Huawei Shows Off Emotion UI Android Overlay

I love MIUI!

Jokes aside, Huawei considers the app drawer confusing to new Android users. Maybe their thought is “If they’re coming from iOS, we’ll make them feel at home!” but I don’t quite know. The app drawer keeps things organized and clean, and provides one place where you can access all your apps in easy alphabetical order when your homescreens are organized with your favorites. Seems so logical to me.

Other things you can see from the video is a theme engine, a MIUI-like widget adding screen, customizations, and fairly nice features. It focuses on Huawei’s philosophy, “Design with Empathy.” I think, for the most part, they nailed it. It doesn’t seem too heavy outside of the launcher, and looks fairly good. We’d like to know what you think though. Does it seem like a good UI for the average consumer? Would you use it?

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kanoneyez 71 pts

What was actually demo'd in the video--isn't that pretty much stock Android? I tried to watch closely and didn't see anything I can't do even with my older Froyo build (Samsung Infuse). Admittedly, the video flew through the features so quickly, maybe I missed something unique to Huawei. 

 

1. Create folders of function-centric apps. (yup, check)

2. Design home pages the way I want to them laidout. (yup, check)

3. Extensive help tutorials (nope, but I don't want bloatware. I can find enough on YouTube.)

4. Voice recognition. (yup, check. Stock OS)

5. Mode control. (yup, again, Stock OS)

BrainRoopull 19 pts

I ask why anyone would need this.  Who, exactly, is confused by Android?  Really, who are these people?Second, after you've found these mysterious people, how would this make Android any easier for them? 

Haloruler64 82 pts

 BrainRoopull To me, it seems logical to keep all apps in one place. One button, and you have all your apps in a better organization than whatever order they were installed in. For new users, it seems easier to me. Easier than what Hauwei is doing.

Serotheo 12 pts

What happened to the old Emotion UI? Or was that some other UI.. ehh.. either way it just looks more like a MIUI theme than anything when you think about it.