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    Tecno’s HiOS First Look

    Saruni MainaBy Saruni MainaMarch 10, 2016Updated:October 9, 20252 Mins Read
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    If you’re an active follower of technology trends, you may have heard of HiOS, a new custom user interface from Tecno that they will be releasing alongside their upcoming Tecno Boom J8. This move by Tecno aims to give them a personalized identity in the eyes of the consumer when it comes to Tecno smartphones.
    I was priviledged enough to get an early experience with the new HiOS, and I must say, I am looking forward to the final release of this inerface. It looks beautiful, the animations are just on point, they have added a few new features into the interface that enhance the user experience. You can now choose between different themes for the interface, including the lockscreen. They have included new font styles, a new pull down notification drawer (I am not sure I like it though) and other neat features that just make it exciting to use the phone. What I love most, is the camera app, it is fast! Snapping a photo in under a second and actually capturing decent looking photos without blur. I couldn’t find anything not to like about HiOS, maybe it’s because the pre-release software I have does not have Google Play Services and thus I haven’t tested how fast and efficiently it would run on a day-to-day use. Oh, there is one thing I don’t like, the icons…I wish they would change them to just stock android icons, Tecno! Anyway, enough reading below are a few screenshots of HiOS:

    Lockscreen Homescreen App Drawer Notification Dropdown Settings Fonts Themes Camera App About Phone

    What do you think of HiOS? Excited to try it out or do you prefer what Tecno has going on already?

    Read More: Tecno Launches a Community-Based Online Help Forum

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    2 Comments

    1. gkt on April 6, 2016 2:51 pm

      hope it deosnt have numerous bloat-ware applications which a common with tecno?

      • kalu on April 12, 2016 12:35 pm

        Doesn’t have many of those, just a few as you might expect

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