HTC Espresso Gets Sense UI Updates [VIDEO]

• Rob Jackson
• 15 years ago

If the HTC Espresso ROM is any indication, HTC is still hard at work on their Sense UI to improve every minor detail they can imagine. The below video is done by an Android modder who put the Espresso ROM on an HTC Hero and gave it for a twhirl. What changes/updates can you notice?

A few of the obvious additions:

• The bottom app launcher pane has the dialer on the left and contacts on the right of the typical “arrow” that you swipe up to see all applications.
• Top status notification pane has “Recent” which displays recently used applications
• Application icons themselves are now placed on squares with rounded corners making them look more like “buttons” than icons.

I like the dialer/contacts but I think the “Recent” would be more appropriate when the app launcher was pulled up rather than status updates. As for the square icons – that’ll be a matter of preference but I’m not dead set on one or the other – they both look nice if you ask me.

[Thanks to all who sent this in!]