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Sense 3.0

Do you think custom ROMs will allow us to have HTC's Sense UI 3.0 on this phone?

Oh... boy... here we go.. i admire you for having the balls to ask about Sense UI in Samsung thread. Hehe. Short answer is NO!!!
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You never know.. The original SGS has turned out a terrific developers phone so if the SGS2 has unlocked bootloaders i cant see why not
If htc sense is that important though just wait from the sensation

epsix said:
Oh... boy... here we go.. i admire you for having the balls to ask about Sense UI in Samsung thread. Hehe. Short answer is NO!!!
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Its already on the SGS to a fashion... no working data or wifi though yet lol

Guitarfreak26 said:
Its already on the SGS to a fashion... no working data or wifi though yet lol
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Yeah, half baked.
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I'd love to have it, with the recent reports showing the horsepower that it have coupled with Sense 3.0 that would be the perfect phone to have

If people want the HTC Sense experience then they should look at a HTC Phone. Although a Port is possible, its very time consuming and by the time someone actually port's it over with all the drivers working, your device will be close to the yearly refresh and you will want the next best thing. This will leave the developer in a limbo where his efforts didnt truly pay off.

dhruvmalik said:
If people want the HTC Sense experience then they should look at a HTC Phone. Although a Port is possible, its very time consuming and by the time someone actually port's it over with all the drivers working, your device will be close to the yearly refresh and you will want the next best thing. This will leave the developer in a limbo where his efforts didnt truly pay off.
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It's not possible, Galaxy S is half baked, Nexus S also try, half baked. Samsung uses totally different structure on android Nexus S can't even port TouchWiz and its the same manufacturer. I would love to get S II spec wise it blows the Sensation out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1041405
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Get a HTC and you will have sense and you don't have to worry or stress about being ported or not.
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Get a HTC and you will have sense and you don't have to worry or stress about being ported or not.
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Yes sir, sorry sir
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Why would u want Sense on Samsung?
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epsix said:
Yes sir, sorry sir
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Your dismissed
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rjayflo said:
Why would u want Sense on Samsung?
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I see you have a Motorola Atrix 4G. What do you think about it? I'm in doubt between Atrix, S II and Sensation.
Thank you!

Ugh, how can people even like Sense. It is the worst android UI out of all the custom ones out there.

ryude said:
Ugh, how can people even like Sense. It is the worst android UI out of all the custom ones out there.
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Probably because of the animations. I do HATE the sense dock :/

ryude said:
Ugh, how can people even like Sense. It is the worst android UI out of all the custom ones out there.
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Id say its all about taste. Personally I think motorola's UI is the worst, followed closely by the apple wannabe touchwiz. Funny, I actually hated sense as well at first, but now that im using it for a while, I LOVE IT.
Also, its because htc has added soooo much functionality, like finding/wiping/ringing from anywhere(laptop) incase its lost, or stolen, etc. Plus auto-backup of messages, apprx 100 very useful widgets, plus may apps wich save you a lot of time if you had to download one by one. Basically, its a complete package that looks good and offers functionality that no other manufacturer can even come close to, especially being built in from start. no headaches. I myself wish it could be ported but I doubt, especially with how "involved" its gotten lately

cristianomc said:
I see you have a Motorola Atrix 4G. What do you think about it? I'm in doubt between Atrix, S II and Sensation.
Thank you!
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I had a Galaxy S, then Atrix and now Inspire. Next I'm buying Galaxy S II because the bootlogger is unlocked and I want the light weight, dual core processor power and video enhancements.
The Inspire is amazing. I like it far better than the Atrix because I can put custom roms on it. I was able to root the Atrix and do a few modifications but it was very limited. I strongly recommend the Inspire.
The Sensation is locked down as is the Atrix. If you want a good out of the box phone Atrix is as good as you get until the Galaxy S II arrives. Sensation will be great but probably about the same as the Galaxy S II.
It is hard to recommend a phone without knowing what you do with your phone. For me the unlocked boot logger is the difference between buying and not buying.

Personally I prefer Sense.I think that Samsung have basically copied the iPhone in design and UI. If someone could remove the native Samsung bloat and add sense, all would be good in the world(for me at least)

ragingredbull said:
Personally I prefer Sense.I think that Samsung have basically copied the iPhone in design and UI. If someone could remove the native Samsung bloat and add sense, all would be good in the world(for me at least)
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Couldn't have put it better, dude. trouble is, can we have the best of both worlds?
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I think we can. If enough people that have bought a SGS2 ask for sense then I am sure someone(developer) will be willing to design it for SGS2. From what I have seen of custom roms so far, I think that there are some more than capable developers out there that could do it. If I could write code I definitely would(perhaps I should start learning. The only question is can an old dog(me) learn new tricks?????)

Porting Sense to the Atrix 4G [Developers needed!]

Hello, XDA!
I am organizing a team of developers to attempt to port HTC Sense to the Atrix 4G. Theoretically, this should be possible, correct? I've seen reports of it being successfully ported to Samsung phones. I love the Sense UI, and would love to see this happen, if it is at all possible! This will be my first attempt at an Android development project, so really any help would be greatly appreciated!
Current Team Members:
zefir738
ovitz

Unless this team is the Avengers, it probably wont happen.
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andrew.cambridge said:
Unless this team is the Avengers, it probably wont happen.
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Don't be so serious with him let him have a little of fun. ^^

zefir738 said:
Hello, XDA!
I am organizing a team of developers to attempt to port HTC Sense to the Atrix 4G. Theoretically, this should be possible, correct? I've seen reports of it being successfully ported to Samsung phones. I love the Sense UI, and would love to see this happen, if it is at all possible! This will be my first attempt at an Android development project, so really any help would be greatly appreciated!
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What phone will this be based off of?

So a sense overlay on a Motorola phone? Wanna have cake and eat it too?
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so how do you explain HTC Sense UI on Motorola Droid(Milestone)
Everthing is possible

nerfman100 said:
What phone will this be based off of?
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I was thinking the Evo 3D, since it's already qHD and has an ARMv7 CPU.
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so how do you explain HTC Sense UI on Motorola Droid(Milestone)
Everthing is possible
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My thinking exactly. There's also a project for porting Sense to the Motorola Triumph, and the Epic 4G. So, i thought, "Why the hell not?"

A) Why wouldn't you get an HTC phone if you like the Sense UI?
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B) Why would you want to take the bloatware of MotoBlurr off a phone and load it with another manufacturer's bloatware, HTC Sense?
Interesting idea, none the less though. I guess just to prove you can

breathtakingevil said:
A) Why wouldn't you get an HTC phone if you like the Sense UI?
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B) Why would you want to take the bloatware of MotoBlurr off a phone and load it with another manufacturer's bloatware, HTC Sense?
Interesting idea, none the less though. I guess just to prove you can
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Sense is a battery hog. I really like sense, but I usually load an AOSP rom onto my HTC phones.
You can get de-bloated Sense roms.
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This could be interesting. I'd definitely try a sense port if one were available. Chances are I'd stick with AOSP, but why rule something out without trying it?
Anything dev related for the Atrix is welcome as far as I'm concerned. Good luck.

Jotokun said:
This could be interesting. I'd definitely try a sense port if one were available. Chances are I'd stick with AOSP, but why rule something out without trying it?
Anything dev related for the Atrix is welcome as far as I'm concerned. Good luck.
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Thank you very much. Even though Sense is battery and resource hungry, it is a beautiful interface. Now, like I said before, this is my first development project, so any help would be greatly appreciated

breathtakingevil said:
A) Why wouldn't you get an HTC phone if you like the Sense UI?
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B) Why would you want to take the bloatware of MotoBlurr off a phone and load it with another manufacturer's bloatware, HTC Sense?
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So why every people here wants miui, instead of buying an iphone? :v
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breathtakingevil said:
A) Why wouldn't you get an HTC phone if you like the Sense UI?
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Because of the hardware.
breathtakingevil said:
B) Why would you want to take the bloatware of MotoBlurr off a phone and load it with another manufacturer's bloatware, HTC Sense?
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Because Sense is better than Blur, and looks pretty nice.

AkaGrey said:
So why every people here wants miui, instead of buying an iphone? :v
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Lets be honest. MIUI is more evolved than IOS. Other than the icon layout, they are nothing alike. Don't kid yourself.
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Deggy said:
Lets be honest. MIUI is more evolved than IOS. Other than the icon layout, they are nothing alike. Don't kid yourself.
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I couldn't agree more. I personally love MIUI (I'm actually running it right now...hahaha), so I can say first hand, much better than IOS.

Are you porting Sense 4.0 or an earlier version?
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namangupta9 said:
Are you porting Sense 4.0 or an earlier version?
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an earlier version. i want it to be as fully functional as possible, without having to worry about the ICS bugs that would come with 4.0

zefir738 said:
an earlier version. i want it to be as fully functional as possible, without having to worry about the ICS bugs that would come with 4.0
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I don't know how to build or port a rom, but you've got my support! Good luck!
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tatperson said:
I don't know how to build or port a rom, but you've got my support! Good luck!
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Why thank you, good sir. Any and all support is appreciated. I'm working on my second build at the moment; the first failed to flash, yielding an "E:Can't open /tmp/sideload/package.zip (bad)". What I really need is experienced developers who are willing to help me with this. Hahaha.

zefir738 said:
Why thank you, good sir. Any and all support is appreciated. I'm working on my second build at the moment; the first failed to flash, yielding an "E:Can't open /tmp/sideload/package.zip (bad)". What I really need is experienced developers who are willing to help me with this. Hahaha.
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wish I could help, but Im no dev...Check out this porting guide on Android central, particularly post 2:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/optimus-v-rooting-roms-hacks/164989-guide-how-i-port.html#post1683258
Maybe helpful?

[Q] Who else would love a Sense port ROM?

Before I say anything, Devs please do not see this as a request or as demanding in ANY way. You all do fantastic work and really make this device shine. Anyways... I was wondering if anyone else wishes there was a Sense based port. With the DNA being so close relativity in specs, I am sort of surprised there has not been any talk of a port. This is simply to see who else would like to see a port and if there is any interest in one. I am absolutley not a developer and could not create a ROM to save my life, I'm just a lowly power user lol.

I would much rather have Sense 5(when it comes out) since it's newer and looks cleaner.

No way. Honestly, no offense but if you like Sense then you should have gotten an HTC device.
I also disagree about it being cleaner. Stock a android is just beautiful.
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enviii said:
No way. Honestly, no offense but if you like Sense then you should have gotten an HTC device.
I also disagree about it being cleaner. Stock a android is just beautiful.
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Sheesh. I was just asking if anyone else would like it. Honestly I would go nuts with any HTC phone, sense is just fun to play around with, not preferred over PA for example.
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I would also like to see a sense rom, it would be cool to be able to have one phone that could run any ui. We already have Motorola blur, why not HTC sense, and touchwiz. If you don't like it you don't have to flash it. I love the nexus line of hardware and aosp, but for flashaholics like me, the more ROMs available the better off I am. I wish I could build ROMs but I don't even know where to start. I would definitely donate to any dev that could build a stable sense ROM.
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lyall29 said:
I wish I could build ROMs but I don't even know where to start.
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How many roms would we have if everyone had this attitude? None. Every developer, at one time, didn't know where to start.
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enviii said:
No way. Honestly, no offense but if you like Sense then you should have gotten an HTC device.
I also disagree about it being cleaner. Stock a android is just beautiful.
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Pretty sure you misinterpreted my post...I meant Sense 5 is cleaner than 4/4+, which is true after all.

mitchdickson said:
How many roms would we have if everyone had this attitude? None. Every developer, at one time, didn't know where to start.
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I don't have the time to learn how to build ROMs. My wife stays on my case as it is, and all I do is flash a ROM and set it up the way I want it. I go to work to make money so I can pay someone to do all the things that I don't want to do and the things I don't know how to do. I have one set of skills and you probably have a different set of skills in your line of work. I don't know anybody who knows how to do everything. This is why I said that I would donate to a dev who comes up with a sense ROM.
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I came from the HTC G2, the stock android version of the Desire Z (codename: Vision). Basically, in my opinion at least, any Sense ROM that was not a kang of a ROM shipped by HTC for the Vision has a bunch of bugs and oddities and things that just don't work nicely. And the Vision has one the best developers community that I have seen around. You still get CM 10.1 nightlies uover there even as the last update from HTC was GB back in 2010.
So... while I support having choices, thus would welcome any Sense ROM for the N4, I actually don't think it's a good idea to try.
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I would like to try Sense 5. I wouldn't use it as my daily driver. But I'm definitely not opposed to having more options.

I bought this phone so that I could escape things like Sense and Touchwiz... It would seem counterproductive to me to put it on this phone?

Mr. Chocolate said:
I bought this phone so that I could escape things like Sense and Touchwiz... It would seem counterproductive to me to put it on this phone?
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And I bought it for the amazing Dev community. The great thing about a ROM is you can choose not to flash it. Isn't it better to have the option?

estallings15 said:
And I bought it for the amazing Dev community. The great thing about a ROM is you can choose not to flash it. Isn't it better to have the option?
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Now I understand...You see they feel obligated to try something they don't want, fascinating, isn't it?

Ace42 said:
Now I understand...You see they feel obligated to try something they don't want, fascinating, isn't it?
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Indeed

We should (those who want a sense ROM)
Put a bounty for this sense ROM. Ill put 20$ in the pot
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I'll give $20.00 for a sense ROM.
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jaestreetss said:
We should (those who want a sense ROM)
Put a bounty for this sense ROM. Ill put 20$ in the pot
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I would love to contribute but I'm a student and don't have a credit card... Therefore no PayPal. Stupid teenager problems!
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Maybe, wait for sense 5 it's going to be much lighter than before, it might be easier to port.

cyanogendroid said:
Before I say anything, Devs please do not see this as a request or as demanding in ANY way. You all do fantastic work and really make this device shine. Anyways... I was wondering if anyone else wishes there was a Sense based port. With the DNA being so close relativity in specs, I am sort of surprised there has not been any talk of a port. This is simply to see who else would like to see a port and if there is any interest in one. I am absolutley not a developer and could not create a ROM to save my life, I'm just a lowly power user lol.
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ABSOLUTELY NOT!
Sense is a GIANT turd. It's the main reason I got rid of my One X+.

I found sense to actually be pretty good on the one x after ripping all the crap out. Heck I'd be happy just to have the sense camera. Half the people crying probably haven't even tried it.
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HTC might Release AOSP Rom for current HTC One users

Nothing confirmed yet, but the future holds a very bright and good ending. Besides, i don't see any reasons why HTC wouldn't do this...considering they would only release 50k units of the HTC ONE Nexus.
This is definitely a win-win for both consumers and HTC.
Here's the article i just read: http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_might_release_aosp_rom_for_current_htc_one_owners-news-6132.php

I would love it as I would never root my phone.
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Hope this happens just signed up for One. Was after a Nexus 4 but this should be better.
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Nothing confirmed yet, but the future holds a very bright and good ending. Besides, i don't see any reasons why HTC wouldn't do this...considering they would only release 50k units of the HTC ONE Nexus.
This is definitely a win-win for both consumers and HTC.
Here's the article i just read: http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_might_release_aosp_rom_for_current_htc_one_owners-news-6132.php
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It's not entirely a win-win. I read that in order for HTC to release such an update (providing AOSP to all normal HTC One owners), they have to go trough every carrier and other legal stuff. I don't remember where I read it and I don't remember exactly what the article said, but the conclusion I remember: it would cost HTC time & money (and stress, probably) to release an AOSP rom for current HTC One owners.
I hope they do it though. Would be awesome!
edit: Ah, I think I just remembered something. They have to go through every carrier because otherwise the AOSP Rom (update) would not be able to legally use the mobile networks of the carriers or something...

hopefully they'd be able to release an aosp rom for carrier unlocked phones without any legal ramifications.
do you think this will pave the way for future android phones to be released with stock android and the specific manufacturer apps (zoe, sense, touchwiz, etc) to be added as separate apps? this would surely cure the 'fragmentation' of android that iPhone users are always complaining about.
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It will not be an ota. It will prolly be an ruu,available for developer edition and maybe unlocked international versions. No carrier approval needed
When we have s-off anyone(gsm,anyway) should be able to flash it.
It's kind of neat,but not that big of a deal. You can always run cm if you want AOSP.
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bigshape said:
hopefully they'd be able to release an aosp rom for carrier unlocked phones without any legal ramifications.
do you think this will pave the way for future android phones to be released with stock android and the specific manufacturer apps (zoe, sense, touchwiz, etc) to be added as separate apps? this would surely cure the 'fragmentation' of android that iPhone users are always complaining about.
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I wouldn't say cure, but definitely won't be as bad. Really hope they do this. I'd like to try out AOSP on my One, though I'm 90% sure I'll stick with sense. Way nicer looking to me.
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It will not be an ota. It will prolly be an ruu,available for developer edition and maybe unlocked international versions. No carrier approval needed
When we have s-off anyone(gsm,anyway) should be able to flash it.
It's kind of neat,but not that big of a deal. You can always run cm if you want AOSP.
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And have issues galore......cm vs. Aosp from HTC is no contest and not even the same
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paniro187 said:
And have issues galore......cm vs. Aosp from HTC is no contest and not even the same
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Right... Cm will have more tweeks and features
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Right... Cm will have more tweeks and features
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I could give two craps about cm until they get the HTC Aosp to build on then I'll donate like always and flash paranoidandroid
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Right... Cm will have more tweeks and features
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A fully functional AOSP Rom > buggy cm. At least until HTC releases the sources, then well have a bug free cm Rom.
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I could give two craps about cm until they get the HTC Aosp to build on then I'll donate like always and flash paranoidandroid
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Dude stop being such a ****
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Miui is almost complete [Update beta testing program]

New beta testing program guys first 30
http://en.miui.com/thread-10342-1-1.html
http://en.miui.com/thread-10011-1-1.html
Its almost done I can't wait
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finally an MIUI topic! it's surprising that the demand of such a beautiful rom is so low for our beautiful phone, @op if you could please keep this post updated with their progress, release date, etc. thanks!

Awesome news! I've been waiting for this ever since the build by adyscorpius was discontinued

bornotty said:
finally an MIUI topic! it's surprising that the demand of such a beautiful rom is so low for our beautiful phone, @op if you could please keep this post updated with their progress, release date, etc. thanks!
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Sure np
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I used scorpyous miuI for a week and it was pretty solid with a few bugs but nothing mayor the new themes are beautiful and some have been upgraded for 1080 devices , now just waithing patiently for the official to be released
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Yeahhhhhhh
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astoria85 said:
Yeahhhhhhh
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geez htc one gets a new rom in kit kat and miui...
bye bye other phones

bornotty said:
finally an MIUI topic! it's surprising that the demand of such a beautiful rom is so low for our beautiful phone, @op if you could please keep this post updated with their progress, release date, etc. thanks!
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not much demand + no one bothers about miui in americas. we just buy iphone if we feel ios'ish.

jags_the1 said:
not much demand + no one bothers about miui in americas. we just buy iphone if we feel ios'ish.
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You now I will disagree I own an iPhone and don't like it and saying miuI is the same as ios it's like saying touch wish is the same as sence 5 besides if anyone don't like miui just don't use it , besides the more roms the better
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MIUI? BURN IN HELL!
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jags_the1 said:
not much demand + no one bothers about miui in americas. we just buy iphone if we feel ios'ish.
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it's sad to know that MIUI is only 'iOSish' to you.

Update new beta testing
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Am I still able to beta test? Is this AOSP or sense based?
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wonder if anyone can just get the beta and share?

domineus said:
wonder if anyone can just get the beta and share?
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The miui team asked specifically that their testers don't do that...

Is it on kitkat? I don't think so, MiUi is always a few years behind
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Shu. said:
Is it on kitkat? I don't think so, MiUi is always a few years behind
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Exactly why I never use it. It was great on my Inspire 4G (Desire HD) though. Really kept me from throwing that phone a number of a times.