What's up with all the redundancy on the Eris/HTC Sense?

[Frisco]

That means they now have (at least) two different Sense's to maintain (more if they make other mods for other phones physical attributes). That would make OS updates take much longer to adjust for, as they'd have to make changes in all versions of Sense. While I agree that the big green Phone button 1/2 inch from a physical button doesn't make much sense, to me it's better than trying to maintain different version of Sense based on phone design.

Good thoughts.

But I'm always thinking like a consumer rather than a rep of whatever department decides these things.

You're probably right.

 

[Slugdoc]

Well played! Very clever, and very smart as well.

Clever, too.

 

[Frisco]

Clever, too.

Plus well played.

And smart.

 

[xzillerationer]

Wait, what? If you don't like the redundancy, don't use the Sense UI. Use a launcher, or simply use the vanilla Home screen.

 

[Frisco]

Wait, what? If you don't like the redundancy, don't use the Sense UI. Use a launcher, or simply use the vanilla Home screen.

Of course.

And if you're rooted you can actually get rid of Sense and the HTC stuff altogether, or partially and in varying degrees of user control over that, depending merely on which ROM you flash.

However, if you're not rooted, Sense and its components will still be in your device no matter the Home or 3rd party launcher you deploy.

 

[xx_bishop_xx]

Of course.

And if you're rooted you can actually get rid of Sense and the HTC stuff altogether, or partially and in varying degrees of user control over that, depending merely on which ROM you flash.

However, if you're not rooted, Sense will still be in your device no matter the Home or 3rd party launcher you deploy.

Without root, you can't beat it "Senseless"...

 

[Frisco]

Without root, you can't beat it "Senseless"...

Well, I prefer to think of it as ushering it out kindly, with a smile and firm but softly spoken directions to the nearest landfill.

 

[doogald]

I disagree with that, although not strongly. Just that one issue, the two phone buttons, could have been addressed easily, almost an elementary display change for the Eris and other devices with phone hard keys.

Here is me saying that I *never* use the hardware button - I always call from an icon, or a contact item, and always answer from the lockscreen or on-screen display (except for the old days when the phone was so laggy that the screen never came on and I had to use the button.) It's a habit for me, but I'm glad that the control is there, and the first thing that I add to any replacement launcher (if it doesn't already have it) is the phone app as an icon in the dock.

 

[Frisco]

I understand that way of looking at it.

But the hard keys are my first choices for phone and on/off function; the two most important offerings on a phone, as far as I'm concerned.

 

[xzillerationer]

I used the power key, and occasionally the phone key when answering a phone call. But, I don't get called enough to really have a preference.

 

[ThorSkaagi]

Wait, what? If you don't like the redundancy, don't use the Sense UI. Use a launcher, or simply use the vanilla Home screen.

Umm, I've said a few times that because of it I use LauncherPro. Stock Android home sucks.