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I don't want to get peoples hopes up buuuuuuutttt-
Mytouch 3G to get 2.2 from next week and onwards.
Keep in mind that the Slide is a HTC sense device. If they have sense prepped and nearly ready for the Slide imagine where our update stands.
Keep in mind that 2.2 is a incremental update and not nearly such a huge leap as going from 1.5 1.6 to 2.1.
I'd agree. But the mytouch slide isn't a sense device...its got a custom t mobile UI. So no beans. It'll get here when it does. No worries.
From what I read on specs it does indeed include the sense ui. Otherwise I would not have bothered creating a thread.
Edit: I stand corrected. Darn. Other specs I looked up online listed the Sense UI. Looks like thats no longer the case.
The myTouch 3G Slide doesn't use HTC's Sense UI, but it doesn't really use stock Android, either. HTC and T-Mobile have made some subtle changes that make the Slide at least different from other Android handsets, if not more usable.
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I'm pretty sure it's a t-mobile influenced version of sense
Still, this its verizon we are talking about. They are notoriously slow at updating their phones
HTC Desire is rumored to get a 2.2 update at the end of June
Would love to see 2.2 on my INC but I'm not holding my breath on root
Didn't they(VZW) update the droid eris pretty quickly especially compared to sprint and the hero or maybe I'm bugging
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I'm pretty sure it's a t-mobile influenced version of sense
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Correct, at its heart its Sense UI. All the Sense features work, T-Mo just got a hold of it and made it ugly, I mean I HATE that box crap around all the icons, it looks retarded
I would assume that T-Mobile just modified sense, and in order for them to produce an update they would need sense 2.2 from HTC. As such, I think it would be safe to also assume that HTC is preparing 2.2 for their other devices as well.
I just remember it taking ages for vzw to release the 2.1 update for the moto droid... And that is bone stock
Hello all, I've been lurking on the forums waiting for my Aria to get delivered but couldn't help and register to post this bit of information.
dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=18897
Can't post links yet sorry, but from the looks of it, Aria's specs don't meet the requirements for Android 3.0. T_T
I know 2.2 hasn't been completely ported yet, but disappointing news nonetheless.
Hoping that information changes in the future.
I have faith that if it is physically possible the same good folks here who are working on getting us 2.2 will manage to get us 3.0 as well, I might be wrong but so far xda has only surprised me in good ways
So very true.
The devs here and at CyanogenMod will have Froyo working on the G1. I have no fear Gingerbread will be outstanding on the Aria due to their abilities and efforts.
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I personally would be extremely thankful for an OTA 2.2 update. Give me that and I'll be happy.
I'm happy with the way 2.1 looks and runs now, and when we get 2.2 I'll probably be even happier.
I don't think I will be craving some gingerbready goodness unless it has some really awesome features. And unless google pulls a miracle, I dont know how the interface can get any nicer than Sense.
And having both 2.2 and 3.0 on the market together is gonna cause some version fragmentation when it comes to apps.
My thought about Gingerbread is that many of the "wizbang features" seem to be processor hogs that'll chew battery life.
I'm not sure upgrading to Gingerbread on my Aria would be worth it. Plus, I actually like Sense and Android 3.0 will be Senseless.
A bit vague, but it it looks like the rumors may not be true (and 3.0 will come to sub-1ghz devices)
http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/android-teams-morrill-discounts-gingerbread-rumors/
im going to be told to not post this in development blablabla
but can someone make a rom that isnt WWE 2.1...
a port from a different phone, those were alot more "exciting" where all the roms were different, now all the roms are pretty much the exact same thing with the only difference probably being size ¬_¬
there were all the good/varied roms like SenseHero and SlideVillain, but those seemed to of diedd why not actually port something comletely new like x10 or samsung, i know theyr pretty crap but at least theyr new/different
The main reason is incompatibility.
The reason why there were so many ported ROM's was because 2.1 for the Hero hadn't been released, therefore we were porting from devices such as the Legend to get as close to the 2.1 WWE Hero as possible.
As soon as 2.1 for Hero started to emerge, then developers concentrated on what mattered - a fully featured/optimised 2.1 ROM native to the Hero.
Now we have that (more or less), developers are turning their eye onto the Froyo front (2.2). This is what people would class as 'exciting', due to the fact that Froyo isn't designed for our devices...........yet. With that in mind, we're hoping that the Legend will receive a 2.2 Sense update in which we can port to our beloved Hero..Until then developers are going to look ahead with their AOSP builds and make our Hero the best it can possibly be.
In regards to porting other devices, alot of the reasons people aren't porting is the fact that hardware from other devices must match up (or atleast be close) to that of the Hero..but again, developers don't fancy the extra work (or even the attempt) when they have other - better - things they can concentrate on.
yehh thats the thing all devs are just copying stuff from each other so they all end up being pretty much the same...
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yehh thats the thing all devs are just copying stuff from each other so they all end up being pretty much the same...
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This may sound stupid, but I see it like this:
Imagine planting a seed and then watching it. At first, it seems nothing is happening and it won't seem that anything is changing perhaps until the point the seed turns into a full fledged plant, flowering.
It's like the community ROM's...It seems like nothing is happening, but slowly and surely ROM's are growing into something great and at the end of it all you'll think;
"Hey, nice ROM!"
...Like it came out of nowhere.
Unfortunately for the devs, the same concept doesn't apply as they put blood sweat and tears, hour by hour to get these ROM's out. So while we're waiting for a flower to blossom, they are cracking their skulls on the edge of a desk somewhere screaming "Why aren't you god damn working?!".
Im getting an iPhone 4 tomorrow. Im HTC through and through, try and come to terms with THAT.....
SRS, im actually getting an iPhone. Blame HTC for being idiots, Orange for not stocking the Desire and my stubborn ways for wanting an upgrade every Summer.
P.S wrong section
Ummm.... upgrade? LOL
Good joke
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Im getting an iPhone 4 tomorrow. Im HTC through and through, try and come to terms with THAT.....
SRS, im actually getting an iPhone. Blame HTC for being idiots, Orange for not stocking the Desire and my stubborn ways for wanting an upgrade every Summer.
P.S wrong section
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im going to be told to not post this in development blablabla
but can someone make a rom that isnt WWE 2.1...
a port from a different phone, those were alot more "exciting" where all the roms were different, now all the roms are pretty much the exact same thing with the only difference probably being size ¬_¬
there were all the good/varied roms like SenseHero and SlideVillain, but those seemed to of diedd why not actually port something comletely new like x10 or samsung, i know theyr pretty crap but at least theyr new/different
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well, you have at least 3 somewhat different choices :
2.2
sense 2.1
vanila 2.1
you can also add 1.5 roms if you care about them.
There is no point in making a ROM that sucks.
mojtaba.alhoseine said:
im going to be told to not post this in development blablabla
but can someone make a rom that isnt WWE 2.1...
a port from a different phone, those were alot more "exciting" where all the roms were different, now all the roms are pretty much the exact same thing with the only difference probably being size ¬_¬
there were all the good/varied roms like SenseHero and SlideVillain, but those seemed to of diedd why not actually port something comletely new like x10 or samsung, i know theyr pretty crap but at least theyr new/different
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This sounds like what themes are for... I'm using a Galaxy S theme here on FroydVillain, and I like it more than stock HTC Sense
Pick a good Froyo ROM, which you get loads of themes for, and have fun
But yeah, the issue with those ports was that they were far from perfect, with botched drivers and libraries to make it boot etc.
So yeah, it sounds like you need to find a ROM with themes, or check out the Aria port by Robocik.
The choice is all here. There's even Fallah, maxo's legend port ...
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im going to be told to not post this in development blablabla
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How well observed of you. Moved to General as not development, but with redirecter for 2 days.
GB + Sense 1.0 just makes me want to yawn my brains out. Does anyone know if anything in the new leaked ROM can help the devs work towards a Sense 2.1 ROM that is fully-functional? I can't figure out why HTC/Sprint would even bother developing a ROM with the original Sense in it.
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GB + Sense 1.0 just makes me want to yawn my brains out. Does anyone know if anything in the new leaked ROM can help the devs work towards a Sense 2.1 ROM that is fully-functional? I can't figure out why HTC/Sprint would even bother developing a ROM with the original Sense in it.
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its a test rom i would guess there will be a few more leaks before the final is officially OTA'd
Definitely would be nice--I don't see a point to all these GB Sense 1.0 ROMS out now.
Have you tried VirusRom GingerSense Rev?????
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Definitely would be nice--I don't see a point to all these GB Sense 1.0 ROMS out now.
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Everyone is certainly entitled to their opinion, but I think you're kind of judging the book by its cover.
The leaked rom works and is fully functional (I've been running Misfit's themed version for about a day now). 4g works, gps works, everything works. It's a step forward in progress which makes most of us happy. Besides, it's probably easier upgrading sense from 1.0 to 2.1 when both are running Android 2.3 than it is to upgrade it AND the Android software all at once.
We may get 2.1 someday.
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Have you tried VirusRom GingerSense Rev?????
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this ROM has So much potential. watching it like a hawk, but...
sadly, I am cursed/blessed with living in an area with Excellent 4G, and after getting used to it, I simply can't use a ROM w/o it. ;-)
So many great ROMs right now that don't make the cut (for me), because of that. maybe silly, but...
Mikes Gingersense is a really good 2.1 ROM.
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Mikes Gingersense is a really good 2.1 ROM.
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yea once MMS is fixed ill be running this fully
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this ROM has So much potential. watching it like a hawk, but...
sadly, I am cursed/blessed with living in an area with Excellent 4G, and after getting used to it, I simply can't use a ROM w/o it. ;-)
So many great ROMs right now that don't make the cut (for me), because of that. maybe silly, but...
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That's not silly at all! I'm with you, I finally have 4G here in my area and it's nice to have. As much as I would like to run a GingerSense Rom, there's NO WAY I will run a Rom with no 4G! Not no but HELL NO!!! I need and use 4G and besides, I'm paying for it! 5 - 10mb downloads is hard to leave for crappy .30mbps 3G downloads!
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That's not silly at all! I'm with you, I finally have 4G here in my area and it's nice to have. As much as I would like to run a GingerSense Rom, there's NO WAY I will run a Rom with no 4G! Not no but HELL NO!!! I need and use 4G and besides, I'm paying for it! 5 - 10mb downloads is hard to leave for crappy .30mbps 3G downloads!
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As far as I know 4G is working on these roms. Unless I'm wrong?
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As far as I know 4G is working on these roms. Unless I'm wrong?
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4g works on the leaked rom, with sense 1.0. The gingersense roms (sense 2.1) are still ports from other devices, and do not have 4g.
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I guess the reason I am so disappointed is that I haven't even heard of another GB device running Sense 1.0... seems it would have been easier for them to just push 2.1
I sent HTC an email yesterday about the EVO receiving at least Sense 2.0 and they replied with...
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Wow... an intelligent and (at least somewhat) informative response from HTC, instead of a form letter. They actually acknowledge that they are working on a GB release for Sprint, and let us know that it's up to Sprint, not HTC, which version of the UI will be included (although, I think many of us already assumed this was the case).
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Definitely would be nice--I don't see a point to all these GB Sense 1.0 ROMS out now.
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I don't see a point to sense.
LauncherPro>Sense
I personally don't think we will get the new sense only because the Evo 3D is coming. I know it will probably drop after the Evo 3D but it just wouldn't make sense on a business standpoint. Now I am not saying that HTC will make that call but Sprint may. There is no promise of the new Sense coming to the Evo anywhere or at least hear say. I love my Evo like everyone else but I am really getting bored with it. I find myself looking at the Nexus 4g and the Evo 3d. I like the new sense but other than themes and a few widgets, I don't see the big hype. I can't say it's not better because it is. More is always better but it's not a deal breaker.
I personally think the leak is exactly what we will be getting. It makes no sense for them to make a rom and add some features from the new sense like copy and paste, new font, and the newer browser. and keep everything else the same and then soon drop a rom with the newest sense. Don't be suprised if this is all we get. The EVO is going to be a....was a Flagship phone very soon.
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I personally don't think we will get the new sense only because the Evo 3D is coming. I know it will probably drop after the Evo 3D but it just wouldn't make sense on a business standpoint. Now I am not saying that HTC will make that call but Sprint may. There is no promise of the new Sense coming to the Evo anywhere or at least hear say. I love my Evo like everyone else but I am really getting bored with it. I find myself looking at the Nexus 4g and the Evo 3d. I like the new sense but other than themes and a few widgets, I don't see the big hype. I can't say it's not better because it is. More is always better but it's not a deal breaker.
I personally think the leak is exactly what we will be getting. It makes no sense for them to make a rom and add some features from the new sense like copy and paste, new font, and the newer browser. and keep everything else the same and then soon drop a rom with the newest sense. Don't be suprised if this is all we get. The EVO is going to be a....was a Flagship phone very soon.
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this is my thoughts exactly.
in a different thread I mentioned something similar...
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so, this Really isnt the thread for this, but yes, HTC is releasing an update this summer, and yes, a GB update. And like I said earlier, it's all speculation, some say one, some say the other (re: what Sense will be in it.)
Personally, the idea of getting GB to "work" with an old version of Sense, Then putting Sense 2.X on Top of that makes little to no sense to me (pun... intended?).
Sense is big, Sense runs deep. It's not "just a simple overlay". From a software testing standpoint, it makes no sense to test an OS with an extensive older software set integrated, then retest (this close to release) with a completely new software system later.
Perhaps the leak is what we are getting (likely), or perhaps it's an early test build that has been abandoned...? (if we're lucky)
(i'm not saying anything more on this, there are a billionionion other threads re: this... )
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imho, a fully (meaning 4g) functioning gb/sense2 rom for our evos is a long shot, and even less likely an official one.
please, devs, prove me wrong.
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Sense 2.1 would be nice on the Evo, but as it stands now i would like a Gingerbread ROM with 4G functionality with sense 2.1. Other than that, form a marketing standpoint it would make sense for sprint to either hold off on then update or remove it to entice people to buy phones with the newer software. It is a logical business move.
i love how everybody has to use the phrases 'what makes sense' and 'what doesnt make sense', in a thread about Sense
I thought it was posted that 2.3 (and whatever version sense HTC will put in) is supposed to push late June? Was that information innacurate?
I know this question has been asked before but I have to ask again. It's been a while since I've been here, I had moved on to the the Evo but I had a accident at work and I'm waiting for Assurion to send me my replacement. So I had to dust off my old Hero in the meantime, but I'm having trouble finding a stable, daily Froyo ROM. All of the ones I have found seem to have something wrong. i.e. Camera, Wifi, GPS... Can anybody suggest a good Froyo ROM with everything working. I know Froyo had to get ported over because the Hero never got the update but it's been over a year since Froyo. I figured by now somebody would have cooked up something. Hopefully a Sense based ROM (never cared for ASOP) but I'll take any functional Froyo ROM at this moment. I'm pulling my hair out over here. After coming back from the Evo & Epic it's hard to believe that the Hero was once one the best Android phone around. Technology moves soooooo fast!
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I know this question has been asked before but I have to ask again. It's been a while since I've been here, I had moved on to the the Evo but I had a accident at work and I'm waiting for Assurion to send me my replacement. So I had to dust off my old Hero in the meantime, but I'm having trouble finding a stable, daily Froyo ROM. All of the ones I have found seem to have something wrong. i.e. Camera, Wifi, GPS... Can anybody suggest a good Froyo ROM with everything working. I know Froyo had to get ported over because the Hero never got the update but it's been over a year since Froyo. I figured by now somebody would have cooked up something. Hopefully a Sense based ROM (never cared for ASOP) but I'll take any functional Froyo ROM at this moment. I'm pulling my hair out over here. After coming back from the Evo & Epic it's hard to believe that the Hero was once one the best Android phone around. Technology moves soooooo fast!
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i dont think its too hard to believe that the hero is one of the best android phones around.. yes she is a little dated, and she has some problems (99 problems but a dead hero aint one) but she is still rock solid.. and we have gingerbread now (thanks to some of the greatest devs around), so thats probably why you dont see a lot about froyo, froyo was cool for all of a couple months and then we moved on to the gingery goodness.. there are some sense based roms out there, both froyo and gingerbread, but i think they all have their weaknesses due to HTC not giving out the proprietary drivers for things like camera and what not.. so if you are wanting something that is totally stable, it will more than likely have to be aosp (but if you only have the hero for a couple days who cares).. but there are a few stable gingerbread aosp roms out there, i would check those out, i post no links because they are all on the forefront of our development section.. good luck with your hero though.. just treat her with the respect she deserves..
AOSP's rom was pretty stable but I found it hard on the battery CyanogenMod 6.1 or whatever it was had everything working too and the battery was much better for me. The only issue with CM was a random reboot every once in a while which was usually solved by changing the vm heap size to something larger.
Thanks fellas! Don't get me wrong, I loved my Hero. It was my first Android phone and started my love affair with Android. I've always loved HTC. But coming back after having the Evo and Epic for almost a year, it feels so inadequate. Gonna give a Ginger ROM a try and see if I get any better performance. Thanks again.
My favorite pre-gingerbread roms are zenexp 0.9.7 and aosp 0.9.9.2. Both of them are fast and stable. Zenexp is 2.1 though but is just as good if not better than any rom I've used.
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