I got an Evo at I/O and I'm new to Android. Is there any way to install a stock Google Android distribution on this phone? So far my impression is that the UI is awful, but I'm not sure how much of it is due to "HTC Sense" and how much is just Android.<p>I don't particularly care about losing the ability to upgrade from one version of Android to the next; a wipe is fine.
Is the fractioning of Android a problem? A person has to go through a fairly non-intuitive process to turn of sense, requiring a guide to figure it out. It will not occur to most people that this is even an option.<p>The new phone sounds pretty amazing, but is it a problem that people are going to have to relearn how to use their phone?<p>I'm speaking from an average consumer point of view, not us hacker geeks here on HN. Most people are not as adaptable to new technology as the audience is here.<p>Apple is now lagging in terms of features, but the user experience is consistent across devices. I know when I buy my new iPhone next month, the transition process will be seamless. Nothing will have to be re-figured out or relearned. I will know exactly how to do everything I need to do. This quality user experience is hard to quantify on a feature list, but I believe is very valuable nonetheless.
What would be awesome is to be able to revert your UI from HTC Sense to the stock Android that is easily upgradeable to new versions of Android.<p>I got the Evo and I'm not keeping it mainly because I won't get the latest and greatest version of Android right away.
It puzzles me why phone vendors would invest money into writing and maintaining a layer of marketing-heavy UI when most people would probably be perfectly happy with standard Android.<p>This was a great and useful tip.
I really don't get why people don't like the Sense UI?
I've had the G1 and now the N1, but i think the Sense UI i've tested on the G1 with some Hero-ROM was awesome.. it just was far too slow for the G1.