Port HTC Sense UI to Motorola Android Phone?

[Aspesi4]

Hey everyone,

Since the Android platform is so open to developers, is it simple to port the HTC Sense UI over to say the Motorola Droid? I know the Motorola is not what this forums is about, but is the UI something that can be extracted and put together for the Droid? I love the Sense, but those specs of the Droid really have caught my eye.

Let me know.

[nolimit966]

im not soo sure of this but that Motorola Droid looks bloody good! Really nice device, huge screen and it is one of the few Droid phones around that has a flash (LED i know but better than none)

[shah_vm]

is there going to be gsm version of droid?

[blazingwolf]

is there going to be gsm version of droid?

Yes. There have been several images on sites showing it over the last couple of days.

[blazingwolf]

Hey everyone,

Since the Android platform is so open to developers, is it simple to port the HTC Sense UI over to say the Motorola Droid? I know the Motorola is not what this forums is about, but is the UI something that can be extracted and put together for the Droid? I love the Sense, but those specs of the Droid really have caught my eye.

Let me know.

Something I would like to know as well.

[zfly9]

Something I would like to know as well.

Me too! Also if Motoblur will be easily ported.

[Wii60]

is there going to be gsm version of droid?

Yes, but we don't know about the 1700 Band yet.

[brian_v3ntura]

Hey everyone,

Since the Android platform is so open to developers, is it simple to port the HTC Sense UI over to say the Motorola Droid? I know the Motorola is not what this forums is about, but is the UI something that can be extracted and put together for the Droid? I love the Sense, but those specs of the Droid really have caught my eye.

Let me know.

i doubt it anytime soon...first the droid would need to be rooted first then devs can start buildin on it.

[setupr]

I guess DROID will have a better version of MotoBlur. And it can be better then Sense.... This is just my guess.

[dakarf]

Actually since it is a Google Experience device it will NOT have motoblur on it.

[setupr]

Actually since it is a Google Experience device it will NOT have motoblur on it.

Why "Google Experience device" does not have MotoBlur ?
Is Moto Cliq not "Google Experience device"?

I understand, "Google Experiance (enabled) device" means it has Google's Closed-Source Applications / LIbraries installed, includes Android Market access, Maps, Gmail, Youtube, Google sync, etc.

.... Am I wrong?

[setupr]

Why "Google Experience device" does not have MotoBlur ?
Is Moto Cliq not "Google Experience device"?

I understand, "Google Experiance (enabled) device" means it has Google's Closed-Source Applications / LIbraries installed, includes Android Market access, Maps, Gmail, Youtube, Google sync, etc.

.... Am I wrong?

I was wrong, my dear.
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=26759

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Somehow, Android 2.0 includes MotoBlur's framework in it.

Basic idea of MotoBlur is to integrate phone and social network sites.
This is what Android 2.0 got, and 1.6 did not have at all.
I am thinking Android 2.0 is a better integration of Android 1.6 and MotoBlur.

[joners]

I dont know how possible this is going to be.

From what i remember reading the sense ui, is dependant on the HTC framework which is a large part of the rom.

Its not just a question of ripping bits out, as is seen with WinMo and TouchFLO.

This is why sense hasnt been ported out to the g1 and instead the are ripping hero roms out and getting them running.

Not sure if the moto blur has the same frame work dependancy as the sense ui does.

[brian_v3ntura]

This is why sense hasnt been ported out to the g1 and instead the are ripping hero roms out and getting them running.


wow really... u just made urself look dumb.

hero has been ported. sense roms has been ported. enough said

[ajones7279]

wow really... u just made urself look dumb.

hero has been ported. sense roms has been ported. enough said

...That's what he just said. Instead of ripping Sense alone, they're ripping the entire rom is what he was meaning.

[joners]

wow really... u just made urself look dumb.

hero has been ported. sense roms has been ported. enough said

Please try and read my post and understand whats being said. That way you wont find the need to make sarcastic comments, its not particulary helpful for anyone else trying to follow the thread.

Just so you know Sense UI isnt a ROM, Sense (aka Rosie) is HTC's Custom UI for Android, closed source im affraid so no direct porting on the any other handset, all you can do is modifiy another phones ROM to run on your hardware.

[nolimit966]

Is it possible to PORT Sense UI to other devices such as the Sony Ericsson X10, Dell Mini 5 etc?
I really Fancy a Dell Mini 5 but i seriously want Sense UI. I couldnt go back to the Android without it. I wish the Supersonic would just hurry up. I want an Android phone with at least a 4" Screen running Android 2.1....
:D:D

[tallnerd1985]

over at alldroid.org, there is a group of developers under the name Zeusdroid that are working on porting SenseUI over and nearly have it completed besides the RIL or the Radio Interface Link. Due to HTC's special configurations of their ROM that tie into the Radio, there has been some issues with it switching between 3G and 1X to make outgoing calls and then not being able to receive incoming calls.

If there are any season software engineers out there that would be willing to mod the existing RIL to work with the SenseUI rom, please head over to alldroid.org and seen a PM to Greek35T, thegeektern, Birdman or myself.

Thanks,
tallnerd1985

[DyMiC]

Sorry... but I'm new to the Droid community, but not new to modding.

I've already been through 6 ROMs on my phone... right now on UltimateDroid. It's alright... I need better though.

I've been looking all over... and alldroid is dead. Sadly.

Does anybody know where there might be somebody still working on this and getting it fully functional on the MotoDroid?

I would really love to have SenseUI. And be OCed as fast as I am (Quadrant has BCed me at 1500+ w/ Chevy's 1250 ULV).

Let me know guys... Thanks!

[paperecho]

WOW thread necromancy.

There is a user over at droidforums that is working on a sense ui port on the droid 1 from the incredible.

He has a flashable version right now that phone and text work on but no data.

Check this thread (http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-hacks/65292-sense-2-2-booted-droid.html).