Is HTC Sense (3.5 or 4.0) going to ruin the ICS experience?

[Coleus]

Frankly the 4.0.3 radios have fixed what little issue there was with the Gnex radios.

Volume .. haven't had issue with this what so ever .. in fact the wife complains to me that it's really loud.

You are the only poster I have ever seen claim that. Volume+ fixes the volume issue. However, the leaked 4.0.3 radios don't fix the signal issue.

I think these two issue are not as much of an issue as the loud crowd doing the complaining would have you believe.

Just depends on where you are using the phone. If you are in strong 4G territory, it isn't as much of an issue. Where I live, 4G extended, my 4G speeds are terrible and my phone is constantly switching back and forth between 3G and 4G and when it does, it drops calls.

I love my GNex, but it is far from perfect.

 

[Droid800]

You are the only poster I have ever seen claim that. Volume+ fixes the volume issue.

Uhh somehow I don't think you've spent any time looking if you think that that's the truth.

Just depends on where you are using the phone. If you are in strong 4G territory, it isn't as much of an issue. Where I live, 4G extended, my 4G speeds are terrible and my phone is constantly switching back and forth between 3G and 4G and when it does, it drops calls.

I love my GNex, but it is far from perfect.

Wait. You live in an extended area, and then complain because your lte service isn't perfect. Uhm, HELLO. They call it an extended area for a reason.


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[humpagardengnome]

Uhh somehow I don't think you've spent any time looking if you think that that's the truth.


Wait. You live in an extended area, and then complain because your lte service isn't perfect. Uhm, HELLO. They call it an extended area for a reason.

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[pauldroidr2d2]

You are the only poster I have ever seen claim that. Volume+ fixes the volume issue. However, the leaked 4.0.3 radios don't fix the signal issue.

You haven't kept up with this forum then. Alot of us started using volume+ a day or two after the GN was released.

Leaked versions of updates do not always everything that will be included in the official release.

Just depends on where you are using the phone. If you are in strong 4G territory, it isn't as much of an issue. Where I live, 4G extended, my 4G speeds are terrible and my phone is constantly switching back and forth between 3G and 4G and when it does, it drops calls.

I love my GNex, but it is far from perfect.

Who has said the GN is perfect?

I think for things like this, the people that have problems will be the loudest and most vocal. It generally is not the majority. I think that if the alleged signal issues were as severe as some people want us to believe VZW, Google and Samsung would be deluge with complaints and the necessary fix would be rolled out rapidly.

 

[bloodycape77]

What is ICS lacking that Sense makes up for?

can't full speak for ics, but the HTC calendar widget is one of the best and useful calendar widgets I have ever used. When I got the d2 I paid and upgraded to launcher pro premium because of how similar their calendar widget is to the on on htc devices.

 

[humpagardengnome]

Don't ya'll love it when peeps from the GN forums drop in and threadjack so they can bicker about unrelated device issues in our neck of the woods. <= J/K, sarcasm, I couldn't let an opportunity to bust some Nexii b@llz.

 

[chucknine]

What is ICS lacking that Sense makes up for?

The lock screen is awesome,screen transitions look cool.....but really I haven't messed with ics very much like I said.In the past I've compared my phone to my sisters d1 and my friends dx.Blew my mind that they had to download most of what I had out of the box.Plus there's nothing wrong with eye candy even if It's for showing off my hd android device to fanboys at work.

 

[pauldroidr2d2]

The lock screen is awesome,screen transitions look cool.....but really I haven't messed with ics very much like I said.In the past I've compared my phone to my sisters d1 and my friends dx.Blew my mind that they had to download most of what I had out of the box.Plus there's nothing wrong with eye candy even if It's for showing off my hd android device to fanboys at work.

Well if you haven't really used ICS very much you really don't know if it is missing anything.

As for having to download things, I have no problem with that. Leave the choice up to the phone owner might do not force it on them as is the practice right now with each of the phone manufacturers.

 

[Savvyray]

here is some info on sense 4.0 I saw on phandroid from pocket now. Sounds like we are close to screenshots.

HTC Sense 4.0: First Impressions

 

[Premium1]

Well if you haven't really used ICS very much you really don't know if it is missing anything.

As for having to download things, I have no problem with that. Leave the choice up to the phone owner might do not force it on them as is the practice right now with each of the phone manufacturers.

I had a nexus and thought that stock ICS was kind of bland and missing some things. I used to be against skins as I had various moto, samsung and htc phones, but I actually kind of miss the little things they added to the experience. I am not one of the "i need an update now" and would rather the bugs get worked out first anyway. I traded my nexus for a rezound and going to see how I like the rezound compared to the nexus.

 

[Superfone2]

The (other) question is whether or not ICS will ruin the Sense experience!

The stock ICS email client is not nearly as good as the one from HTC on the Rezound, and I hope that HTC will be successful in porting Sense to ICS.

 

[chucknine]

Well if you haven't really used ICS very much you really don't know if it is missing anything.

As for having to download things, I have no problem with that. Leave the choice up to the phone owner might do not force it on them as is the practice right now with each of the phone manufacturers.

You have a point.......I mostly bought the rezound for hardware specs plus knowing it will get ICS.Also coming from the dinc I knew what I was getting with sense and I don't mind it.The Verizon bloat is another story.Plus I really like my cap. buttons.