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Actualy, Android's interface on the recently released HTC Hero is far better than iPhone's. Android's the future.

by stalf 17y ago

jcl 17y ago
How is the Android interface on the Hero different from the baseline Android interface everywhere else?
- w1ntermute 17y ago
  I'm no expert on the topic, but I believe he's referring to "the new HTC Sense widget-based interface" (http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/24/htc-hero-details-begin-leaking-from-htcs-own-website/ http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/24/htc-hero-details-begin-le...).
- stalf 17y ago
  I'm supposing Android's interface is customizable, so HTC managed to build a whole new experience on it. Check this: http://www.htc.com/www/product/hero/overview.html http://www.htc.com/www/product/hero/overview.html
herval 17y ago
if they can cope with the fragmentation (which is already happening - with only TWO devices on market)... it's funny to remember, though, that Symbian was the future when they announced it was open sourced. And then Maemo became the future. Then OpenMoko...
- nailer 17y ago
  Symbian was never the future, it was an old product that had been OSSd. Maemo was never on a phone. OpenMoko was always a joke. Android is the only modern, out of the box, touch based platform not designed to pus hthe agenda of aparticular handset carrier.
  - there 17y ago
    but it is designed to push the agenda of google. the g1 couldn't even be activated without creating a google account.
    - nailer 17y ago
      You're right, I hadn't considered that. Googles agenda does closely match my own, but not always - their record in china doesn't suit me at all. Though I'm no apple fan at least they've never helped put someone innocent in jail.
misterbwong 17y ago
I currently have a skinned HTC WinMo phone with TF3D (the UI the Hero's UI was based upon) and it is definitely an improvement over the WinMo UI. It is debatable whether it's better than the iPhone interface, though. I have not used the Hero's UI so I will reserve judgement until I get to. What I can say is that the HTC skin that is on the Hero will not make its way to any other manufacturer (officially). Keep in mind that Google is aiming Android at multiple manufacturers. In the best case this situation will allow all users to switch between skins in an open environment where the competition drives innovative UI. In the worst case, we'll end up with a WinMo like marketplace where phones with the same underlying OS and similar hardware act completely differently, fragmenting the landscape. There is currently only one main Android manufacturer (HTC) so this isn't an issue but with major manufactures (i.e. Motorola and Samsung) releasing Android phones in the near future, we'll see how the situation plays out.

Actualy, Android's interface on the recently released HTC Hero is far better than iPhone's. Android's the future.

by stalf 17y ago

Actualy, Android's interface on the recently released HTC Hero is far better than iPhone's. Android's the future.

jcl 17y ago

How is the Android interface on the Hero different from the baseline Android interface everywhere else?

w1ntermute 17y ago
I'm no expert on the topic, but I believe he's referring to "the new HTC Sense widget-based interface" (http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/24/htc-hero-details-begin-leaking-from-htcs-own-website/ http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/24/htc-hero-details-begin-le...).
stalf 17y ago
I'm supposing Android's interface is customizable, so HTC managed to build a whole new experience on it. Check this: http://www.htc.com/www/product/hero/overview.html http://www.htc.com/www/product/hero/overview.html

herval 17y ago

if they can cope with the fragmentation (which is already happening - with only TWO devices on market)... it's funny to remember, though, that Symbian was the future when they announced it was open sourced. And then Maemo became the future. Then OpenMoko...

nailer 17y ago
Symbian was never the future, it was an old product that had been OSSd. Maemo was never on a phone. OpenMoko was always a joke. Android is the only modern, out of the box, touch based platform not designed to pus hthe agenda of aparticular handset carrier.
- there 17y ago
  but it is designed to push the agenda of google. the g1 couldn't even be activated without creating a google account.
  - nailer 17y ago
    You're right, I hadn't considered that. Googles agenda does closely match my own, but not always - their record in china doesn't suit me at all. Though I'm no apple fan at least they've never helped put someone innocent in jail.

misterbwong 17y ago

I currently have a skinned HTC WinMo phone with TF3D (the UI the Hero's UI was based upon) and it is definitely an improvement over the WinMo UI. It is debatable whether it's better than the iPhone interface, though. I have not used the Hero's UI so I will reserve judgement until I get to. What I can say is that the HTC skin that is on the Hero will not make its way to any other manufacturer (officially). Keep in mind that Google is aiming Android at multiple manufacturers. In the best case this situation will allow all users to switch between skins in an open environment where the competition drives innovative UI. In the worst case, we'll end up with a WinMo like marketplace where phones with the same underlying OS and similar hardware act completely differently, fragmenting the landscape. There is currently only one main Android manufacturer (HTC) so this isn't an issue but with major manufactures (i.e. Motorola and Samsung) releasing Android phones in the near future, we'll see how the situation plays out.