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The Hero uses an HTC-customised user interface skin called Sense, and is the first Android handset from the manufacturer not to carry Google branding
The skin used on the Hero is called HTC Sense. The user interface looks similar to the TouchFlo 3D skin that HTC uses on its touchscreen Windows Mobile handsets.
Apart from adding a new graphical sheen to the underlying Google-derived software, Sense also includes federated search capabilities. For example, people can use one search string to scour Microsoft Exchange emails, Gmail and many other types of webmail account.
Searching for a contact will bring up their contact details and their Facebook status updates and photos. In addition, a single search can be made across photos on the phone, on Facebook and on Flickr.
The handset's search button can be used natively in maps, appointments, people, Twitter and, of course, Google search.
Caption by: David Meyer
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