HTC has made Blinkfeed part of HTC Sense Home, which brings several features from the HTC One M9 to previous generation devices. Some of the big new software features of the HTC One M9 are now available for older HTC devices, like the HTC One M8, thanks to HTC Sense Home. HTC Blinkfeed has been renamed to HTC Sense Home, which rolls Blinkfeed, HTC Themes, and the Sense Home widget...
HTC Sense 6 was used on most of the Taiwanese company's 2014 smartphones, including the HTC One M8, upon which it first appeared. Earlier versions of Sense 6 are based upon Android 4.4 KitKat, while later versions run Android 5.0 Lollipop. It was succeeded by Sense 7, which arrived first on the HTC One M9. Visual style HTC Sense 6.0 builds on the look of Sense 5, with similar icons, a...
New details have surfaced of what Android 5.0 Lollipop and Sense 6.0 will look like together. Screenshots revealed by persistent HTC leaker LlabTooFeR have revealed Android 5.0.1 and HTC Sense 6.0 running on the HTC One M8. The software still looks like HTC Sense, but with new animations and effects from Lollipop, including revamped notifications and a few new features. Sense 6 on...
A few screenshots have leaked of an unreleased version of HTC Sense running on Android 5.0 Lollipop. What's particularly noteworthy here is the redesigned notification tray and Lollipop-style multitasking view. These screens are from Sense 6.0 running on the HTC One M8. Public Lollipop rollouts are still relatively early, and limited primarily to Nexus devices. NVIDIA Shield owners...
The AT&T version of the original HTC One Mini will be enjoying an upgrade to Sense 6, according to an HTC spokesperson. The newer HTC One Mini 2 shipped with Sense 6, but it's good to see its predecessor get some love. Sense 6 includes a batch of great interface improvements. Blink Feed, Motion Launch, Zoe, and Sense TV are just some of the new and improved features you'll find...
Though HTC One Max users on Sprint got their hands on a Sense 6 update back in May, Verizon has just started its OTA rollout. We've received several tips and there are some responses in our forums indicating that the Verizon One Max is indeed finally getting its Sense 6 update, bringing it in line with the software you'd find on the One M8. That means you'll see a refreshed and more...
Like other parts of HTC Sense 6, the HTC Sense Input keyboard has made its way to Google Play. That means that HTC can now push updates to the keyboard with ease and not have to lean on a full system update just to tweak the keyboard — and that updated can go out to all supporting devices instead of waiting for each device update to be completed and then waiting again for carrier...
BlinkFeed lies at the heart of HTC's Sense UI, bringing news and social updates to your home screen Information snacking HTC BlinkFeed was first introduced on the HTC One in 2013. A novel (and somewhat controversial) feature at the time, BlinkFeed introduced a vertical-scrolling list of news updates, social feeds, tips, calendar appointments, task reminders and other items on the...
HTC Gallery has been updated today, adding a new feature for HTC One M8 owners: adjustable UFocus Blur. The feature, which takes advantage of the Duo Camera setup on the One M8 to add depth-of-field blurring effects to photos, allows users to now control just how much blur is applied. As with the previous versions of HTC Gallery, you can tap anywhere on the image when using the...
AT&T has joined Sprint, Verizon, and T-Mobile by offering a Sense 6 update to their HTC One M7. Some of our people in the forums have already spotted the rollout on their devices, and marks the last of the major American carriers to get the update. Worldwide, we've already seen this update come to Canada and Europe. There's a lot that Sense 6 offers users, namely the extremely...
The video highlights feature in Sense 6 lets you quickly and easily create quick 30 second montages that you can then share on social media or directly with friends and family. Sense will choose photos, videos, and Zoes that are stored on your device and mash them up. From there you can add a theme complete with music, and you're done. However, software isn't perfect and video...
If you're rocking AT&T's version of the HTC One M7 and are eagerly waiting to make the switch to Sense 6, we have some good news. A HTC executive has announced that users AT&T One M7 users will start receiving HTC's latest UI starting next week. Sense 6 was rolled out to Verizon's HTC One M7 earlier this week, with Sprint's version also receiving the update on the same day. T...
What Extreme Power Saving Mode is and how it can help you make the most of your HTC One M8's battery life The HTC One M8 may have more than average battery life for a smartphone of its size, but that doesn't mean we won't run into situations where we can't get to a charger and we're running low on battery life. For that, there's Extreme Power Saving Mode. This feature can help you...
Just this morning we noted that Sense 6 for the Verizon HTC One M7 had been upgraded to "complete" on HTC's upgrade tracker, but the update wasn't yet available — well now it is. HTC One M7 owners on Big Red are being treated to a 642.8MB download that will update their device to HTC Sense 6, bringing along all the goodies we've come to expect from the modern interface. Sense 6...
Sprint is rolling out an update to the HTC One M7 which brings a bunch of its software features up to date with the M8, namely with the inclusion of the Sense 6 interface. The native TV, camera app, and Blinkfeed are also getting an upgrade as a part of the rollout. HTC Sense 6 adds a bunch of stuff, which you can read about in our HTC One M8 review, but in broad strokes, it makes...
If you have an HTC device such as the HTC One M8, taking a screenshot in HTC Sense is easy enough. When the right combination of buttons is achieved, whatever is currently on your screen will magically appear in your Gallery app. From there you can share it with anyone you'd like. Not sure how? Follow along and we'll show you! Open the page on your HTC device that you'd like to take...
If you're the owner of an original HTC One M7 and wondering when T-Mobile will be rolling out the Sense 6 update to your device, we have some good news. The rollout has already begun and if you've not seen the update arrive on your device as of yet, you should now be able to check for system updates and find v5.14.531.1 available. Although the T-Mobile site just notes 'features and...
The unlocked and developer editions of the HTC One M7 are getting an update to install Sense 6 today. The update comes after Canadian One M7 owners received an update to do the same earlier this week. The update weighs in at 668MB and brings a lot of what we've come to love about Sense 6 on the HTC One M8 to the year-old original One. In addition to a user interface that has been...
Owners of the HTC One M7 in Canada have a big treat waiting for them in their Software Update settings: Sense 6. As promised by HTC last month, they've been working on an upgrade for the HTC One M7 to Sense 6 that debuted on the HTC One M8, and now, at least in Canada, that update is available. Users on Bell, Rogers, and Telus can expect to find the update waiting for them, which...
There's an update available over-the-air for the Sprint HTC One Max that adds a slew of features, almost all tied in to HTC Sense 6. The update, weighing in at a heft 537MB, adds most of the features we've come to love about Sense 6 on the HTC One M8 to the One Max, with the notable exception of Motion Launch. There's a lot that Sense 6 is bringing to the One Max. There's the...