Would it be possible to load the Sony Rachael Rom on a Droid once root access is available? What about the sense UI once the Android 2.0 version is available. Since the G1 can run the sense, I would guess the latter would be possible.
Wow... i had absolutely zero interest in even rooting the Droid until I saw this video for the Sense UI. Now I really want that.
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Well the hero will be out for Verizon as well. It will be called the Eris, but the hardware isn't as good as the Droid and it won't have 2.0 for 6 months.
i don't understand why you would replace the Sony's version for the HTC Sense UI. The Sense UI isn't as nice as the Sony's.Would it be possible to load the Sony Rachael Rom on a Droid once root access is available? What about the sense UI once the Android 2.0 version is available. Since the G1 can run the sense, I would guess the latter would be possible.
Well the Hero will be getting 2.0 soon so you could just port over that ROM, but yea the resolution sounds like a problem.If the X3/X10 is gonna have Android 2.0 then it wouldn't be a ton of trouble for someone to port it over since they use the same resolution. Sense will be much more work since it is built on 1.5 and has a smaller resolution, so when increasing the image sizes they will need a lot of touch up otherwise you will get pixelation (sp?). Also the X3/X10 is a GSM phone so the ROM would need to work for a CDMA phone like the Droid. It will most likely happen, prolly not till after the new year though.
Sense UI looks awesome, from what ive seen the x10's looks good but i think it loses some functionality and I still think the Sense UI looks better.i don't understand why you would replace the Sony's version for the HTC Sense UI. The Sense UI isn't as nice as the Sony's.
The Rachael and Sense UIs belong to Sony Ericsson and HTC respectively. It's a bit like trying to get the iPhone OS onto an Android phone...it doesn't seem to me like it's an entirely legal, or at least ethical process to port the entire interface over. It wouldn't stop me or anyone else from doing it, but there's a very good reason that it's not fully endorsed by Google.I am new to androids so please bear with me. (Will be leaving BB and was quite proficient with their OS and putting hybrids on etc. but this seems to be different).
If you put on a new UI, will that disable the Droids driving features (the navigation and things like that).
Also, why has google made this aspect so difficult as to change the type of UI you want on your phone. I figure it should be some standard theme type of thing like Blackberry's themes. Is this something that will get changed in the future, or will we always have to figure out which one has the best options and take that (like Rachel's UI over droids UI) and leave some options behind?
yea, HTC's Sense UI is done by them to make people get their phones for their UI. If Google wanted to put that onto all of their phones I'm sure they'd have to pay some amount of money to HTC to be able to. Same with Sony's UI.The Rachael and Sense UIs belong to Sony Ericsson and HTC respectively. It's a bit like trying to get the iPhone OS onto an Android phone...it doesn't seem to me like it's an entirely legal, or at least ethical process to port the entire interface over. It wouldn't stop me or anyone else from doing it, but there's a very good reason that it's not fully endorsed by Google.
Somebody correct me if I'm wrong on this.
Let's not forget, though, that Sense and the Rachael UI are essentially very heavy skins of GOOGLE's operating system. I don't think HTC would have the right to ask for royalties from google, although, they put Sense on pretty much every OS they use (WinMo.) So I don't know what the legal situation between HTC and Google would be if Google wanted to spread Sense around.yea, HTC's Sense UI is done by them to make people get their phones for their UI. If Google wanted to put that onto all of their phones I'm sure they'd have to pay some amount of money to HTC to be able to. Same with Sony's UI.
What about individual widgets. Say I did not want the entire UI but wanted the HTC weather widget? Would that be possible?
^what he said. Anyone know of a widget that's similar to HTC's weather widget?
They don't put Sense on their WinMo devices, they put TouchFLO3D on it. Bot you're right, they like skinning over the OS of their phones and it started with Windows Mobile to make it more touch friendly cause the peeps at Microsoft aren't very smart and didn't give it any touch support or even a UI good looking enough for the 21st Century. Sorry but I still think that if Google did want to they wouldn't be able to put the Sense UI onto all android devices without approval of HTC. Android is open source and all isn't it? HTC can do what they want to it (just means their phone won't be the "google experience"),the Sense UI on the other hand seems like something that is copyrighted and all and can't be taken by anyone. It wouldn't make sense since HTC has put money into making it, then any other company could use it and they didn't put any money or effort into it.Let's not forget, though, that Sense and the Rachael UI are essentially very heavy skins of GOOGLE's operating system. I don't think HTC would have the right to ask for royalties from google, although, they put Sense on pretty much every OS they use (WinMo.) So I don't know what the legal situation between HTC and Google would be if Google wanted to spread Sense around.
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