HTC's Sense UI ported to Windows Mobile; don't get too excited

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Assuming that some day we’ll see a usable build on a more updated handset — this is awesome. Xda-developer forum member zenulator has managed to manhandle the HTC Hero’s Sense UI and stuff it into an HTC Vogue-compatible package. The Vogue, also known as the HTC Touch, is not what we would call a modern, capable handset. As such, Sense basically destroys the handset and brings a new meaning to the word ‘boggy’. Albeit 100% unusable, it’s an awesome start and a proof of concept that will hopefully light a fire under the WinMo hacking community. Think of the possibilities… HTC’s Sense UI on a Snapdragon-powered Toshiba TG01? Oh hell yeah. But back to the matter at hand, you’ll find a video of the aforementioned port below along with a link to the Google Code page. Two recommendations: 1) Don’t bother installing Sense UI just yet and 2) start the video around 3:30 to avoid a whole lot of waiting. And yes, guy who recorded the video, we totally saw that iPhone unlock screen you’re rocking. Ouch. Hit the jump for the video.

[Via Vogue Hero Sense UI installer]

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12 Comments
  • xECK29x

    Will be going in my ROM series for sure.

    I love SenseUI and the Hero will be my next phone for sure!

  • jooped

    btw, this isn’t really porting it to windows mobile, its a port of Android on the Vogue with the native Android version of the Sense UI widgets, etc. Haret unloads Windows and boots into Linux.

    The non-Sense UI versions actually run quite well but the additional resources required to run all the Sense stuff eat up the RAM (mostly) and CPU of the Vogue.

  • celz

    i used to leave my mogul on android for days at a time.. to bad the boys at xda are having a tough time with the newer phones..

  • http://thismobilelife.com Rory

    Just FYI, from the guy who made the video, the “iPhone unlock screen” is called S2U2.

  • http://ebdconnect.com Brian D.

    I believe the reason it was running so sloppy was because it was running on top of Windows Mobile, or is that Windows Phone? Bah.

  • jooped

    It runs slow both due to a lack of ram (the Vogue only has 128MB) and because everything runs off a slower sdcard rather than internal ROM. Windows is not running once Android starts up.

  • Mr. White

    Read about this on PocketNow last nite. They had this and another video of SENSE in 2 diff PPC’s, so I guess it works on more windows phones than the Touch? Possible to make it work on ones w/ fast speeds?
    http://pocketnow.com/news-archive/htc-hero-sense-ui-ported-to-windows-mobile

  • Anon Imus

    How did SU2U become “an iPhone unlock screne”?
    Is that ignorance or Apple fanboyism at work?

  • Mike

    There were lots of people involved actually, this is a large collaboration of devs at xda.

    dzo, vilord, mssmision, zenulator and lots of other devs who are contributing to bringing this to other devices (not just the vogue).

  • paul

    hey iphone guys is there an app for that?… didnt think so

  • semicoln

    Did he say EV-DO isn’t “true 3G”?

  • Joe the Plumber

    @paul

    Why did you have to be the dumbass to bring up the iPhone? And by the way there is a Sense theme for the iPhone currently in beta at modmyi forums.

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