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44-527: The T-Mobile myTouch 4G was released in Canada on the Mobilicity network as the "HTC Panache 4G" with the original, unmodified HTC Sense 2.1 user interface on top of Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread and with the genius key replaced with search functionality. The HTC Panache 4G was available for $ 299.99 CA on the Mobilicity web site. The myTouch 4G supports Wi-Fi , 3G UMTS and HSPA+, EDGE, and GPRS networks. The myTouch 4G

88-404: A few. Frederick Winslow Taylor and Henry Ford were in the forefront of exploring new ways to make human labor more efficient and productive. Taylor's pioneering research into the efficiency of interactions between workers and their tools is the earliest example that resembles today's user experience fundamentals. The term user experience was brought to wider knowledge by Donald Norman in

132-457: A lithium-ion battery that is capable of up to 10 hours of talk time and 18 days of standby time. The myTouch 4G has a 3.8" Super LCD display that brings along Sony 's VSPEC III technology providing an 800:1 contrast ratio and a viewing angle of up to 160 degrees. Some models of the phone have been shipped with a screen manufactured by Sharp that has a lower contrast ratio and a poorer viewing angle. The T-Mobile myTouch 4G comes bundled with

176-511: A new application switcher using cards, updated stock apps, and Beats Audio support. Sense 4.1 was a minor update to the original Sense 4.0. It ran on top of Android 4.0.4 as opposed to Android 4.0.3, and included many bug fixes and optimizations. The only device of the original HTC One series not to receive this update was the HTC One V . Announced in 2012 for the HTC One X+, updates with Sense 4+

220-464: A pair of headphones, USB cable and documentation, all inside a unique carrying case that also serves as the retail box. The phone itself also has an 8 GB SanDisk Class 4 microSD Card (SDHC) inside and is expandable up to 32 GB. In November 2010, T-Mobile began airing a series of popular television commercials mocking Apple 's Mac vs. PC commercials by portraying the iPhone and AT&T network as "a haggard pair of piggybacking fellows" and

264-456: A person feels about using a system. The focus is on pleasure and value as well as on performance. The exact definition, framework, and elements of user experience are still evolving. User experience of an interactive product or a website is usually measured by a number of methods, including questionnaires, focus groups, observed usability tests, user journey mapping and other methods. A freely available questionnaire (available in several languages)

308-462: A person's perceptions of utility , ease of use , and efficiency . Improving user experience is important to most companies, designers, and creators when creating and refining products because negative user experience can diminish the use of the product and, therefore, any desired positive impacts. Conversely, designing toward profitability as a main objective often conflicts with ethical user experience objectives and even causes harm. User experience

352-457: A refreshed and more minimalist look closer to stock Android than previous versions, while integrating features provided by Android 4.0. Sense 3.6, which was distributed through updates to older HTC phones, was designed to maintain a closer resemblance to previous versions of Sense on Android 2.3 . The original version of Sense was first introduced by the HTC Hero . Espresso was the codename for

396-554: A software update. Sense 7.0 was announced at the Mobile World Congress on March 1, 2015 alongside the HTC One M9 . It is based on Android 5.0 "Lollipop" , and is largely the same as Sense 6.0 as far as the default user interface is concerned, save for a few tweaked icons and a new weather clock widget. Perhaps the most notable new feature is the new user interface theming app (simply called "Themes"), which allows users to alter

440-581: A task done, aspects of user experience like information architecture and user interface can help or hinder a user's experience. If a website has "bad" information architecture and a user has a difficult time finding what they are looking for, then a user will not have an effective, efficient, and satisfying search. In addition to the ISO standard, there exist several other definitions for user experience. Some of them have been studied by various researchers. Early developments in user experience can be traced back to

484-431: Is subjective . However, the attributes that make up the user experience are objective . According to Nielsen Norman Group , 'user experience' includes all the aspects of the interaction between the end-user with the company, its services, and its products. The international standard on ergonomics of human-system interaction , ISO 9241 , defines user experience as a "user’s perceptions and responses that result from

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528-406: Is a user experience from a developer's point of view. It is defined by the tools, processes, and software that a developer uses when interacting with a product or system while in the process of production of another one, such as in software development . DX has had increased attention paid to it especially in businesses who primarily offer software as a service to other businesses where ease of use

572-778: Is exclusively obtained through Android 4.0 updates for existing devices. Most HTC devices released since the introduction of Sense incorporate it, but several do not, including the Nexus One (released as the first device in the Nexus series), the T-Mobile G2 (a variation of the HTC Desire Z with stock Android), the HTC First (after Facebook Home is disabled), and a special edition HTC One released on Google Play in June 2013. In March 2014 HTC announced

616-460: Is interested in understanding the long-term relation between user experience and product appreciation. The industry sees good overall user experience with a company's products as critical for securing brand loyalty and enhancing the growth of the customer base. All temporal levels of user experience (momentary, episodic, and long-term) are important, but the methods to design and evaluate these levels can be very different. Developer experience (DX)

660-399: Is no option within the interface that allows you to check for updates. Although the update is offered in some T-Mobile retail stores through an in-store microSD card update, such procedure represents a significant inconvenience to the customers, as it requires finding a T-Mobile store which offers the update, planning an hour-long visit to the store, and having a fully charged battery prior to

704-446: Is similar to Sense 5, but offers new customization options (such as color themes and new font choices), increased use of transparency effects (particularly on the home screen, and on Sense 6.0 devices which use on-screen buttons), and updates to some of its included apps. BlinkFeed, Gallery, TV, and Zoe are now updated independently of Sense through Google Play Store . The HTC One (2013) , One Mini and One Max are updated to 6.0 via

748-441: Is supported by T-Mobile 4G. The myTouch 4G also supports Wi-Fi Calling. The T-Mobile myTouch 4G runs on a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with 768 MB of RAM. It has a 5.0 MP camera with auto-focus and flash that also captures 720p HD-quality video. It sports a front-facing video camera for video chat and video calls, has a wireless card supporting a/b/g/n connections, and a bluetooth 2.1+EDR chip. The myTouch 4G has

792-491: Is the User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ). The development and validation of this questionnaire is described in a computer science essay published in 2008. Higher levels of user experience have been linked to increased effectiveness of digital health interventions targeting improvements in physical activity, nutrition, mental health and smoking. Google Ngram Viewer shows wide use of the term starting in

836-702: The HTC Hero and HTC Magic . It introduced FriendStream and the Leap feature similar to macOS 's Mission Control . Sense 3.0 debuted on the HTC Sensation . This version introduced HTC Watch, a movie streaming service, and updated the lockscreen with app shortcuts for easier access. Additional lockscreen styles included widgets that display content such as weather and photos. It also features 3D homescreen transition effects when swiping among homescreens. Legacy HTC devices that received updates to Android 4.0 use Sense 3.6; an update integrating select features from Sense 4 (such as

880-676: The HTC Hero , was released in 2009. The HD2 running Windows Mobile 6.5, released later the same year, included Sense. Following the release of the Hero, all future Android devices by HTC were shipped with Sense, except for the Nexus One , the Desire Z (T-Mobile G2 in the US) , the HTC First , the Google Pixel and Pixel 2 , and the Nexus 9 which used a stock version of Android. Also some HTC smartphones that are using MediaTek processors come without HTC Sense. At

924-407: The HTC Sensation was released, it featured HTC Sense 3.0, which added interface elements, including an updated lock screen that allows applications to be pinned directly to it for easier access. The HTC EVO 3D also features Sense 3.0. Two versions of Sense were developed for Android 4.0 . Sense 4.0, included on HTC's new devices beginning in 2012 (such as the HTC One X ), was designed to provide

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968-490: The Machine Age that includes the 19th and early 20th centuries. Inspired by the machine age intellectual framework, a quest for improving assembly processes to increase production efficiency and output led to the development of major technological advancements, such as mass production of high-volume goods on moving assembly lines, high-speed printing press, large hydroelectric power production plants, and radio technology, to name

1012-575: The Mobile World Congress 2010, HTC debuted their new updated HTC Sense UI on the HTC Desire and HTC Legend , with an upgrade available for the Hero and Magic. The new version was based upon Android 2.1 and featured interface features such as the Friend Stream widget, which aggregated Twitter , Facebook and Flickr information and Leap, which allows access to all home screens at once. When

1056-568: The One X/X+ to Sense 5.0 in the coming months. Announced in September 2013 for the HTC One Max ; it adds RSS and Google+ support to BlinkFeed, allows users to disable BlinkFeed entirely, adds a tool for making animated GIFs , and additional Highlights themes. Sense 6.0, nicknamed "Sixth Sense", was announced alongside the 2014 HTC One (M8) on March 25, 2014. Based on Android 4.4 "KitKat" , it

1100-503: The 1930s. "He suggested that more follow-up in the field would be welcomed by the user, and would be a means of incorporating the results of user's experience into the design of new machines." Use of the term in relation to computer software also pre-dates Norman . Many factors can influence a user's experience with a system. To address the variety, factors influencing user experience have been classified into three main categories: user's state and previous experience, system properties, and

1144-470: The 2.3+ system update are able to manually check for system updates via the settings menu. However, according to a Tmobile support post on January 25, 2012, the OTA update was "paused for customers whose devices are currently on Android 2.2. HTC has stated they paused the update to improve the update utility." These customers "[c]annot download the update manually, nor receive it as an OTA. T-Mobile does not know when

1188-700: The Blinkfeed. However, HTC has given the option for the user to opt-out from receiving these advertisements. In August 2015, owners of HTC M8 and M9 in the United States reported in reddit that they have received a push-notification promoting the upcoming Fantastic Four movie theme. The HTC U12+ ships with Android 8.0 Oreo with an overlay of HTC Sense UI 10.0. It features Project Treble, which allows for faster updates after new versions of Android appear. The Amazon Alexa , Google Assistant , and HTC Sense Companion virtual assistants come pre-installed. Sense 3.6

1232-512: The Desire 310 running Android 4.2.2 with the addition of Blinkfeed and Video Highlights. Like predecessor the HTC One (M8) also got a Google Play Edition, running Android 4.4.2. The Nexus 9 Tablet was unveiled by Google on October 15, 2014 running Android 5.0. User experience User experience ( UX ) is how a user interacts with and experiences a product , system or service . It includes

1276-487: The color schemes, icons, sounds, and fonts throughout the operating system. Users can either create their own themes from scratch or download pre-made ones created by HTC or fellow users. Another major new feature is the ability to customize the navigation buttons across the bottom of the display; users can now change their order and add a fourth button, such as a power button or one that hides the navigation bar altogether. HTC confirmed that advertisements will be displayed in

1320-571: The experience of text messaging affects the overall user experience with the phone. The overall user experience is not simply a sum of smaller interaction experiences, because some experiences are more salient than others. Overall user experience is also influenced by factors outside the actual interaction episode: brand , pricing, friends' opinions, reports in media, etc. One branch in user experience research focuses on emotions. This includes momentary experiences during interaction: designing effective interaction and evaluating emotions . Another branch

1364-501: The mid-1990s. He never intended the term "user experience" to be applied only to the affective aspects of usage. A review of his earlier work suggests that the term "user experience" was used to signal a shift to include affective factors, along with the pre-requisite behavioral concerns, which had been traditionally considered in the field. Many usability practitioners continue to research and attend to affective factors associated with end-users, and have been doing so for years, long before

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1408-456: The myTouch 4G as model Carly Foulkes . As with many other Android phones, the official software updates for the phone remain controversial. T-Mobile has officially stated that an update to Android 2.3 "Gingerbread" would be made. In July 2011, it was revealed that an official update was finished and would be available onwards from 20 July 2011, via the means of the over-the-air programming . However, to date, many customers have never received

1452-460: The standard hints that usability addresses aspects of user experience, e.g. "usability criteria can be used to assess aspects of user experience". The standard does not go further in clarifying the relation between user experience and usability. Clearly, the two are overlapping concepts, with usability including pragmatic aspects (getting a task done) and user experience focusing on users' feelings stemming both from pragmatic and hedonic aspects of

1496-405: The system. Many practitioners use the terms interchangeably. The term "usability" pre-dates the term "user experience". Part of the reason the terms are often used interchangeably is that, as a practical matter, a user will, at a minimum, require sufficient usability to accomplish a task while the feelings of the user may be less important, even to the user themselves. Since usability is about getting

1540-422: The term "user experience" was introduced in the mid-1990s. In an interview in 2007, Norman discusses the widespread use of the term "user experience" and its imprecise meaning as a consequence thereof. Several developments affected the rise of interest in the user experience: The field of user experience represents an expansion and extension of the field of usability, to include the holistic perspective of how

1584-572: The the [ sic ? ] update will resume." HTC Sense HTC Sense is a software suite developed by HTC , used primarily on the company's Android -based devices. Serving as a successor to HTC's TouchFLO 3D software for Windows Mobile , Sense modifies many aspects of the Android user experience , incorporating additional features (such as an altered home screen and keyboard), additional widgets , re-designed applications, and additional HTC-developed applications. The first device with Sense,

1628-461: The traditional grid for apps and widgets (as with previous devices, but using a grid with fewer spaces for apps by default), and the default screen with a redesigned clock and BlinkFeed, although more pages can still be added. Sense 5.0 was not only going to be exclusive to the HTC One; on February 28, 2013, HTC announced that it would provide updates for the Butterfly , One S (later discontinued), and

1672-495: The update, and T-Mobile support representatives on Twitter suggested in October 2011 that the OTA update is no longer available as T-Mobile is working on further improvements before making the update available again. No clarification is ever given on the exact reasons why the update is no longer available, or why it was pulled out, or what further improvements are required to be completed before it would be available again. Moreover, there

1716-557: The updated home screen), but visual and design elements from Sense 3.5. Sense 4.0 was first introduced by the HTC One series of devices with Android 4.0 unveiled in 2012; the One X , One S , and One V . Many aspects of the Sense interface were modified to closer resemble the standard Android interface (such as its home screen, which now uses a dock of shortcuts instead of the fixed "All Apps", "Phone", and "Personalize" buttons of previous versions),

1760-409: The usage context (situation). Understanding representative users, working environments, interactions and emotional reactions help in designing the system during User experience design . Single experiences influence the overall user experience: the experience of a key click affects the experience of typing a text message, the experience of typing a message affects the experience of text messaging, and

1804-462: The use and/or anticipated use of a system, product or service". According to the ISO definition, user experience includes all the users' emotions, beliefs, preferences, perceptions, physical and psychological responses, behaviors and accomplishments that occur before, during, and after use. The ISO also lists three factors that influence user experience: the system, the user, and the context of use. Note 3 of

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1848-478: The version of Sense running atop T-Mobile myTouch devices. It debuted on the T-Mobile myTouch 3G (HTC Espresso) and the T-Mobile myTouch 4G (HTC Glacier). It features all of the widgets and apps of regular Sense, but the color of apps and certain interface elements are blue instead of green. "Pushed in" apps appear on the home screen. Sense 1.9 debuted on the HTC Desire and HTC Legend and provided upgrades for

1892-514: The visit. As such, T-Mobile users still don't have any means to perform a supported and official update from 2.2 to 2.3 at their convenience at home. According to a Tmobile Support post on December 19, 2011, beginning December 20, 2011, T-Mobile will start an over-the-air (OTA) update for the T-Mobile myTouch 4G. This update is to Android 2.3.4 / Software version 2.32.531.1. The OTA roll-out will complete by January 23, 2012. Users that have received

1936-514: Was also released with Android 4.1.2 updates for the One X, One S, Evo 4G LTE, One SV LTE / 3G and Desire X.. Announced in April 2013 for the 2013 HTC One ; it features a more minimalistic design and a new scrolling news aggregator on the home screen known as "BlinkFeed", which displays a scrolling grid of news headlines and social network content. By default, Sense 5 uses three home screen pages: two with

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