What's with making a Pre look like an iphone or Android?

ElPhantasmo · 09/06/2010, 06:01 PM

I couldn't find a thread about this, so if this has been done feel free to point it out.

What's with making Pre/webOS UI look like an iphone or Android? No, disrespect meant.

First, why would some one spend time making webOS UI appear to be an iphone or Android? Second, who has a Pre and wants it to be confused for an iphone or Android? The whole "conversation starter" thing is kind of crap (see description of these type apps in preware)? It immediately says, the Pre/webOS UI isn't good enough, it'd be better if it looked/ran like an iphone. You've already started in a whole. If it's just a personal styling choice, I understand.

I never want to have my Pre confused for an Android or an iphone.

Balzak · 09/06/2010, 06:05 PM

good question

johncc · 09/06/2010, 06:31 PM

Couldn't agree more. If you are that worried about what your your friends might think about your phone selection, take it back and get one that they would approve of.

illmusic · 09/06/2010, 06:35 PM

style with the benefits of the core OS

CarTM · 09/06/2010, 06:55 PM

agreed. You should just get an iphone if you want it so bad.

abbdu4 · 09/06/2010, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by CarTM

agreed. You should just get an iphone if you want it so bad.

But who wants at&t service with those prices and the two gig data limit?

CarTM · 09/06/2010, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by abbdu4

But who wants at&t service with those prices and the two gig data limit?

ahh, right. Take it to T-Mobile?

jtsdad · 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by RL

I've never held either one of those phones. :-D

From what I hear, the way you hold it may just keep it from working! LOL

JohnnyPre · 09/06/2010, 08:11 PM

what's an iphone?

blaircraigon · 09/06/2010, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyPre

what's an iphone?

It's one of those new fangled toys the teenagers have these days :[

063_xobx · 09/06/2010, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyPre

what's an iphone?

A device with the wifis and bigger geebees than anything else

koolkid09 · 09/06/2010, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by CarTM

ahh, right. Take it to T-Mobile?

No 3g.

sketch42 · 09/06/2010, 09:15 PM

perchance we can give the benefit of the doubt..
Scenario:
Webos user bumps into his friend who's trying to feel superior toting the yPhone...
yPhone user turns to webos user and says.. Hey look what my yPhone can do..
Webos user says wow really? Mine too.. Pulls out yPhone look alike and says , but you wanna see something REALLY cool? (swipes card away and continues using webos) and says "oh but your phone is cool too, and hands him a lollipop""

Rei VI · 09/06/2010, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by abbdu4

But who wants at&t service with those prices and the two gig data limit?

Use wifi wisely and you'll never even get close to the 2 GB limit. I'm only paying 55 bucks a month. Just enter a family plan with a friend or family member. You both pay the unlimited text and minutes and your separate data plan. Try to pick your family/friend wisely, maybe they work for the military, hospital, or a student get a little price reduction. There are ways out of paying a fortune

As for wanting you phone to look like an IOS/android, same thing with a theme. Why do you want it to look different?
Obviously you want something different than what the stock webOS theme looks like. Your taste may be more for the iphone "look", but you like webOS better than IOS.
There are multitudes of factors for why you want your phone to look different.

mnotar91 · 09/06/2010, 09:22 PM

I think the native WebOS UI is much more appealing that iOS and Android. No disrespect to those two, I just feel WebOS is best.

atl10pnr · 09/06/2010, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by sketch42

"oh but your phone is cool too, and hands him a lollipop""

Luv it. lollipop was nice touch.

sketch42 · 09/06/2010, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Rei VI

Use wifi wisely and you'll never even get close to the 2 GB limit. I'm only paying 55 bucks a month. Just enter a family plan with a friend or family member. You both pay the unlimited text and minutes and your separate data plan. Try to pick your family/friend wisely, maybe they work for the military, hospital, or a student get a little price reduction. There are ways out of paying a fortune

As for wanting you phone to look like an IOS/android, same thing with a theme. Why do you want it to look different?
Obviously you want something different than what the stock webOS theme looks like. Your taste may be more for the iphone "look", but you like webOS better than IOS.
There are multitudes of factors for why you want your phone to look different.

I like my reason better.. No offense

preryan · 09/06/2010, 09:52 PM

I have wondered that too. To each his own I guess but I have no desire to make my phone look like Android or iphone os.

NachoB · 09/06/2010, 10:32 PM

Coming from someone that has done skins for both TAKEphONE and Pocket-Tunes, I can say it's mainly the challenge of creating the graphics and a skin/theme that mimics that of another OS. To see how close you can get to making it look and act like something else that exists in another OS.

Android skin for TAKEphONE

iPhone skin for TAKEphONE

HTC Touch skin for TAKEphONE

Treocentral skin for TAKEphONE

HTC Touch media player skin for Pocket-Tunes

stung · 09/06/2010, 11:23 PM

A: Because some people like how other UIs look. It's a personal styling choice.

09/06/2010, 06:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
ElPhantasmo Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 149 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 2 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	What's with making a Pre look like an iphone or Android? I couldn't find a thread about this, so if this has been done feel free to point it out. What's with making Pre/webOS UI look like an iphone or Android? No, disrespect meant. First, why would some one spend time making webOS UI appear to be an iphone or Android? Second, who has a Pre and wants it to be confused for an iphone or Android? The whole "conversation starter" thing is kind of crap (see description of these type apps in preware)? It immediately says, the Pre/webOS UI isn't good enough, it'd be better if it looked/ran like an iphone. You've already started in a whole. If it's just a personal styling choice, I understand. I never want to have my Pre confused for an Android or an iphone.
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09/06/2010, 06:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
Balzak Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Where sports teams suck Posts: 79 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 11 Thanked 10 Times in 8 Posts	good question
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johncc Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Adelaide, AU,.... (EU Pre 3, TP 32GB, P100UEU 2.1.0) Posts: 3,910 Likes Received: 87 Thanks: 544 Thanked 453 Times in 331 Posts	Couldn't agree more. If you are that worried about what your your friends might think about your phone selection, take it back and get one that they would approve of.
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09/06/2010, 06:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
illmusic Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 73 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 10 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	style with the benefits of the core OS
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CarTM Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 37 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	agreed. You should just get an iphone if you want it so bad.
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JohnnyPre Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Posts: 920 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 16 Thanked 91 Times in 78 Posts	what's an iphone?
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sketch42 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: in the dark recesses of the earth, awaiting "The Rise of the L@@T" Posts: 3,991 Likes Received: 184 Thanks: 2,996 Thanked 1,967 Times in 1,402 Posts	perchance we can give the benefit of the doubt.. Scenario: Webos user bumps into his friend who's trying to feel superior toting the yPhone... yPhone user turns to webos user and says.. Hey look what my yPhone can do.. Webos user says wow really? Mine too.. Pulls out yPhone look alike and says , but you wanna see something REALLY cool? (swipes card away and continues using webos) and says "oh but your phone is cool too, and hands him a lollipop"" __________________ NEWBIES Check These Threads First WebOS FAQ • Export Contacts • Backup-Restore Patches/Apps • follow me on twitter • or Catch me at LOOT ATTN: If You like my Patches or Themes please feel free to DONATE
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09/06/2010, 09:22 PM	#15 (permalink)
mnotar91 Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 87 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	I think the native WebOS UI is much more appealing that iOS and Android. No disrespect to those two, I just feel WebOS is best. __________________ - Verizon Palm Pre Plus UberKernel Screenstate 500/1000 - Microsoft Zune HD 32gb
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09/06/2010, 09:52 PM	#18 (permalink)
preryan Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 254 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 159 Thanked 71 Times in 37 Posts	I have wondered that too. To each his own I guess but I have no desire to make my phone look like Android or iphone os.
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09/06/2010, 10:32 PM	#19 (permalink)
NachoB Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 4,945 Likes Received: 3 Thanks: 339 Thanked 988 Times in 715 Posts	Coming from someone that has done skins for both TAKEphONE and Pocket-Tunes, I can say it's mainly the challenge of creating the graphics and a skin/theme that mimics that of another OS. To see how close you can get to making it look and act like something else that exists in another OS. Android skin for TAKEphONE iPhone skin for TAKEphONE HTC Touch skin for TAKEphONE Treocentral skin for TAKEphONE HTC Touch media player skin for Pocket-Tunes __________________ If you found my post useful then please sign up for a Dropbox Account, I could use the extra 250mb of storage. HOW TO: Zip/Unzip via Pre/Pixi using Terminal HOW TO: Modify DTMF audio (webOS 1.4.5 or earlier) Palm Pre wallpapers
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09/06/2010, 11:23 PM	#20 (permalink)
stung Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: on the internets Posts: 664 Likes Received: 14 Thanks: 84 Thanked 210 Times in 126 Posts	A: Because some people like how other UIs look. It's a personal styling choice. __________________ gesture bar + true multitasking > fully-featured OS and SDK, quality apps, greater developer interest, battery life, reliable hardware Not enough apps in the catalog? Well, the apps suit my needs just fine. You're on your 3rd replacement? My launch day Pre never had a problem. WebOS = potential
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