htc to port hero UI to wm?

[orangekid]

Originally Posted by Noir

the question is
htc to port hero UI to wm?
the answer is not now...who knows if htc ever will but from the two articles its an emphatic no
sense will be only for android

did the articles say they were not going to port it to wm? I just didn't see that in the article. The reason I started this thread is because of the article that said HTC might port it.

[Noir]

Look for the HTC Sense UI in the HTC Hero when it launches this Summer. There’s also talk of Sense coming to Windows Mobile, in some form. In which case, we could see TouchFLO taking a bit of a backseat to the Sense UI. Mobile Burn went straight to the source and has confirmed that Sense UI is not headed to Windows Mobile.

there was discussion on the sense ui on this forum as well heck there was a huge topic about the sense UI, the speculation and the mobile burn reporting

[Noir]

not to double post but in same said topic

HTC Sense coming to Windows Mobile – confirmed again
We have recently had a concerned reader questioning our story earlier than HTC’s new user interface will be coming to our Windows Mobile devices.
This is what Christian had to write:
Dear Sir or Madam,
I’ve recently written to the editor of mobileburn.com asking him about the new “HTC Sense” and whether it might also become available for older Windows Mobile devices. However, Mr. Oryl’s reply frankly has taken me aback: He stated that “Sense” is Android-exclusive and would in fact never become available for other platforms.
I would be glad if you could comment on Oryl’s understanding of “HTC Sense”. You can see his full reply below.
Sincerely yours,
Christian
Reply from Michael F Oryl (editor @ mobileburn.com):
“HTC never indicated that the new UI would be available on WinMo – it won’t be, in fact. The confusion comes from some sites not getting their facts straight. HTC said that TouchFLO 3D was part of Sense. Sense is *already* on WinMo.
The fact that HTC has not given the new UI on the Hero a proper name has led people to assuming that Sense refers only to the UI on the Hero, which is not the case. In any case, HTC caused the confusion by not giving the new UI a real name it could refer to. Sense is merely a philosophy, not an actual user interface.
Make no mistake, TouchFLO 3D is staying on WinMo devices, and the new, unnamed UI is what HTC will be using for Android devices that lack the "with Google" branding.
This of course went against our earlier understanding and also any reasonable interpretation of HTC’s statements in press releases and to reporters.* We therefore approach HTC’s PR for an official response, which is here below:
I just have a quick enquiry about your new product, the HTC Hero and its interface, Sense.
Will the Sense Widget-based interface be coming to HTC’s new Windows Mobile products, or will they remain with the same TouchFlo3D paradigm?
My readers are very interested in this question.
Thanks
To which HTC responded:
In answer to your question:
The Hero UI has been created specifically for HTC’s Android-based phones but also represents that three core pillars of HTC Sense.* HTC’s future Windows Mobile phones will also be based on HTC Sense, but will enhance Windows Mobile in a way that is as appropriate and valuable to people.
Now that answer seems pretty clear cut to me – some version of HTC Sense is coming to Windows Mobile.* It will not be exactly the same, but will be a departure from the TouchFlo3D. This of course makes perfect sense – HTC is all about motivating people to upgrade to new devices, and their main angle these days is software, and Sense is in the end just a more advanced version of TouchFlo3D.
Lets hope that this is the end of speculation regarding the issue.

-NO SENSE (ANDROID) on WM FOR YOU

[jbearamus]

couple of things:
1. This excerpt is from the HTC response you posted "HTC’s future Windows Mobile phones will also be based on HTC Sense, but will enhance Windows Mobile in a way that is as appropriate and valuable to people" which means it is going to WinMo just not the exact same thing, of course they're going to tweak it there's no reason to launch the same software on new models
2. you said

Originally Posted by Noir

-NO SENSE (ANDROID) on WM FOR YOU

so I'm wondering what do you think Sense is? do you think it is its own operating system which is what i read from your previous post or do you think its a piece of add on software like your friends at intomobile think: "Android OS user-interface that HTC is calling the HTC “Sense UI.” Think of it like this - the Sense UI is to Android OS as the TouchFLO 3D UI is to Windows Mobile"
just curious are what your thoughts are b/c to me this is reading like portions of Sense will make its way into either a new piece of software or into something that will still be called TouchFlo
which is what i've said earlier in this post

[Noir]

personally I think sense is a user interface that is meant to make things much easier for the end user. In that it is a GUI and htc would be correct. They've been developing sense for 3 years - the primary sense we have seen in 2007 as touch flo v. 1, then touch flo 3d/2d and finally touchflo 3d 2/2.5 and possibly 3. I think sense in itself is an idea of customization and allowing users to experience a bit of beauty and elegance on their devices as well as allowing customizability without going behind the scenes of an ugly os (windows mobile considerably).

That being said, htc's sense (unnamed UI) does the similar things that the idea of sense on wm does and in that its a great thing problem is...there was the belief that the android UI that complies with the sense perspective will be ported to WM...when in fact we already have a piece of "sense" in touch flo suite.

As fara s that goes, do I think it will be on our xdas? not now no. But hey since CDMA version of android 2.0 reached its alpha we may very well see the sense ui for the android on wm via virtual process...

that said...yeah I think that's the end of the topic and my personal opinions on it. In short no android ui...

[jbearamus]

ok just wondering, and it sounds like you and i have been saying the same things just in different ways, no not a direct port but something similar down the road, no?
anyway, that cleans this up for me

[Noir]

That being said, htc's sense (unnamed UI) does the similar things that the idea of sense on wm does and in that its a great thing problem is...there was the belief that the android UI that complies with the sense perspective will be ported to WM...when in fact we already have a piece of "sense" in touch flo suite.

there ya go

[fixxxer2012]

can that hero theme be ported to qvga? i must have that!

[jbearamus]

Originally Posted by fixxxer2008

can that hero theme be ported to qvga? i must have that!

it probably can but the bigger problem is the Sense is written for Android and therefore won't run on windows mobile, so figure out programming then worry about resolution.
closest thing you can get for now that is for WinMo is whatever the newest TouchFlo is