‘re only a week away from the impending release of one of the most hyped phone releases in the last year, the “l New” HTC One. Since we’ve exhausted ourselves ruminating about what’s inside the phone, the hearsay has switched over to what’s bubbling in HTC’s Android overlay, Sense 6.
st like the last major leak, the rumors started with a leaked YouTube video, the original of which has been pulled. There are plenty of mirrors up, however, of the detailed walkthrough of the new Sense 6 interface. ile we expect the new UI to debut with the l New HTC One, in the video it is seen running on the original HTC One.
Sense 6 sits atop Android 4.4.2 still features the same clean lines, narrow typeface, a soft black white color scheme that was prevalent in Sense 5. As is now stard with Sense 5.5, the apps drawer features an extra row of icons, as well as a quick launch button for the ay store the ability to organize apps in different modes.
The video also shows a series of new Motion unch gestures that let you swipe to launch the widget panel or double tap to wake up the screen. Since this is still considered an unofficial leak, there’s no word on if the interface update will make its way to older HTC One hsets.
‘ll explore the new Sense 6 in depth once the phone hits the shelves. Be sure to join us next week where we’ll be reporting live from the unveiling of the l New HTC One on Monday, h 25 at 11:00 AM EST/ 8:00 AM T.
