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The next sorts applications by launch frequency, and the final one is simply a list of downloaded applications. The first is just the default application view, which can be sorted by alphabet or date. The other major change are the three icons at the bottom, which act like tabs. There’s no way to disable this, which is the thing I think will enrage some people. I initially hated this, now I’ve gotten used to mentally going to a specific page and then locating an application. Swiping up and down slides you through these pages, which get snapped to. First off is probably the most polarizing - scrolling is now done by pages (each comprised of a 4 x 5 grid of icons), instead of in a fluid smooth manner. The application launcher also gets some interesting tweaks. The selected homescreen then snaps around easily. You can now also rearrange homescreen order in the zoomed out view by long-pressing on individual windows. Swiping fast also results in the whole affair spinning very fast, which seems to be the first thing everyone does when they pick up an HTC Sense 3.0 equipped phone.


It’s like HTC’s own rendition of compiz’s cube desktop switcher. Swiping from the left to the right to view different homescreens now results in a 3D cube like animation. Homescreens now circularly swirl in after an unlock, and this animation is impressively smooth. The homescreen and launcher views also get some changes. The hourly view is especially cool, as it shows a graph of predicted temperature. Tapping on the upper right icon exposes more detail with information details including hourly and 5-day views. First is an animated overview with current conditions. There are a number of minor changes, such as a face-lift for the clock widget which includes a ton more detail inside the Sense weather app. I've put together a video with all the important changes which you can watch, or just read everything below.įor the most part, HTC Sense 3.0 is very similar to its predecessor. Those features are namely things like Sense 3.0 lock screen informatics and shortcuts, and features. I used to be staunchly against UI skinning (and for the most part I still am) but Sense 3.0 finally adds some things that I think go beyond just being eye candy that woos in ordinary smartphone shoppers.
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On a higher level, HTC strongly believes that Sense makes the Android experience easier and more user friendly for ordinary smartphone shoppers. Along those lines, handset makers are scared to death of Android commoditization, and like it or hate it, UI skins are one superficial way of preventing that.
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Sense’s earliest relatives helped keep Windows Mobile as a platform afloat, and likewise kept HTC in the business of selling Windows Mobile phones until Android became the obvious next step. HTC feels very strongly about Sense, and again if you go back in time you can almost understand why. That brings us to the oft-maligned HTC Sense, which the Sensation includes the very latest version of, Sense 3.0.

The Sensation is running Android 2.3.3, but for the most part the angular, contrasty, dark visage of Gingerbread is hidden under a UI skin.
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I mentioned at the beginning that one half of that is unique industrial design and hardware, the second angle is software differentiation. Before we get ahead of ourselves, let’s talk about the other side of HTC’s strategy.
