It's still unclear whether or not the HTC EVO 3D or EVO Design 4G will also be upgraded to Sense 4.0 when they receive their official Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade later this quarter. But in any case, Sense 4.0 will be sure to make an appearance in the form of custom ROMs for the devices, if nothing else. So I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that this latest version of Sense is actually a step in the right direction, especially if you feel that previous iterations of the custom user interface have been too bloated in the past.
Android and Me has a nice breakdown of exactly what you can expect from Sense 4.0:
- Landscape support for the home screen
- Bubbly sliders have been replaced with squared buttons
- Sense buttons now feature descriptive text which accompanies the button icon
- Lock screen will be able to display task or to-do lists, favorite contacts for quick dialing and direct access to notification bar
- Updated email client with threaded messages and improved layout
- Smart Sync technology which syncs your email based on your usage habits
- Reader feature in browser strips away ads and other useless web clutter
- Read/Watch Later feature in browser saves content in a widget which can be accessed at a later time (even offline)
- Guest Mode Scene disables phone functionality and access to personal data
- Beats Audio profile updated to work with third party applications
- Full DropBox integration with 50GB of free cloud storage
Additionally, there are even more new features that didn't even make it to this list, so check out the links below for more details. I don't know about you, but I can't wait to see this on my own EVO.
[PocketNow via Android and Me]
