Comments on: HTC’s new Sense user interface will not be coming to any existing Google branded Android phones

By: David Simpson

David Simpson — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:47:01 +0000

T-Mobile UK call the Hero the G2 Touch, the myTouch3G is a rebadged HTC Magic.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:31:26 +0000

so will the sense ui come to rogers g1/dream?

By: Neil

Neil — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:14:33 +0000

Eh? The myTouch3G won't have Sense? I thought 'myTouch3G' was just T-Mobile UK's branded name for the Hero?

By: AndrewKam

AndrewKam — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:51:16 +0000

It's a maybe at the moment. HTC's president has said he'd like to do it but there's been no official word given on how it would be implemented to non-Google phones.

By: Anders

Anders — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:14:37 +0000

AndrewKam: Does that mean that my magic without Google branding will be able to run Sense without having to be rooted?

By: AndrewKam

AndrewKam — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:49:34 +0000

Google-branded phones have "with Google" on the background and are the standard versions of Android seen on the G1. In order to use “with Google” as a marketing term, carriers have to agree to certain standards/features.

Some carriers have chosen to customize their Android builds to the point that they cannot use the Google-branding. The Rogers version of the G1 doesn’t have “with Google” and the Hero probably won’t either because of this.

By: AndrewKam

AndrewKam — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:43:55 +0000

Google-branded phones have "with Google" on the background and are the standard versions of Android seen on the G1. There are collaborative features/marketing efforts between Google and the carrier.

Some carriers have gotten HTC to customize Android (for instance with Exchange support in Asia or other features seen in the Hero or Rogers' Dream) so you won't see "with Google" on the back.

By: Morten

Morten — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:28:57 +0000

What constitutes a non google-branded phone?

By: triggerhippy

triggerhippy — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:07:01 +0000

Guess Android isn't all that open.

By: Thanatos81

Thanatos81 — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:27:44 +0000

@Mike: Have a look at xda-developers.com. Iirc some already have that UI running on their phones…