If HTC allows conversion from Sense to stock Android, would you switch?

[bigoldthor]

As many of you know, HTC is currently examining ways for current One users to convert to the "Nexus Experience" and run plain, vanilla, nearly-stock Android. Would you make the switch?

 

[ffejjj]

No

Only way... No, no way lol

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[SCjRqrQCnBQ19QoYCtdl]

Depends on if they can keep zoes/highlights/burst modes

 

[thebizz]

No, I love pure unadulterated Android. But I refuse to give up features for a nexus experience. Sense does have it's issues but it's fundamentally good and works without lag and it looks good while doing it.
Edit
I doubt any of the advanced camera features will make it to the nexus experience device.

 

[daviddlt]

No, stock android is boring to me as ios on iPhone. Took back my nexus 7 for that reason.

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[SCjRqrQCnBQ19QoYCtdl]

No, stock android is boring to me as ios on iPhone. Took back my nexus 7 for that reason.

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I don't understand this - you can still do whatever you want with it, no?

 

[SeanBlader]

I don't understand this - you can still do whatever you want with it, no?

Yeah but you won't have Zoe's, or Beats audio support on Stock Android. You could replace blinkfeed with something you'd prefer, but you could do that on a stock One anyway by using a different launcher, then you'd get to keep all the hardware features and application support, while getting a more Android feel out of it. And in the end, because the OS would know you don't have a menu button on the hardware, it's going to show up on screen anyway for those apps that haven't switched to the holo standards. Blame Samsung for not making that happen sooner.

Personally I don't see Sense as being in the way. Android is pretty raw, It's like comparing a Honda with a '72 Ford Bronco.

 

[SCjRqrQCnBQ19QoYCtdl]

Yeah but you won't have Zoe's, or Beats audio support on Stock Android. You could replace blinkfeed with something you'd prefer, but you could do that on a stock One anyway by using a different launcher, then you'd get to keep all the hardware features and application support, while getting a more Android feel out of it. And in the end, because the OS would know you don't have a menu button on the hardware, it's going to show up on screen anyway for those apps that haven't switched to the holo standards. Blame Samsung for not making that happen sooner.

Personally I don't see Sense as being in the way. Android is pretty raw, It's like comparing a Honda with a '72 Ford Bronco.

Yeah, I agree, but I don't see how stock android is "boring". It may lack the particular features of the camera and that is why I wouldn't switch. Everything else I don't care. Plus, future upgrades from google means a lot.

I actually feel that the sense launcher is atrocious, and replaced it with a launcher on day one. I wanted to like it but, it just was unusable to me - coming from long history of custom roms and alternate launchers.

 

[Ken CleanAir System]

Well, the Google Edition HTC One is said to maintain Beats Audio, so if they allow users of current One's to install a stock Android I'd assume the ROM would be the same as the official 'Google Edition' so you wouldn't loose Beats Audio support. All the other stuff that is part of Sense, like the camera features, would be lost though I assume, along with the use of the IR Blaster (possibly still usable with 3rd party apps like Touchsquid though?).

Personally, I don't think I'd install a stock Android on my One. I have stock Android on my Nexus 7, so when I want a stock Android experience I just use that. I like Sense and don't see a compelling reason to switch to stock Android on my One at this point. If at some point there is a feature in a new version of stock Android that I really want and may not come to the One, or will take longer than I want to wait to come to the One, then I may consider running a stock version just to get the latest version of Android straight from Google without having to wait months and months for it to be rolled into an update from HTC that then has to be tested, adjusted and approved by AT&T.

 

[Wullie32]

Yeah, I agree, but I don't see how stock android is "boring". It may lack the particular features of the camera and that is why I wouldn't switch. Everything else I don't care. Plus, future upgrades from google means a lot.

I actually feel that the sense launcher is atrocious, and replaced it with a launcher on day one. I wanted to like it but, it just was unusable to me - coming from long history of custom roms and alternate launchers.

I agree, having used Nova Launcher over Touchwiz on an S2 for ages, I wanted to give my new phone with its own launcher but couldn't stand it for more than a few hours in the end. Things like being able to have multiple docks/change the number of dock icons/have different docks between lockscreen and homescreen should really be coming as standard by now. Having said that, even stock Android hasn't mastered this yet.

 

[jgreeson25]

Depends on if they can keep zoes/highlights/burst modes

My thoughts exactly. I switched from the Nexus 4 to get the camera experience on the HTC One. The next update to android would have to substantially beef up the camera and gallery apps or do something random and awesome to get me to give up the software enhancements of Sense.

 

[bigoldthor]

Well, the Google Edition HTC One is said to maintain Beats Audio, so if they allow users of current One's to install a stock Android I'd assume the ROM would be the same as the official 'Google Edition' so you wouldn't loose Beats Audio support.

What I've read seems to confirm this. It supposedly won't have Beats icons, logos, or perhaps any visible signs of it. But it's supposed to have the Beats software (any hardware there?) built into the ROM.

Or so "they" say...

 

[Jnorton2724]

I don't think I would switch to stock android on my HTC one. Really enjoying the new sense skin.

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[karmamule]

No way. I prefer the HTC browser, HTC e-mail client, HTC messaging app, and I really like Blinkfeed, Zoes, Highlights the TV app and remote control, and the camera app. I wouldn't give all that up for slightly quicker access to some settings or the (to me) far less interesting camera features of stock android.

For my tastes and preferences HTC Sense 5 is the first overlay that I would not hesitate to say is a clear improvement over stock android in almost every way.

 

[bembol]

Vanilla vs Sense 5

I don't really care because I use Nova Launcher Prime. Besides, I love the IR Remote too much. and Zoe is growing on me.

 

[JRLasVegas]

Hell no!

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[JHBThree]

Depends. If they keep the camera features and support for the ir blaster, then yes. If they go bone stock, no.

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[willizen]

You know, I don't think that I would. Stock is great, but I think sense adds some really nice design elements, and is overall a little more eye catching. Plus we would lose the camera features. It would be cool to have the option though.

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[Chandler7]

2nd week as an android user... I see yall talking about Launchers. Just started trying out Nova Launcher. Couple questions - 1. Whats the easiest way to disable NovaLauncher and return to Sense? 2. There seems to be no 'music widget' for music controls on my home screen. why? and finally, is it possible to make folders in the app drawer?
I appreciate any help.

 

[bp3dots]

I actually prefer stock, but in this case I think I'd stay with sense. You lose too many of the features that make this phone high end without it. Not to mention the unstandard button setup.