When I first received my Evo Shift, I went in wanting to use Launcher Pro because I had used it on my girlfriend's phone. After using LP for three solid months, I decided that I would return my phone to stock settings. Here is my mini review:
1. Sense has amazing Widgets. Launcher Pro widgets do not even come close in comparison. They are gorgeous and work very well. The effects of the main screen clock widget with the weather is a pleasant surprise. Being able to see the time and weather in the same section is quite nice as well. The 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS widgets are very useful for battery management as well. I use the News feed to keep updated with Engadget news and the Twitter widget is quite nice as well (although LP's is just as good). The HTC music widget is beautiful and I use it quite frequently as well.
2. The biggest complaint about Sense was the dock. I used to agree until I started using it. What's the objective of a phone? To make phone calls. Having that feature be the biggest button on the dock makes perfect sense and I do use my phone to make phone calls quite frequently (some people just use it for other features). The only button that I do not agree with is the "+" button. There is no use for an add widget button because we can easily accomplish the same thing from holding the screen.
3. The Sense messenger is absolutely awful. After three days I just had to reinstall Handcent. Not much to say there.
4. A small feature that not many people know about is that if you get a phone call, you can flip your phone over and it will silence your phone. Actually an interesting/useful feature.
After using Launcher Pro and trying out Sense, I have converted back to Sense just for the use of the Widgets alone. I do have a few issues with Sense, but the positives make up for the couple negatives. If anyone is using Launcher Pro, I challenge you to use stock settings for a week
(Minus stock messenger)
1. Sense has amazing Widgets. Launcher Pro widgets do not even come close in comparison. They are gorgeous and work very well. The effects of the main screen clock widget with the weather is a pleasant surprise. Being able to see the time and weather in the same section is quite nice as well. The 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS widgets are very useful for battery management as well. I use the News feed to keep updated with Engadget news and the Twitter widget is quite nice as well (although LP's is just as good). The HTC music widget is beautiful and I use it quite frequently as well.
2. The biggest complaint about Sense was the dock. I used to agree until I started using it. What's the objective of a phone? To make phone calls. Having that feature be the biggest button on the dock makes perfect sense and I do use my phone to make phone calls quite frequently (some people just use it for other features). The only button that I do not agree with is the "+" button. There is no use for an add widget button because we can easily accomplish the same thing from holding the screen.
3. The Sense messenger is absolutely awful. After three days I just had to reinstall Handcent. Not much to say there.
4. A small feature that not many people know about is that if you get a phone call, you can flip your phone over and it will silence your phone. Actually an interesting/useful feature.
After using Launcher Pro and trying out Sense, I have converted back to Sense just for the use of the Widgets alone. I do have a few issues with Sense, but the positives make up for the couple negatives. If anyone is using Launcher Pro, I challenge you to use stock settings for a week
(Minus stock messenger)
