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HTC will “enhance” and expand Sense UI in the coming months
July 23, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka
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HTC made a name for itself by heavily customizing mobile platforms like Windows Mobile and Google Android. Though Microsoft won’t allow companies to do much tinkering with the Windows 7 UI, and Google is working on making Android 3.0 so good no company will want to, HTC shows no signs of curbing its desire to improve its Sense UI.
In an interview with Forbes, HTC design lead Drew Bamford revealed that he doubts the expected UI changes coming to Android 3.0 will affect the way his team operates. “Google may focus more on improving the user interface on the stock Android [software], but I don’t think they’ll preclude manufacturer customization,” he told Forbes.
Bamford even goes a step further by revealing that HTC actually hopes to expand its customization by enhancing existing features, adding new social networks to FriendStream, and include cloud services to access various forms of media content. It’s pretty much a confirmation of what I argued previously: regardless of how good Google makes the stock Android experience, manufacturers will continue with their proprietary OS tweaks.
Expect to see a new version of Sense in upcoming handsets released by HTC in the next six to nine months.
via [HTC Source]
android 3 may have a great looking UI but there are tons of little features and new ideas that OEM's can come up with. A lot of this stuff reminds me of the Flock browser
Booooooooo!
Seriously, can I just have a choice! Give me the option to get an EVO or Droid X or whatever without a custom UI. Should be simple. Grrrr, this trend disappoints me.
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