What is sense? - EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

What is Sense?
And how would i know if i have a sense rom?
/ sense on my evo 4g?

Replied in your other thread, but here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Sense
http://www.htc.com/www/htcsense/index.html

masternoah said:
…And how would i know if i have a sense rom?
/ sense on my evo 4g?
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If you bought your EVO 4G new, Sense came preinstalled as on all EVO 4G devices.
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He's running the Jiminy IV ROM, not sure if he flashed it or bought it that way, but also a sense ROM.

masternoah said:
What is Sense?
And how would i know if i have a sense rom?
/ sense on my evo 4g?
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Are you running a custom Rom? If yes what one?

Oh okay. Thank you....
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masternoah said:
What is Sense?
And how would i know if i have a sense rom?
/ sense on my evo 4g?
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Its something you either have or you don't. Most of the time the word common is placed in front of it and most people don't have that either.
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The simple answer to your first question is:
Sense is HTC's own software they put on top of Android.
For example Motorola uses Android's software, without any changes to it. Which is why their phones are called "AOSP"(Android Open Source Project).
HTC, however, felt they wanted to advertise their own **** and put their "Sense" on top of Android, thus called Sense Roms.
Advantages and disadvantages to both. Choose whichever suits your needs more. I prefer Sense roms though. Sprint Lovers being my favorite since I can remove all the crappy carrier roms (Sprint Nascar, etc..) without all the added feature.
I like simplicity.

That is correct, but doesn't Motorla use Motoblur on most of there phones? Nexus S is an example of a phone that comes with AOSP.

jstalford said:
That is correct, but doesn't Motorla use Motoblur on most of there phones? Nexus S is an example of a phone that comes with AOSP.
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I've only used Moto Droid and Droid X. They were AOSP.

Its the UI overlay that comes with the phone. It can be removed if you like. Its like what blur for motorola or well there are others...

dirkyd3rk said:
Its something you either have or you don't. Most of the time the word common is placed in front of it and most people don't have that either.
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Most people don't have common? Scary!
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shouldnt we change the name to uncommon then?

Related

is there no 2.2...

so ive been holding off on switching to sprint, all because i want an evo but i hate hate sense!! has no one made a stock froyo rom yet? is it not possible? or a rom with no sense in it? like not just some stuff taken out i mean completely sense free!?!?
All of the Froyo ROMs that first surfaced were AOSP I believe. There are plenty to choose from.
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You can just turn off sense and use a normal android interface.
mykeldrip said:
so ive been holding off on switching to sprint, all because i want an evo but i hate hate sense!! has no one made a stock froyo rom yet? is it not possible? or a rom with no sense in it? like not just some stuff taken out i mean completely sense free!?!?
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did you check the dev section ?
CyanogenMod, the greatest AOSP ROM made, is expected to release on the EVO either today or in the very near future.
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MCL1981 said:
You can just turn off sense and use a normal android interface.
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No, you can disable the Sense home launcher. You can't fully disable Sense by any stretch of the imagination without an AOSP ROM.
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TheBiles said:
CyanogenMod, the greatest AOSP ROM made, is expected to release on the EVO either today or in the very near future.
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i believe it's still going to be rc1, so not everything is going to be working (wimax and hdmi come to mind right now).
but yes, still more than likely to be more polished than sense.
yea i saw the one rom looked pretty proising(except said there were still some issues here and there with it) i was hoping for a pretty much final build all done and good to go! oh well i can wait a bit longer i have a nexus one now so no big rush!
StillSound said:
All of the Froyo ROMs that first surfaced were AOSP I believe. There are plenty to choose from.
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Pardon my ignorance, but what does AOSP mean?
An army of pacifists can be defeated by one man with the will to fight.
Techrocket9 said:
Pardon my ignorance, but what does AOSP mean?
An army of pacifists can be defeated by one man with the will to fight.
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AOSP means Android Open Source Project
AOSP roms have Android that isn't molested by anyone else besides Google. No fluff added.
http://source.android.com/

Miui rom

I just flashed the Miui rom on my g2. It is bad ass! Has any one else tryed it? Miui with sense I think would be even better! I love the sense Widgets! Is there a way I can get sense Widgets on there now or do I have to wait for the rom to be rebuilt with sense? And if so is any one working on that yet?
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cwalton4077 said:
I just flashed the Miui rom on my g2. It is bad ass! Has any one else tryed it? Miui with sense I think would be even better! I love the sense Widgets! Is there a way I can get sense Widgets on there now or do I have to wait for the rom to be rebuilt with sense? And if so is any one working on that yet?
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Nope no one has ever tried it before whats this miui you speak of?
CyanogenMod curb-stomps MIUI.
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Grate rom for customization its really smooth grate on memory!! B4 I was having about 95 MB and now I have 150 to 250. it was originally made by chinese developers and is starting to get tweekd on for us. I would just googel Miui rom for g2. That's what I did. Best Google search IV done in a wile
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CyanogenMod curb-stomps MIUI.
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And I tryed one cyanogenmod rom b4 and didn't really like it. It was too much like the stock for me. Can't rember witch one it was but it was. Havent tryed one scenes. I like roms that seem high-tech. If the have one like that hit me up with a link and ill try it out
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If you like miui you might as well get an iphone.
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ibemad1 said:
If you like miui you might as well get an iphone.
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we cant like miui and like the open source end of android phones?
(IE: you are an idiot)
i dont have the hatred for apple or its product, but muiu looked waaay too much like an iphone. But I really just couldnt get over that there was no apparent app drawer. To each their own, and I dont believe at this time any dev is working on blending sense with muiu.
ionic7 said:
we cant like miui and like the open source end of android phones?
(IE: you are an idiot)
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Fact: MIUI's entire reason of existance is to make your android phone look like an iphone.
Haters gonna hate.
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ibemad1 said:
Fact: MIUI's entire reason of existance is to make your android phone look like an iphone.
Haters gonna hate.
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sooooo making an graphic user interface look like something else means you should go out and get that something else even though the functionality is entirely different?
Pardon me but do all of the other device threads have as many jack asses as the G2/Dz threads?
more like herps gonna derp
dietotherhythm said:
Pardon me but do all of the other device threads have as many jack asses as the G2/Dz threads?
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Check the Vibrant forums. You'll be happy you have the G2.
And in response to the post, I haven't tried MIUI myself, but I have a friend who absolutely loves it. I like having Cyanogen just because it looks stock. I've been using the Android OS since version 1.0 with the G1, and I've grown comfortable with the layout.

[Q]Thunderbolt port

Sory if theirs already a thread about this but does anybody know of a port
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Wow wrong section
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im close but ive had no time to work on it i have alot on my pate
What does the Thunderbolt ROM have to offer that may be of interest?
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Sory if theirs already a thread about this but does anybody know of a port
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Ask Virus he could probably port it in an hour
mlin said:
What does the Thunderbolt ROM have to offer that may be of interest?
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well as you may know thunderbolt hardware is almost the exact same as the evo so with a thunderbolt port it makes hdmi support on sense 2.0 roms possible and along with better camera support and also makes 4g possible since this will be the first port coming from a phone with 4g support im am looking forward to this
I am really looking forward to a thunderbolt port for exactly the reasons mentioned above. Basically a revised evo.
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I am working on this, but i dont have alot of time. I Have it in my head on how the files should be,but havent goton to it yet, ill try tomorrow, but most likely(likely, not an eta) this week end i should have some progress(progress?)
its based off of froyo, so stock evo kernel will work.
First of all the thunder bolt is not that much alike to the evo, its a desire HD variant.
Different processors, diff 4g (no 4g on this port) and no HDMI is on the thunderbolt. Just because a phone has a 4.3 screen and is made by HTC doesn't mean its the same as the evo ...
The only thing this offers is CDMA sense 2.0.
Calkulin has been working on one
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Igotsanevo4g said:
First of all the thunder bolt is not that much alike to the evo, its a desire HD variant.
Different processors, diff 4g (no 4g on this port) and no HDMI is on the thunderbolt. Just because a phone has a 4.3 screen and is made by HTC doesn't mean its the same as the evo ...
The only thing this offers is CDMA sense 2.0.
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no, the inspire was a hd variant, tbolt is Evo variant
Tbolt has the same proccesor as evo, just second generation
Tbolt has a lte radio, but possibly could be redone to work on evo(probably not, ask shinzul)
HDMwIn will work on tbolt port or any sense rom and will give hdmi
riassan said:
Calkulin has been working on one
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Damn Calkulin and Sac23 those are some big names on this. Its either really hard, or it will be done soon
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Damn Calkulin and Sac23 those are some big names on this. Its either really hard, or it will be done soon
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Yeah, and from what i understand they are really busy making ports, and some are probably trying to get the 2.3 with sense ported, as that would be huge for people.
Pretty big difference in hardware there, although it has a cdma radio so that is a plus.
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I'm pretty sure the Thunderbolt has no HDMI output, just DLNA. Where it wirelessly transmits audio/video to compatible TV's and devices.
Next time do a search and post your question in the right section! No one is going to speed things up just because you and your mall buddies want a port of something!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=910652
I wouldn't really worry about a thunderbolt port because there really isn't that much it had to offer. Evo already has a few Sense 2.0 roms and several excellent ports that offer somethings not available on the standard Evo rom. Plus htc is coming out this year with Sense 3.0. That is what I would like to see.
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mazdarider23 said:
Next time do a search and post your question in the right section! No one is going to speed things up just because you and your mall buddies want a port of something!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=910652
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im sick of hearing that ****. not everyone needs to search before asking.
riassan said:
Calkulin has been working on one
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last i heard he was not working on it anymore.
Just flash Virus Inspire 4G its the same version and it has landscape which the thunderbolt does not. I've created a version of Viruses ROM in my HD thread you may want to take a look at it.

[Q] Sense ROM on SGS2(Epic Touch 4G)

Is there a ROM for the SGS2(Epic Touch 4G) with Sense? Is that even possible? I have yet to flash a ROM on any of my rooted devices and curious if there is a ROM with Sense so I can flash it on my SGS2.
There are not currently any Sense roms. In theory its possible but I don't know of anyone working on one for our phone.
You can get close with certain apps on the market.
Honestly, I like Touchwiz better in every way except for the launcher.
ink718 said:
Is there a ROM for the SGS2(Epic Touch 4G) with Sense? Is that even possible? I have yet to flash a ROM on any of my rooted devices and curious if there is a ROM with Sense so I can flash it on my SGS2.
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Nope their isn't as sense is source closed and its a pain to port it
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Closest you can get is flash maddoggins rom and there is a sense based theme for that rom
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Thanks for the replies. And i don't like TouchWiz. If I can find a 4G and 3G toggle widget like Sense has, i would be kinda happy. Are there out there?
ink718 said:
Thanks for the replies. And i don't like TouchWiz. If I can find a 4G and 3G toggle widget like Sense has, i would be kinda happy. Are there out there?
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beautiful toggles?
I just went to the market and searched 4G Toggle and the very first one looks almost identical to the Sense version.....
ink718 said:
Thanks for the replies. And i don't like TouchWiz. If I can find a 4G and 3G toggle widget like Sense has, i would be kinda happy. Are there out there?
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Unnamed rom has 4g and data toggles in the notification drop down...
Otherwise if you want a sense rom, get a htc.
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Nope their isn't as sense is source closed and its a pain to port it
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So how did the Nexus One get Sense roms? Is it because HTC made it?
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YoungAceAtlanta said:
So how did the Nexus One get Sense roms? Is it because HTC made it?
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Smh he clearly stated in the same statement u quoted its a pain to port
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Not enough demand its also easier on phones that have similar hardware vs an HTC phone
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I have a rom I never released with an LPP sense base with sense (like) widgets, I figured knowone would like it and have never released it (except to some testers who liked it). If there's enough interested I suppose I could dust it off...
VeNuM said:
I have a rom I never released with an LPP sense base with sense (like) widgets, I figured knowone would like it and have never released it (except to some testers who liked it). If there's enough interested I suppose I could dust it off...
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I honestly think it's worthwhile to release it. More options is always better than less.
This is another thread of people looking for a Sense ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1296226
VeNuM said:
I have a rom I never released with an LPP sense base with sense (like) widgets, I figured knowone would like it and have never released it (except to some testers who liked it). If there's enough interested I suppose I could dust it off...
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You should release. I can test it out for you if like. I'm sure others can test it out as well.
YoungAceAtlanta said:
So how did the Nexus One get Sense roms? Is it because HTC made it?
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They got the port because they used desire as base. Desire is pretty much a nexus 1 but with sense. If we had a Samsung phone with sense *Maybe* it could be ported
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If Swamp Goblin (currently on NS4G) gets one of these, he wants to do it. It ran great on the Nexus. Only missing 4g
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JohnCorleone said:
If Swamp Goblin (currently on NS4G) gets one of these, he wants to do it. It ran great on the Nexus. Only missing 4g
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did he get wifi working? cause porting a rom from ns4g to e4gt isnt that hard, *cough initial miui port was based off ns4g *

Is there a htc rom for t989

Hello everyone i wanted to ask if there is any htc roms for my tmobile galaxy s2. Or is that not possible? If ther is then it would be greaty appriciated if you should me a link on some htc roms. Thanks
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No. sense won't work on this phone.
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Oddly enough, I was wondering this exact same question as I have always wanted to try out Sense. I kind of figured there wouldn't be though. :/
Not trying to troll but just curious, if you want HTC sense why wouldn't you just buy an HTC phone? IMO sense sux, yea has a nice look but bogged down my past 2 HTC devices. I'll take performance over looks any day.
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I actually used the HTC sense and it was nice, but the reception on the device blows compared to the GS2
bobby3306 said:
Not trying to troll but just curious, if you want HTC sense why wouldn't you just buy an HTC phone? IMO sense sux, yea has a nice look but bogged down my past 2 HTC devices. I'll take performance over looks any day.
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+1 I agree while sence is very nice looking and has some even better looking Widgets I've always seem to think it boggs down the phone. This is my first of 5 phones that's not HTC and I've always found myself flashing aosp roms to them.
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I actually used the HTC sense and it was nice, but the reception on the device blows compared to the GS2
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HTC sense isn't a phone... Its HTC
's over lay, like Samsung'a Touchwiz. There's multiple devices that have sense.
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bobby3306 said:
HTC sense isn't a phone... Its HTC
's over lay, like Samsung'a Touchwiz. There's multiple devices that have sense.Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA
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Yes, thats true, but theyre all HTC products, and none are Samsung.
I've gotta say it would be nice to see sense on our phone just to play with, but when I had it on my HTC Glacier it drove me nuts after a while...
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Yes, thats true, but theyre all HTC products, and none are Samsung.
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Aren't you just the rocket scientist of the day....
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I've actually wondered this myself, why no one ever ports sense roms to other phones. I understand why many would not want that, but there are those who would. Is it a technical issue that prevents this? Like some sort of kernel or framework thing that prevents Sense from working on non-HTC phones.
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JaylanPHNX said:
I've actually wondered this myself, why no one ever ports sense roms to other phones. I understand why many would not want that, but there are those who would. Is it a technical issue that prevents this? Like some sort of kernel or framework thing that prevents Sense from working on non-HTC phones.
Sent from my beastly Galaxy S 2.
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you answered your own question lol.
It's not a simple port. It's pretty much the same reasons why cm9 AOSP AOKP isn't fully functonal.
it takes a lot of work to get bits and pieces to start working. Most Developers want clean slate ROMs that's where CM9 AOSP and AOKP comes in.
Unfortunately/fortunately for us, there isn't a developer in the t989 forum that likes sense enough to put their time and effort into porting... more like building... sense for our phone. They also don't want to risk bricking their phone.

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