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HTC Sense is a graphical user interface developed by HTC Corporation for mobile devices running Android, Brew and Windows Mobile.

HTC Sense is a graphical user interface developed by HTC Corporation for mobile devices running Android, Brew and Windows Mobile.

Based on the TouchFLO 3D design, HTC has referred to HTC Sense as both a user interface in itself and also as a user experience layer on top of TouchFLO 3D.

Announced June 24, 2009, the first phone running Android to feature HTC Sense was the HTC Hero, and the first Windows Phone to feature HTC Sense (an updated TouchFLO) was the HTC HD2, announced October 6, 2009.

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Android: Is there a universal way to send the MMS on any android devices?

This code works on the plain google devices with native android system. But there is no MMS app in the list on htc sense devices and I don't know about Motorola Blur etc.: final Intent emailIntent = new…
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Input-Elements in WebViews always have the same style if highlighted on HTC Devices

I'm currently writing an app which uses an embedded WebView to display its content or to sometimes query data from the user using input forms. The input fields in these forms are styled using -webkit-css Styles. This works fine on all Devices…
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EditText Alternatives in a Widget? There has to be a way

Has anyone ever successfully implemented an EditText in a widget? I realize Android does not support this, however, "Friend Stream" on HTC devices does it... Is this due to an HTC feature? Could I implement this on HTC? Anyone have any crazy…
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Looking for a universal TabHost style that will work on Android, HTC Sense, Samsung, etc. skins

The default style for the Android TabHost works fine for straight Android systems. However, on HTC Sense, they use dark text on a dark background, which is unreadable. What's the easiest way to have a TabHost that has visible text across all the…
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Intercepting the ACTION_CALL intent on HTC sense

I have an Activity to catch ACTION_CALL intent via intent-filter and route via my app which works fine on Nexus one, Moto Blur, and Samsung devices. But not on HTC sense. :( The Intent.ACTION_CALL_BUTTON is called when the HTC sense button is…
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HTC Sense Copy/Paste API's

Is there a way to access the copy/paste api/UI in an Android / HTC Sense based phone? I really like the way a long press works in a large canvas while using Sense. Is there a way to programmatically detect code is running on a Sense-based phone and…
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Changing screen brightness on a HTC Sense device

The old approach Window window = getWindow(); LayoutParams layoutParams = window.getAttributes(); layoutParams.screenBrightness = newFloatValue; window.setAttributes(layoutParams); doesn't work on HTC Desire with Automatic brightness…
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Android: softkeyboard control on HTC desire

I wanted a numeric keypad that had a go or done button that closed and executed a calculation class. Thanks to a tip from commonware on where to start I got this working beautifully on the emulator. Then I came to load it on to my HTC desire for…
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Creating Android UI like HTC Sense

Do you have any idea what's the starting point to develop an UI for Android OS, similar with HTC SenseUI ? Can I create that on top of Android or I need to get the Android source code ? Thank you. Florin Matincă
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in HTML loaded by Webview Broken in Sense UI

I have a WebView that loads HTML that contains an . When loading in stock android (G1, NexusOne, Ion, etc) it looks fine and can be clicked on to watch it in the YouTube app. But when loading it using either the HTC EVO or Incredible (both…
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Display synced contacts in HTC Sense

I'm currently working on a SyncAdapter to add contacts from a WebService. Everything is working fine on the emulator but Contacts doesn't show up on my HTC Desire running HTC Sense. I've read that Sense needs "real" contacts to "link" the new one…
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Calendar ContentProvider URL on Android phones with Sense UI

I have an application that adds an event to the calendar on the device. I have the following URLs for the Calendar ContentProvider: Pre Froyo: content://calendar/calendars Froyo: content://com.android.calendar/calendars These urls work fine for…
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Is there a way to detect whether Sense UI is running on a device?

Is there any way in Android to determine whether a device is running Sense UI? I'm working on an app that is working fine with vanilla Android, but Sense UI is messing with layouts and sizes. I'd like to be able to see whether the device is running…
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DevicePolicyManager, lock screen and HTC Sense

I've written an application which just locks the screen if is started, based on the Device Administration Tutorial. So far so good, after I activate the device administration for the application I am able to lock the screen with the…
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Is there way to install Sense UI in the standard Android emulator?

I am not sure how to simulate the HTC Sense UI using the emulator. I know there are 3rd party add-on's available from the SDK Manager, but HTC does not have an entry. I also see the "Add add-on Site..." button, but can't find the URL for a site at…
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