HTC: Gingerbread won't stop Sense

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A common complaint of Android (from Cupcake to FroYo) is that the UI is plain. Another, is that the OS is difficult to navigate. We all know that Google's next version of Android, "Gingerbread," will try to remedy these issues with a complete UI overhaul. This will hopefully give the user a more aesthetically-pleasing and simpler experience with Android. And due to Android's fragmentation issues, Google's goal will be for all Android handsets to eventually be running the same version of their OS. So, where does HTC stand on the future of Android? Will the changes in Gingerbread drive HTC to abandon Sense? Not at all, according to Drew Bamford, head of HTC's user experience design team.

In a sit-down with Forbes, Bamford explains that "Google's tweaks" won't affect future implementation of Sense:

Google, too, has indicated that it wants to make the next (3.0) version of Android more polished and user friendly. Industry observers have speculated that manufacturers like HTC will make fewer alterations on their Android phones as a result. Bamford, however, says he doesn’t expect Google’s tweaks, which are scheduled to debut before the end of the year, to affect his work. “Google may focus more on improving the user interface on the stock Android [software], but I don’t think they’ll preclude manufacturer customization,” he explains.

Bamford goes as far as to say that Gingerbread won't affect manufacturer customization in general, and HTC fully expects to implement Sense on future Android devices. Disappointed? Let us know.

via Droid-Life
Source: Forbes

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[coheirnt]

That would be awesome to get rid of sense and blur. Especially if it helps us get r OS updates faster . It sucks waiting for all these goodies . I do enjoy sense . But if Google is going to keep updating the OS this frequently it just makes sense to get phone manufacturers to drop there UI . So we can all keep pace with Google .

[htc(hot-taco-cheese)]

I like sense as well but I think google would do a very good job at creating the UI got every phone. But then again, the manufacturer's UI is is a main thing that makes every unique and different.

[cybertec69]

Sense UI ROCKS.

[2010 ZR1]

They should give the customer the option to turn those things on and off.

[Yodes]

But if Google is going to keep updating the OS this frequently it just makes sense to get phone manufacturers to drop there UI . So we can all keep pace with Google .

It has been stated before by google execs involved with android that after 3.0 the development cycle will slow significantly. To where you only see 1 MAYBE 2 major updates per year. That in my opinion will give ample time to manufacturers to keep their overlays on the same level as stock.

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[AndrewGL]

I love sense so... I'm pretty happy about this!