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The various Android handset makers are not only competing against RIM & Apple but also with each other. A good UI is a huge competitive edge. It would be intere
by jsz0 17y ago
The various Android handset makers are not only competing against RIM & Apple but also with each other. A good UI is a huge competitive edge. It would be interesting to see HTC for example offer their UI on the Android market place for any handset. I wonder if that's something Google would allow into the catalog?
- nuclear_eclipse 17y agoUI's like that are not applications; they are actually built into the core of Android. Changing system themes, even on a rooted phone, requires downloading an image specific to the ROM you're running, and flashing that over top of your current ROM. Changing to another theme, or reverting to the standard theme, requires re-flashing your phone every time. That said, I would love to see installable themes where the user can download/select/apply multiple themes on the fly without flashing/rebooting their phone, but at the moment, I think it's a result of Android taking the simple/efficient route for implementation.