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HTC is going to improve Sense lockscreen & camera

Hi there,
I've read this Dutch article about HTC is going to improve their Lockscreen and Camera software.
This article says they're gonna allow the users to add widgets on the Sense Lockscreen with widgets and that HTC is going to improve the camera app so you can easily take great pictures (without blur) of moving objects or people.
This is quite great news, imo!
So what do you guys think?
Original Dutch source: http://bit.ly/dE394X
English translated source by Google: http://bit.ly/fCu3Kw

the screenshot is from windows mobile.. so are you sure its about android?^^

Haha correct. It is from Windows Mobile
But I think they're talking about Android version
Because it's the only platform that allows customization.
Let's hope the update will come asap

Hopefully we get those camera improvements in the Gingerbread update.

Blezz said:
the screenshot is from windows mobile.. so are you sure its about android?^^
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From the sounds of it, even thought the screenshot is from WM, it sounds like Android.

Those improvements mentioned in that article apply for the HTC Sensation. HTC are talking about instant picture snapping and the new lockscreen. So maybe this article is mixing the phones?

Maybe the person that put this together was in a rush..... :L
So, will we be seeing these new sense implements that is the question... but in saying that it does say that existing phones will get it, and ours being one of the high end phones at the moment... that means us... right?

Sense 3 Perhaps
These features sound like they may be coming in the new Sense 3 which the Sensation and others will launch with.
Hopefully sense 3 will be released in future roms for our DHDs. If not I'm sure some devs will cook them into roms for us.

[Q] gpl and proprietary software....

Why does stuff on xda have to comply with GPL when roms are released with proprietary things like htc sense? Just wondering, I thought it should be illegal to include HTC Sense in a rom that was not made by HTC ? And another thing is fancy widget.... the popular modified fancy widget that looks like htc sense..... that is in a few roms for the hd2..... that is fancy widget... made by some company that sells it... modified to look like sense without downloading themes..... isnt that illegal because someone modified it without fancy widgets permission?

Say no to themed roms.

I am seriously thinking of starting a campaign here on xda against themed roms.
I won't start blaming anyone or calling out names, but themeing a rom is a bad thing.
Here is why:
1. Generally, miui and sense are well built and nicely designed.
2. Customizing a rom is personalizing it to your taste and your needs (modified apk's with graphics or color change )
3. Generally, the customizations are a cheesy combination of fonts and colors that really don't go that well together and imho sometimes even present usability issues (futuristic font that looks good bad at the size it is used in the UI) .
Currently, there are 3 scenarios:
1. Themed rom
2. Themed rom with an update package to revert to stock ( one that doesn't fully work )
3. Themed rom with an update package to revert to stock
What I would suggest, to keep the pleasure of customization is to include your customization as an update package rather than having the stock look be an update package.
If I will observe more people that think like me, I have a signature banner campaign in mind, that would link to this discussion.

ohh, you are so right
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Yap.. you're 100 percent right..
It annoys me to always replace the skinned files with stock files.. so save me some time!

amen...........

Good call.
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App

well, i agree with you. 99% of all themes are ruining the roms look. Like you allready said, sense and miui roms look very nice as stock, but they often get ruined by weird themes. BUT i dont think, you could force the devs not to theme their roms.

finally!
+1
totally agree

there are plenty of non themed roms.. if someone wants to make a themed rom and you dont like it, dont use it..
i personally use the bluetopia desire HD themed rom and i love it.

aarons6 said:
there are plenty of non themed roms.. if someone wants to make a themed rom and you dont like it, dont use it..
i personally use the bluetopia desire HD themed rom and i love it.
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+1
At the end of the day...YOU ARE GETTING THESE ROMS FOR FREE!!!!
Can you imagine if they charged you for a one-on-one service, where you discussed what you want etc and how you want it to look...as in called to his buiness or office and paid the going rate per hour!!!!!!!
hundreds of pounds or dollars etc!!!!
I reckon you should be EXTREMELY greatful that u ain't stuck with windows mobile, coz if you were, i can guarantee, you'd be saying, or begging......
......"oh, please devs, please come back, i don't care if it's pink blue or Adolf Hitler Icons everywhere, pleasseeee, i need my android on my HD2"
Simple - if you don't like a theme, GO USE SOMEBODY ELSES ROM.
OR
Even better, LEARN how to make your own ROMS...should only take you a few years of hard graft - maybe then you could appreciate the hard bloody work Devs put in here.
GEEZ - what a cheek whinging about themes etc...LOL
Matt

@aarons6 & @matthew33
That's exactly why customisations should be optional.
It's enough to read the threads of customised rom to find out that there are plenty of people
that are put in the position of choosing between the rom they like with enforced customizations and other stock roms that aren't that well made.
Having the visual tweaks as an optional pack, will attract more users and generate mor revenue in the end. It's that simple.

nemuro said:
@aarons6 & @matthew33
That's exactly why customisations should be optional.
It's enough to read the threads of customised rom to find out that there are plenty of people
that are put in the position of choosing between the rom they like with enforced customizations and other stock roms that aren't that well made.
Having the visual tweaks as an optional pack, will attract more users and generate mor revenue in the end. It's that simple.
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What revenue you were talking about?
Just keep in mind that those roms with heavy theme and customization are personal roms, well, they most are personal rom, they are modified to their taste and just want to share with us, if you dont like it, just ignore and move on....
On the other hand if you thinking of starting a campaign against big @ss signature, sign me in, my fingers work twice as hard to see the next post because of that...

[Q] for SGT 2 7.0..can anyone port HTC sense UI on tab 2

[anyDEV] can anyone develop the sense ui for this device ?

I think you could find a sense launcher and sense clock somewhere in these forums or in google play try search google by term sense launcher.apk and sense clock.apk
Sent from Galaxy S2 or Galaxy Tab2

Unlikely because Sense is HTC proprietary and requires a special kernel, frame work , and libraries.
Also , questions go in the Q&A section and put more information in the title so people know what you are posting about.

Mohamedselim said:
I think you could find a sense launcher and sense clock somewhere in these forums or in google play try search google by term sense launcher.apk and sense clock.apk
Sent from Galaxy S2 or Galaxy Tab2
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will try that tonight and check it ..thanks man

DigitalMD said:
Unlikely because Sense is HTC proprietary and requires a special kernel, frame work , and libraries.
Also , questions go in the Q&A section and put more information in the title so people know what you are posting about.
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Sorry abt not posting this in the right section....but bro i do believe that someone out there is working on or trying to port it to the device

There have been countless attempts to port Sense, TouchWiz, and Blur to devices that don't ship with said interfaces. I have never seen a fully working ROM ever ported. They get to a certain point in functionality, then progress stops as the only way to fix the remaining issues is to get new binaries compiled which only HTC/Samsung/Moto have the ability to do. Feel free to try it yourself, but I doubt anyone is going to accomplish this. Also, why would you want Sense? It is probably the most bloated of all the OEM Skins out there.

imnuts said:
There have been countless attempts to port Sense, TouchWiz, and Blur to devices that don't ship with said interfaces. I have never seen a fully working ROM ever ported. They get to a certain point in functionality, then progress stops as the only way to fix the remaining issues is to get new binaries compiled which only HTC/Samsung/Moto have the ability to do. Feel free to try it yourself, but I doubt anyone is going to accomplish this. Also, why would you want Sense? It is probably the most bloated of all the OEM Skins out there.
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Bloated?, yeah, but I think sense has a better personality.....
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G with Beats Audio using Tapatalk 2

Install a rom that has a theme chooser, download sense aokp/cm theme from market, HTC icons, APW widgets and Nova launcher. That will get you pretty close.
*edit, nevermind. Sense theme chooser theme doesn't work, at least with the cm10 with tablet mod I am using.
sent from my tab 2

[Q] HTC Sense 4.0 on Samsung Galasy S4

Hi everybody,
one week ago I bought a new Samsung Galaxy S4.
It is a great mobil phone, but I really miss HTC Sense from my HTC One X+
So my question is:
Is there anywhere a "rom" or an other possibility to get HTC Sense on the S4??
Thx for your help.
tobi

Some people might be able to port it but they won't, infact lets say the most easy port will be for the I9505 only since the Exynos octa is too complicated and needs different librarys and files.... and another thing is that eventually when it ports your GS4 features won't work anymore since the Sense wizard doesnt support them which makes the GS4 useless it used to matter on old Cells when the hardware and software were almost identical and only the appearance changes but nowadays its a badass mutation that these pieces of Tech are going through
maybe someone will give you a launcher but not the whole Sense Wiz

Tobbbeeeey said:
Hi everybody,
one week ago I bought a new Samsung Galaxy S4.
It is a great mobil phone, but I really miss HTC Sense from my HTC One X+
So my question is:
Is there anywhere a "rom" or an other possibility to get HTC Sense on the S4??
Thx for your help.
tobi
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You'll never have sense 4/5 on Samsung device many reasons for that lemme give you a few.
1. It would take forever to try and port it ( while the port would have sh1t load of buggs )
2. Pretty much requires the whole system cuz of framework.
3. Different drivers ( tho would be easier to port it on snapdragon s4)
4. HTC is never gonna give their codes since then everyone would have blink feed, HTC gallery etc, Zoe, you name it. Same with Samsung, everyone would have multiwindow etc what doesn't require hardware.
The only way you can have some type of sense would be getting launcher and downing icon packs.
Best would be flashing cm /aokp / aosp.
Getting icon pack for the launcher and downloading sense theme for cm
As for widgets there are bunch of them on the market or you could download uccw and make yourself some.
Anyway whatever you do it'll never be good as original. You'll always miss key features.
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On the other hand if you don't like the touch wiz you can pretty much have full Xperia system
Widgets, walkman, bravia, gallery, etc, you name it. Just look at xda or use search button.