HTC promises Sense UI on Windows 7, Android 3.0

Microsoft has taken a bold step to standardize the Windows Phone 7 user interface to the core level. Taiwanese handset maker HTC is excited to put its Sense user interface on the upcoming devices based on Windows Phone 7 and Android 3.0 update, reported Forbes. Yes, HTC Sense is the same intuitive UI that brings rich widgets introduced with Android phones.

Drew Bamford, head of HTC's user experience design team, said that the company would be applying the HTC Sense UI to first line of Windows Phone 7 devices due in October. Bamford said, "Microsoft has taken firmer control of the core experience [in Windows Phone 7], but we can still innovate. The future version of Sense UI won't look the way it does on current Windows Mobile (6.5) phones, where it basically replaces all the core applications and is fully integrated into the phone." He added, "We won't be able to replace as much of the core Windows Phone experience, but we will augment it." Obviously, we won't see some dazzling differences but the Windows Phone 7 interface would be skinned.

Furthermore, HTC, in a way, has confirmed that Google is indeed working on Android 3.0 update reportedly dubbed Gingerbread. Google is said to polish Android phones with Gingerbread 3.0 update and make them more user-friendly. Bamford stated, "Google may focus more on improving the user interface on the stock Android [software], but I don't think they'll preclude manufacturer customization." Clearly, Google isn't going to take away the possibility of HTC Sense UI on it.

So, we'll get to see more of HTC Sense, Motorola motoBLUR and Samsung TouchWiz interfaces in the upcoming devices.

Bamford put some light on the future versions of Sense and what one can expect from them. The Sense UI will make discovering and sharing multimedia easier, enable better syncing of data to cloud servers and stream data over the air. Looks like HTC is working hard to put some extra muscle on future versions of its devices.