<s>
HTC	B-Application
Sense	I-Application
is	O
a	O
software	O
suite	O
developed	O
by	O
HTC	B-Application
,	O
used	O
primarily	O
on	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Android-based	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serving	O
as	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
HTC	B-Application
's	O
TouchFLO	B-Operating_System
3D	I-Operating_System
software	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
,	O
Sense	O
modifies	O
many	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
user	B-Application
experience	I-Application
,	O
incorporating	O
additional	O
features	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
altered	O
home	O
screen	O
and	O
keyboard	O
)	O
,	O
additional	O
widgets	O
,	O
re-designed	O
applications	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
HTC-developed	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
device	O
with	O
Sense	O
,	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HD2	O
running	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
6.5	O
,	O
released	O
later	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
included	O
Sense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Hero	O
,	O
all	O
future	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
by	O
HTC	B-Application
were	O
shipped	O
with	O
Sense	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Application
One	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Desire	B-Application
Z	I-Application
(	O
T-Mobile	B-Application
G2	I-Application
in	O
the	O
US	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
First	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Google	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
and	O
Pixel	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
9	I-Device
which	O
used	O
a	O
stock	O
version	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
some	O
HTC	B-Application
smartphones	O
that	O
are	O
using	O
MediaTek	O
processors	O
come	O
without	O
HTC	B-Application
Sense	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Mobile	O
World	O
Congress	O
2010	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
debuted	O
their	O
new	O
updated	O
HTC	B-Application
Sense	I-Application
UI	O
on	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Desire	I-Application
and	O
HTC	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
,	O
with	O
an	O
upgrade	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Hero	O
and	O
Magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
version	O
was	O
based	O
upon	O
Android	B-Application
2.1	O
and	O
featured	O
interface	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Friend	O
Stream	O
widget	O
,	O
which	O
aggregated	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
Flickr	B-Algorithm
information	O
and	O
Leap	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
access	O
to	O
all	O
home	O
screens	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Sensation	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
it	O
featured	O
HTC	B-Application
Sense	I-Application
3.0	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
interface	O
elements	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
updated	O
lock	O
screen	O
that	O
allows	O
applications	O
to	O
be	O
pinned	O
directly	O
to	O
it	O
for	O
easier	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
EVO	I-Application
3D	I-Application
also	O
features	O
Sense	O
3.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
versions	O
of	O
Sense	O
were	O
developed	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
4.0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sense	O
4.0	O
,	O
included	O
on	O
HTC	B-Application
's	O
new	O
devices	O
beginning	O
in	O
2012	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
X	I-Application
)	O
,	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
refreshed	O
and	O
more	O
minimalist	O
look	O
closer	O
to	O
stock	O
Android	B-Application
than	O
previous	O
versions	O
,	O
while	O
integrating	O
features	O
provided	O
by	O
Android	B-Application
4.0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sense	O
3.6	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
distributed	O
through	O
updates	O
to	O
older	O
HTC	B-Application
phones	O
,	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
maintain	O
a	O
closer	O
resemblance	O
to	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
Sense	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
2.3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
Sense	O
was	O
first	O
introduced	O
by	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Espresso	O
was	O
the	O
codename	O
for	O
the	O
version	O
of	O
Sense	O
running	O
atop	O
T-Mobile	B-Application
myTouch	I-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
debuted	O
on	O
the	O
T-Mobile	B-Application
myTouch	I-Application
3G	I-Application
(	O
HTC	B-Application
Espresso	I-Application
)	O
and	O
the	O
T-Mobile	B-Application
myTouch	I-Application
4G	I-Application
(	O
HTC	B-Application
Glacier	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sense	O
1.9	O
debuted	O
on	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Desire	I-Application
and	O
HTC	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
and	O
provided	O
upgrades	O
for	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
and	O
HTC	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
introduced	O
FriendStream	O
and	O
the	O
Leap	O
feature	O
similar	O
to	O
macOS	B-Application
's	O
Mission	O
Control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sense	O
3.0	O
debuted	O
on	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Sensation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
introduced	O
HTC	B-Application
Watch	O
,	O
a	O
movie	O
streaming	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
updated	O
the	O
lockscreen	O
with	O
app	O
shortcuts	O
for	O
easier	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legacy	O
HTC	B-Application
devices	O
that	O
received	O
updates	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.0	I-Application
use	O
Sense	O
3.6	O
;	O
an	O
update	O
integrating	O
select	O
features	O
from	O
Sense	O
4	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
updated	O
home	O
screen	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
visual	O
and	O
design	O
elements	O
from	O
Sense	O
3.5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sense	O
4.0	O
was	O
first	O
introduced	O
by	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
series	I-Application
of	O
devices	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
4.0	I-Application
unveiled	O
in	O
2012	O
;	O
the	O
One	B-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
One	B-Application
S	I-Application
,	O
and	O
One	B-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
Many	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
Sense	O
interface	O
were	O
modified	O
to	O
closer	O
resemble	O
the	O
standard	O
Android	B-Application
interface	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
its	O
home	O
screen	O
,	O
which	O
now	O
uses	O
a	O
dock	O
of	O
shortcuts	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
fixed	O
"	O
All	O
Apps	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Phone	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Personalize	O
"	O
buttons	O
of	O
previous	O
versions	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
application	O
switcher	O
using	O
cards	O
,	O
updated	O
stock	O
apps	O
,	O
and	O
Beats	O
Audio	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
device	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
series	I-Application
not	O
to	O
receive	O
this	O
update	O
was	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
in	O
2012	O
for	O
the	O
HTC	O
One	O
X+	O
,	O
updates	O
with	O
Sense	O
4+	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
4.1.2	I-Application
updates	O
for	O
the	O
One	B-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
One	B-Application
S	I-Application
,	O
Evo	B-Application
4G	I-Application
LTE	I-Application
,	O
One	O
SV	O
LTE	O
/	O
3G	B-Architecture
and	O
Desire	B-Application
X	I-Application
..	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
in	O
April	O
2013	O
for	O
the	O
2013	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
;	O
it	O
features	O
a	O
more	O
minimalistic	O
design	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
scrolling	O
news	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
on	O
the	O
home	O
screen	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
BlinkFeed	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
displays	O
a	O
scrolling	O
grid	O
of	O
news	O
headlines	O
and	O
social	O
network	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sense	O
5.0	O
was	O
not	O
only	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
;	O
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
provide	O
updates	O
for	O
the	O
Butterfly	B-Application
,	O
One	B-Application
S	I-Application
(	O
later	O
discontinued	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
One	B-Application
X/X	I-Application
+	I-Application
to	O
Sense	O
5.0	O
in	O
the	O
coming	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
in	O
September	O
2013	O
for	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
Max	I-Application
;	O
it	O
adds	O
RSS	O
and	O
Google+	B-Application
support	O
to	O
BlinkFeed	O
,	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
disable	O
BlinkFeed	O
entirely	O
,	O
adds	O
a	O
tool	O
for	O
making	O
animated	O
GIFs	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
Highlights	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sense	O
6.0	O
,	O
nicknamed	O
"	O
Sixth	O
Sense	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
alongside	O
the	O
2014	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
(	O
M8	O
)	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlinkFeed	O
,	O
Gallery	O
,	O
TV	O
,	O
and	O
Zoe	O
are	O
now	O
updated	O
independently	O
of	O
Sense	O
through	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
,	O
One	B-Application
Mini	I-Application
and	O
One	B-Application
Max	I-Application
are	O
updated	O
to	O
6.0	O
via	O
a	O
software	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sense	O
7.0	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Mobile	O
World	O
Congress	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2015	O
alongside	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
M9	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
5.0	O
"	O
Lollipop	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
largely	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
Sense	O
6.0	O
as	O
far	O
as	O
the	O
default	O
user	O
interface	O
is	O
concerned	O
,	O
save	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
tweaked	O
icons	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
weather	O
clock	O
widget	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
either	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
themes	O
from	O
scratch	O
or	O
download	O
pre-made	O
ones	O
created	O
by	O
HTC	B-Application
or	O
fellow	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
confirmed	O
that	O
advertisements	O
will	O
be	O
displayed	O
in	O
the	O
Blinkfeed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
has	O
given	O
the	O
option	O
for	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
opt-out	O
from	O
receiving	O
these	O
advertisements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
owners	O
of	O
HTC	B-Application
M8	I-Application
and	O
M9	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
reported	O
in	O
reddit	B-Application
that	O
they	O
have	O
received	O
a	O
push-notification	O
promoting	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Fantastic	O
Four	O
movie	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
U12+	I-Application
ships	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
8.0	O
Oreo	O
with	O
an	O
overlay	O
of	O
HTC	B-Application
Sense	I-Application
UI	O
10.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
Project	O
Treble	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
for	O
faster	O
updates	O
after	O
new	O
versions	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
appear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amazon	B-Application
Alexa	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Assistant	I-Application
,	O
and	O
HTC	B-Application
Sense	I-Application
Companion	O
virtual	O
assistants	O
come	O
pre-installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sense	O
3.6	O
is	O
exclusively	O
obtained	O
through	O
Android	B-Application
4.0	I-Application
updates	O
for	O
existing	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
HTC	B-Application
devices	O
released	O
since	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Sense	O
incorporate	O
it	O
,	O
but	O
several	O
do	O
not	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Application
One	I-Application
(	O
released	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
device	O
in	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
series	I-Device
)	O
,	O
the	O
T-Mobile	B-Application
G2	I-Application
(	O
a	O
variation	O
of	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Desire	I-Application
Z	I-Application
with	O
stock	O
Android	B-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
First	I-Application
(	O
after	O
Facebook	B-Application
Home	I-Application
is	O
disabled	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
special	O
edition	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
released	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2014	O
HTC	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
Desire	O
310	O
running	O
Android	B-Application
4.2.2	I-Application
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
Blinkfeed	O
and	O
Video	O
Highlights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
predecessor	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
(	O
M8	O
)	O
also	O
got	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Edition	O
,	O
running	O
Android	O
4.4.2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
9	I-Device
Tablet	O
was	O
unveiled	O
by	O
Google	O
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2014	O
running	O
Android	B-Application
5.0	O
.	O
</s>
