you can theme them to look like whatever you want. I've also used "Dialer One" which was a "HTC SENSE Dialer" Clone at one time. I think they've went down their own path since but still has the same great functionality.
Moral of the story, you can make you phone look and feel like a Stock-Sense rom without having the stock-sense rom.
And I think they're porting Sense over in the O2x forums (directed at the second poster). MIUI, Sense, and CM7 are the 3 roms that should be ported to every phone. Completely do-able though. Nexus One has all 3.... but maybe I was spoiled.
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You can find software that looks like Sense such as Go Messenger but there is no contacts client out there with the deep integration/features you get with Sense. The Contacts Client is the only thing I like about HTC and I have yet to see one done better. Just ain't going to happen.
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Smh it is being worked on in the o2x forums therefore eventually it will make its way here... just give it time.
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Loves sense 3.0?! I just got my sensation & I'm loving it! The only thing I miss is the scrollable background! You would've thought they'd keep that.
I just love all the widgets!
I also don't see the grip about the screen! Maybe because mine is made in China? I don't have no bad angles & I can see it perfectly in the California sun
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No you are not. I think Sense 3.0 is fantastic (didn't have a problem with previous Sense versions as well)
I will back you up on this as well. Sense 3.0 was part of the reason why I got the sensation.
I just wish it was more efficient and the bottom bar was customizable.
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Sense 3.0 is definitely a major improvement still excited to get stock gingerbread on here. 3d transitions aren't bad either.
I love it too
It realy make the phone much atractive
Also a huge fan, dungphp's kingdom sense 3.0 was the last Rom I used for almost 2 months, flashed to my HD2 before I sold it :/
Runs MUCH better on the S4G
I just don't like that damn carousel concept taken from SPB shell, doesn't kill anywhere near as nice/functional, kinds seems more like an afterthought on HTC's part
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In my sensation, i tried using the launcher pro, and ADW Launcher, but used them for a day, and came back to sense 3.0.... i love it... thats the major uplift and the reason for my to upgrade from Desire HD
I like it well enough. I'm excited for other rooms once we get s-off though. Ido with I could disable the turnstile wake up screen and just have my lock screen so I'm not doing two actions to get top the phone!
I love the way it looks. Just wish it wasn't so buggy at times.
no you are not the only one, but I personally gave it up because you can not customize the size of widgets nor add to the number of columns or rows. launcherpro is faster and much more customizable. Also, some live wallpaper is not compatible with it. I do, however, love the lock screen. That is all I use.
Beautiful!
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Yes I'm still loving it!
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I like the sense 3.0 a lot, its come a long way, I just wish we could easily disable some stuff and customize the bottom dock. like 5 or 7 home screens it too many for me.
I'm using Go Launcher EX, its clean, its light, its customizable, its easy.
I have 2 home screens and 2 docks (on the bottom)
With sense I used to have 80-100mb free ram on normal operation (after a boot)
with go launcher I get 150-200
It consumes less, ram, save battery, run's ultra fast after Ive optimized it of course. But even all of this I have my days where I wish I had sense. Im just waiting for the bootloader to unlock so we can have perm access and just hack and slash sense. that would be the best.
Sorry for the question guys, I've been looking all over the place and can't get a straight answer. Does Sense 4.0 have skins like Sense 3.x?
Thanks in advance guys!
Yes
Sense 4.0 Skins
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Really? On my Rogers One XL, you can only change the colors of the default launcher and notification bar between black, "aluminum" and slightly transparent. No curved Sense 3 style launcher. No extra skins available for download yet either.
Seems if you're looking for the old Sense 3 "Rosie" style launcher (phone button in the middle, apps on the left, personalize on the right) you'll be disappointed, at least for now unfortunately.
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Really? On my Rogers One XL, you can only change the colors of the default launcher and notification bar between black, "aluminum" and slightly transparent. No curved Sense 3 style launcher. No extra skins available for download yet either.
Seems if you're looking for the old Sense 3 "Rosie" style launcher (phone button in the middle, apps on the left, personalize on the right) you'll be disappointed, at least for now unfortunately.
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Who said anything about Rosie? Lol my one s has skins but they really only change the lock screen ring..
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Who said anything about Rosie? Lol my one s has skins but they really only change the lock screen ring..
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Isn't Rosie the name of the pre-4.0 Sense UI? I figured he was talking about the new launcher, which I don't think we can do much about right now besides change the color and transparency a little...
I forgot all about the lockscreen. Seems pretty much unchanged to me and has all the usual options for changing styles. I have mine set to show the weather. Guess it depends what exactly he wants to skin.