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

[ne0ne]

HTC will never read this thread but they should. Their camera software should be apps. They could sell their Zoe app for $.99 to EVERY S4 user. They're idiots. Same with Highlights. If I were in charge at HTC I would go all Steve Jobs on their *** and fire every executive on the software side.

The camera software and Beats drivers are the only reason to use Sense, and Beats is in the GPe.

A developer ported the sense camera app. Waiting on the gallery.

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[yourbrokenoven]

I like how fast my phone is, but I very much prefer the stock default generic vanilla android experience without Sense. All of my Android devices eventually get rooted. This phone functions so well that I haven't tried rooting yet, though. If there were an easy way to try it out and switch back if needed, I'd definitely do it.

 

[yourbrokenoven]

I don't ever use the Zoe feature. When I go to dump the photos from my phone to my PC, the little 3 second videos are fun, but the zillions upon zillions of individual photos in ADDITION to the videos annoy me. If I ever use a Zoe, I keep the video and one still photo from the pile and delete the rest.

 

[joshwithachance]

I most likely wouldn't. Sense 5 retains a lot of the sleek look and swiftness of stock Android, but adds quite a bit of features that I just love.

 

[AnneDroyd]

did I like to look at that lock screen widget? No, I thougt it was ugly. did I like using the sense keyboard? No the buttons were too small and the swipe feature was not very accurate. Did I ever use blinkfeed? No not once. Do I like the fact I always have power saver in the notification bar? I do not? did I ever use Zoes or highlights from the camera? No. The only thing I did use from the camera was slow motion video that was pretty cool but even then I didn't use it all that often. do I use the stock mail client some sense? No I prefer Gmail. Do I use the stock HTC browser? no. Even though the stock browser is really really good its so ugly and I hate that menu bar that keeps popping up on the bottom of the screen.and last I cannot get over how ugly the phone app actually is in my opinion.

so why did I get the HTC One then? because of its amazing build quality, boom sound speakers, the 1080 p screen, and the fact it has an IR blaster.


so yeah long story short I don't you hardly any of the features from sense 5 so I'm running stock Android 4.3 and yes it does have IR blaster support. M

OK I take back everything lol. I now feel that 4.2.2 sense 5.0 > 4.3 Aosp.


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[antheauxny]

No. Stock android is boring and ugly to me. I much prefer Sense.

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[Mario Van Hecke]

HTC should offer the option to return to HTC Sense 4. I hate Blinkfeed!

 

[ajua]

The thing that surprised me the most after buying the One was the clean and well-thought look of Sense 5 along with its features. I had planned to go for a stock ROM but there really is no need to do so. With a 3rd party launcher of your choice you can customize the screens look and behavior.

Stock Android also needs 3rd party launcher and doesn't have the features Sense 5 offer, like other have said in this thread.

HTC did a terrific job on Sense 5. I can't wait to see if they are introducing more changes with the 5.5 update.

 

[Bethany Meyer]

did I like to look at that lock screen widget? No, I thougt it was ugly. did I like using the sense keyboard? No the buttons were too small and the swipe feature was not very accurate. Did I ever use blinkfeed? No not once. Do I like the fact I always have power saver in the notification bar? I do not? did I ever use Zoes or highlights from the camera? No. The only thing I did use from the camera was slow motion video that was pretty cool but even then I didn't use it all that often. do I use the stock mail client some sense? No I prefer Gmail. Do I use the stock HTC browser? no. Even though the stock browser is really really good its so ugly and I hate that menu bar that keeps popping up on the bottom of the screen.and last I cannot get over how ugly the phone app actually is in my opinion.

I agree with all of this. I'm actually really surprised to hear that people like Sense so much. I find blinkfeed to be useless, HATE the keyboard, and don't like the dialer UI. Granted, all of those things can be replaced with alternatives but I figured I might as well do a stock ROM when I upgraded to 4.3.