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HTC Sense UI Exclusive to HTC Hero

Posted by Marilyn Torres on June 28, 2009 – 2:10 am
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Somehow making this new, sleek UI available to only the HTC Hero seems a little unfair. That would be like the HTC TouchFLO 3D interface being limited only to unlocked HTC handsets and not carrier-branded handsets due to licensing issues. hero-sense-ui1

That’s right, even though my G1 and the MyTouch/Magic are made and developed by HTC, you’ll find it also says Google on the back. Being a Google-branded product apparently precludes the Magic and G1 from using the Sense UI featured on the Hero.

Of course, there is the argument of how modified the user experience would be if the Sense UI were installed on something like the G1 handset. Still, the decision to upgrade should be left up to the user. It’s safe to say that someone who knows of the Sense UI upgrade would be savvy enough to decide for themselves if their handset could handle the new upgrade, or that same user should be able to just as easily return to their old mobile interface. Either way, it’s safe to say that G1 and HTC Magic Android layman enthusiasts will be left out of the interface upgrade party for now because of a small licensing issue, although like everything else, that could change at a later date.

Source: Mobile Crunch

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  • My understanding is that there are three levels of Android licensing -- the "free, do whatever you want" model that doesn't include Google applications, the "middle of the road" model where you can sign a distribution agreement with Google for those apps and the "Google experience" model that allows Google branding. I think the Google experience version requires shipping the OS as Google intended. Read more at The Register.

    Also, the Sense UI probably won't be exclusive to the Hero. I've seen lots of articles flying around the Web saying that Sense would be coming to Windows Mobile. That makes you wonder what will happen with TouchFlo....

    Steve
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