Of the numerous Twitter apps available in the Android Market, free or paid, which one have you decided to you use after trying out the others?
I'm pretty sure most of you guys (like me) have tried multiple twitter clients for our Android phones.
I haven't tried out many, but for the longest time, twidroid pro has been the one I use.
I really like the look of twicca, but it doesn't like to refresh or takes forever to refresh, doesn't like to notify me when it is supposed to, and doesn't auto-cap the first word if you aren't mentioning someone as your first word.
I tried hootsuite (think that is the name, too lazy to care to check) for all of about ten minutes before I got tired of it.
I used tweetcaster for about 30 minutes but overall I didn't like the way it handled things when I used it (maybe those have changed now, don't know or really care)
When I did try out/use Sense ROMs a long time ago, I didn't like peep.
I haven't tried that many, but out of the ones I have tried, I have found that twidroid pro works best for what I need.
I voted for TweetCaster. I usually go back and forth between it and Twidroid, but most recently, TweetCaster has won out for its appearance. It's cleaner, a bit brighter, and does everything I need it to pretty efficiently.
I've tried Twicca, Touiteur Premium, TweestCaster Pro, Seesmic and Twidroid Pro.
Hands down Twidroid Pro is the most feature rich among all the other apps. It supports video uploading too vs the others. Plus, it supports almost all the popular Image upload services for Twitter. My problem with Twidroid Pro is most of the time, image uploading fails, regardless of which image upload service.
I like TweetCaster Pro. One problem I have with it is the ugly splash screen and there is no option for auto jump on top when it refreshes.
Twicca has the sleekest UI and I like how dialog boxes pops out. I hate how it requires plugins for twitpic.
Touiteur Premium is okay. Didn't like it that much. Best widget among the bunch though.
Twicca. Streamlined, huge feature set, easy on the eyes, free.
Touiteur, hands down.
i prefer twicca for my need..i only use twitter to read latest twit from news agency and some famous people that i like..
SubyWill said:
Touiteur, hands down.
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+1 this. I was a huge Twidroid Pro user, but once I tried Touiteur I didnt look back. I just like the way it works. Its easy, its functional and its fast.
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Touiteur, hands down.
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I agree with that one.
touiteur...best UI, hands down...
Touiteur then Seesmic!
I used Twidroid Pro (Android tenor/granpa tweeter client), then Seesmic (robust, clean), quickly tried Peep (good integration with HTC Sense, part of the whole Sense experience) and Touiteur Premium (Promising, good ideas) but now I use Twicca.
- Color labels is a must have feature for me for mobile usage (I only read "important" tweets on the road). They are cleaner than Touiteur's (you can't choose your color, full line color looks awful).
- Layout of Twicca is the cleaner, it gives the best part to tweets. Toolbars are not intrusive (Seesmic tabs are too big)
- Picture/video/url shortener service integration : Seesmic is probably the best, Touiteur is poor and Twicca is nearly nowhere but it's the only one that's extensible with plugins. For URL shortening, I use URL Shortener app.
- Twicca is probably the more responsive on my Nexus one. Touiteur frequently lags on startup.
- Multi-account : Twicca is the only one that can't deal with multiple accounts
- Status update : I Frequently open the notification bar trying to open the status update bar of Touiteur. Other apps are fine.
- Notifications : great on every apps. Twicca does not tell you how many tweets, others do.
You can't make a mistake by choosing Twicca, Twidroid or Touiter. Android give us good choice
Touiteur
Looks good, works great! Nicest widget I have seen. I really like the interface!
Twicca. Color labeling allows me to group people easily. Red for family, Purple for my wife, Green Church, etc. It's amazing how much more proficient you can be, and how many of the pointless posts you can skip over. Only wish that the spell correction worked, and that you could view peoples profile pics.
I just discovered that you can put Twicca shortcuts on your homescreen.
Long press on homescreen>Shortcuts>Search/Update/User/View list
Comes in very handy when you dont need a widget taking up your homescreen space.
+1 for twicca!
Twitter Working on Official Android App
They just bought Tweetie... things that make you go Hrrrmmm.....
Mainstream users might use official Twitter app just like what happened with Facebook. But there still should be needs for advanced twitter apps. The Facebook app is a poor one. Let's see what's coming with Twitter for Android.
But will the official twitter app for Android support third party services like photo and video services uploading? I'm guessing not. Hmm..
Features I need in a Twitter app:
* multiple accounts
* ability to display the entire conversation when people are @replying to each other back and forth
* open links inside the app rather than switching to the browser
I re-downloaded Touiteur and Twicca to try them again, but they still don't meet those needs.
So far, Seesmic is the only one that does. Swift was nearly there, but then HootSuite bought it and jacked everything up.
TWICCA!! I've tried all the others, and they all suck compared to Twicca
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So if you are anything like me you have tried a couple different Android Twitter apps, but not all of them. Well if you want cut down on sometime...here is an amazing review on a whole bunch of them :
http://www.wjddesigns.com/2010/09/01/android-twitter-apps-round-robin/
What's your favorite?
Mine has to be Touituer ...but its all relative..
Cheers.
I love TweetDeck. The UI is simple but looks good. Not only do I have Twitter but I have FB, Buzz, etc..
I WOULD like TweetDeck IF it properly did Facebook too, at least get it all in one place, even though honestly it tries to make Facebook behave like Twitter.. But it doesn't.
Twidryid or whatever it is is what I typically use, but I don't tweet much myself.
Tweetcaster by far. Great widget and ui.
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My Preference
My Personal Preference: TWICCA
djyosnow said:
My Personal Preference: TWICCA
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Twicca is the best IMO as well. Hands down, out the park, no other client comes close. The ONLY thing it doesn't do is view full size profile photos. The biggest plus for me is the ability to post photos using Flickr. I think it's the only client that can do that. Plus, it has a AOSP feel to it so it goes will with CM6.
Twicca
i was just using the stock app, as toutier and tweetcaster never really held me around. but yeah, after giving it a go, i'm throwing out a vote for twicca too. the all black interface looks great on the galaxy s
What is your absolute favorite application/game? The one you just cannot live without. I am excepting to see a lot of mainstream apps being called out, so to go along with that question, what is your favorite non mainstream app/game?
My fave mainstream app would have to be Facebook (lots of friends from england)
My fave non mainstream app would have to be SwingGame
I am hoping that we will all be able to find some apps that we have never heard of before through this thread.
Netflix and before that came I would say YouTube app impressed me.
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Reddita. I don't think I've ever wasted more time in my life than the period of AR (after reddita).
gReader. Looks, feels and works great
Pulse. Never have I wasted so much time during work cause of this app. Best RSS reader!
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Pulse. Never have I wasted so much time during work cause of this app. Best RSS reader!
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I agree. Pulse is really quite amazing. The UI is beautiful
Pulse. Great app.
I would have to agree with Pulse as well. Was recently introduced to this app and absolutely love it.
+ on pulse. Save sooo much time with it.
Multipicture live wallpaper.
1- because I was going out of my mind when honeycomb cropped my pics
2- runs great with adw ex
Feedly :
Love it the away it allows me the add the feeds, read the same feeds on my phone and on the tablet , and also on my desktop (Firefox addon).
Beautiful interface on both android and desktop. Another nice feature is the suggestions of other feeds that I would like. Stopped using pulse once I found Feedly
The browser is my fav. Its the one app I couldn't live without.
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I'm greedy, I have two ~ Evernote & Dropbox
Both serve me exceptionally well on all my devices; allowing data to be shared simple and easy.
Evernote: Totally useful - not a timewaster - your information available transparently on every device you own, simply awesome.
It used to be Pulse, until I found News360.
Honestly though, the browser gets 99% of the usage on my tablet. I use the default browser cause I;m a chrome user on PC and having synced bookmarks is a necessity. Opera Mobile would be great if I could add more than 9 speed dial buttons
If I may ask my own question about "Your absolute favorite app"
What is your favorite sports app?
I'm trying to find a good one for tablet. All the amazing sports apps, Score Mobile, Fox etc suck for the tablet... they wont even go into landscape mode!
For those who use Pulse, try out Taptu, its very similar but somehow cleaner and faster in my opinion. (news 360 is awesome though.)
But my favorite app is... either Dropbox or Youtube
I love Pulse.
Can't help but think that if you could hide the window which slides out from the left when you click a story by sliding it back, instead of hitting the back button it would be so much better.
Going to d/l Taptu & check it out as well. Cheers for the suggestion
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Pulse. Never have I wasted so much time during work cause of this app. Best RSS reader!
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Have you tried d9 reader? XDA creation, very good.
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For all of the folks that like Pulse - Check out News Republic - it's a really nice (and free) news app (I like it better than Pulse)!
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Besides the browser and Facebook (Friendcaster for tablets) the app I keep coming back and spending lots of time in is Age of Zombies. The Survival mode is addicting. It's the only game I've found on the Android Market that I keep coming back to play. Everything else I get bored of after 5-10 minutes.
Still can't replace console gaming though.
Have to agree with Pulse. Its just so clean and epic...and epic.
Can anyone put together a list of apps that would be good to get my new infuse started off with. I want to customize it, but I want to do it right. So what's the best launcher, clock, lockscreen, whatever. Let me hear it.
this is ALL personal preference here.........
Then let me hear yours!
Try browsing www.appbrain.com/users/gdbusby that is what I have installed
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ADW launcher is really nice. it is very customizable, and lets you view the phone in landscape mode, which the stock launcher does not allow. the free one is good, but the paid one is much better (great homescreen transitions, animations).
i also needed to replace the stock music player, since it wont play FLAC (lossless) audio files - so i use poweramp. it has a really nice full screen widget (takes up an entire home screen, but there are also smaller widget options) so that you don't have to launch the app every time. i use the free version, not sure what benefits the paid version offers. it does skip slightly when i get an email or text, however it doesnt really bother me.
it is also nice to get a visual voicemail service going, especially if you are coming from iphone or blackberry. i tried PF fusion for a while - but google voice is much better. just sign up for an account if you don't have one already, download the app, and it will guide you through setup. it also has a nice widget option.
those are some basics for you - but it really is just a matter of personal preference and experimentation.
I personly would recomend a few apps to help
VitalPlayer - As I like it better then the default
Dolpfin Brwser - the guester are great add on to it.
Save this page - to read web pages when I am on the train underground
Doggcatcher - to down load your pod cast when you plug it in and over wifi instead of eating your battery or data plan.
Anyone using chameleon launcher on their infinity?
Looks like another great launcher for tablets...
http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/18/chameleon-launcher-1.0-google-play/
whats so great about it?
Tried it.
Uninstalled it.
I prefer Apex launcher. Chameleon has some nice ideas but it's still buggy and not ready for release imo. It costs $10 too which is a mistake.
Basically, the main feature is that you can set it up so that your default "home" screen automatically changes depending on where you are, what time it is, etc... But really, other than that, I'm not so sure what people (including myself - I'm a "backer") were so excited about. Besides being able to set your default home screen depending on certain conditions, it really doesn't add much to the launcher experience...
I personally can't remember why it was supposed to be so great!
I un-installed it as well, mainly because you can only use widgets provided by the app - you lose access to all standard Android widgets, which makes it unusable in my opinion.
That being said, it would be nice if Nova, Apex, etc added the ability to automatically change your home screen depending on certain conditions - I think that is a cool feature...
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I am a backer, too. I am disappointed, too.
Switching things like chameleon does is really nothing special. It is still just one screen. So, i can set my apex launcher screens to reflect what chameleon tries to do very easily. The only thing is that i have to swipe. To be honest, this is not exactly true either, cause almost everything can be done with Tasker.
So yeah. I still hope chameleon starts getting better, but it has to be real quick or all the interest is going to float away and another app will go down the drain like many others.
I backed it too... it costed 10$ . But after few days i uninstalled it. Lack of Widgets , very Slow , lack of user defined wallpapers etc .
They are still in Beta i guss and they are updating the app almost everyday . Hope they come up with more nich Widgets etc soon.
thanks all for the replies!!! was trying to see if it warranted the ten dollar price
like i use a different homescreen when im in my vehicle (media oriented),but right now i just swipe right to get to it
swipe left to go back to my regular homescreen
chameleon key feature is simply to "auto-swipe" ?
At first I was disappointed, 1.0 has changed my opinion its stable and looks amazing. I was the first to complain with the beta releases now with the widget api released things good get interesting. @Apex launcher pro on my tf700t.....too buggy
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I am a backer, too. I am disappointed, too.
Switching things like chameleon does is really nothing special. It is still just one screen. So, i can set my apex launcher screens to reflect what chameleon tries to do very easily. The only thing is that i have to swipe. To be honest, this is not exactly true either, cause almost everything can be done with Tasker.
So yeah. I still hope chameleon starts getting better, but it has to be real quick or all the interest is going to float away and another app will go down the drain like many others.
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Kickstarter backer here and I'm a little disappointed now that they have issued Ver. 1.0. There's no calendar widget, you can only place so many apps in the dock, the dock is huge and not adjustable, no pre-built Android widgets so any thing you've already paid for is wasted, and it doesn't do news feed images very well.
But the biggest disapointment is the lack of a calendar widget! That should have been a fundamental basic widget from the start. It's not so it won't be my launcher of choice untill that get's fixed.
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thanks all for the replies!!! was trying to see if it warranted the ten dollar price
like i use a different homescreen when im in my vehicle (media oriented),but right now i just swipe right to get to it
swipe left to go back to my regular homescreen
chameleon key feature is simply to "auto-swipe" ?
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That's one key feature, but I would say the bigger draw is the aesthetic polish it brings. That's one of the reasons they won't let normal android widgets be used, as it clashes with the look of Chameleon. Give it time for more widgets to get made (especially with the API now available to developers) before deciding if it's a success or failure. IMO with 3 or 4 more of the widgets I need, I would easily use it as my day to day launcher.
whoah....cant use regular widgets? only widgets you can use are chameleon widgets?
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whoah....cant use regular widgets? only widgets you can use are chameleon widgets?
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Correct. If you care to learn html5 you can make your own Chameleon widgets, and in the future they will add the ability to use widgets other users create. Until then, you only have the official chameleon ones to choose from. No standard Android widgets are usable in Chameleon though.
I was super hyped about it so I backed it on KS. Then I tried it and uninstalled it... nuff said...
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Chameleon will definitely get better with further releases and more widgets added.
Like someone before me said, for me too, the polished and beautiful design is an added value of this launcher, nothing else (at least currently).
Calendar, Google+ and Music widgets are coming in near future. Custom widgets from users are coming, too, eventually. (i am hoping for beter gmail, email widgets etc...which can easily be done by others, not necessarily by teknision).
But, as i said before, they will have to act quickly - hype is on, but as with anything else it can get cold very quickly, too.
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Chameleon will definitely get better with further releases and more widgets added.
Like someone before me said, for me too, the polished and beautiful design is an added value of this launcher, nothing else (at least currently).
Calendar, Google+ and Music widgets are coming in near future. Custom widgets from users are coming, too, eventually. (i am hoping for beter gmail, email widgets etc...which can easily be done by others, not necessarily by teknision).
But, as i said before, they will have to act quickly - hype is on, but as with anything else it can get cold very quickly, too.
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Just found this I like the look of it but does it have bookmark and email widgets?
Another kickstarter backer here. I also uninstalled it. It supports my gmail and news. I don't use Twitter or Facebook so it's fairly useless to me. Maybe widgets that appeal more to me are yet to come but not using it now.
"Time to Rebel"
With the recent changes Facebook has made to make us use the Facebook Messenger app, ive taken a next step to start building a Java based Chromeview built specifically for Facebook allowing you to message users the way its always been. In a nutshell, Fellow is a WebApp based on Facebook Mobile.
Here it is
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.NxIndustries.myfacebookfree
With the recent update, I focused on Media uploading and Java scripting and for the majority of Kitkat devices, it works but for some, you arnt so lucky...
Facebook Lockscreen
I actually found this activity on accident while developing my Launcher for the HTC M8 and figured i'd make a small app out of it.
Set Facebook Lock is a small application that allows a backdoor to use the Facebook Home's lockscreen without the need of the actual Home application and allows any device to use it bypassing Facebook's device detection. (I do not actually know if it works for all devices but worth a shot)
Google Play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.NxIndustries.FBLocker
Downloads
Apk: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ecf0r3ja1ruik0o/Fellow.apk?dl=0
Working nicely on Nexus 7.. Thanks.
Working on Note 3 Stock ROM and Note 1 with CM11. Thanks!
All i ask in return is a friendly review on google play! =)
Working on another Facebook app to coencide with this, will update thread soon. Time to Rebel
My Facebook app introduced
My Facebook *Free* introduced, ads driven
My Facebook will be recieving an update soon. Focuses on the following
-Java scripting update (Adds media upload support, Facebook mobile web actions enabled , native file upload/download support for media)
-Renamed to "Fellow"
-Materia UI inspired
-Splash added
-Overall enhanced performance (chromeview/webview)
Still unable to upload images.
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Still unable to upload images.
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You kidding? What android version are you on? I was pumped when it was working for me...
Am on Samsung KK NG8. 4.4.2.
Could it be a permissions thing with TW?
Nx Biotic said:
You kidding? What android version are you on? I was pumped when it was working for me...
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Can you Post a free Version of your Facebook app?
Black_Eyes said:
Can you Post a free Version of your Facebook app?
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done
Awesome app mate, love it so much that bought ad free version...
2 suggestions though:
- Make arrows on top bar smaller and plain should blend better with material ui... It seems a bit off to my eyes.
- Make refresh button movable and excludable (is that even a word?) like Facebook chat heads, because it gets in the way,and going to menu and enabling/disabling it is a bit troublesome, therefore moving it somewhere else as needed seems easier... You could even make it hide like halo from paranoid
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Awesome app mate, love it so much that bought ad free version...
2 suggestions though:
- Make arrows on top bar smaller and plain should blend better with material ui... It seems a bit off to my eyes.
- Make refresh button movable and excludable (is that even a word?) like Facebook chat heads, because it gets in the way,and going to menu and enabling/disabling it is a bit troublesome, therefore moving it somewhere else as needed seems easier... You could even make it hide like halo from paranoid
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Il take this into consideration! This is what i like to here.
I agree on icons as basically their place holders for now, need to make it more material like. Need to make a material style for kitkat users. Floating Action Button was an experimental thing. I didnt know how people would react to it at first but its one of the things that make this webapp unique.
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Il take this into consideration! This is what i like to here.
I agree on icons as basically their place holders for now, need to make it more material like. Need to make a material style for kitkat users. Floating Action Button was an experimental thing. I didnt know how people would react to it at first but its one of the things that make this webapp unique.
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Cool! I quite like the floating refresh button, if you make it movable, it would be perfect!
Maybe add a full screen option?
That's very good work mate! I also use your launcher
This app is amazing, I'm really hate the official Facebook app and Fellow is perfect for me.
Just a few kilobytes, and a million times better than the official app, great work!
The only thing that bothers me is the loading bar (Image at attachments), If you can place it a little higher it will be awesome.
That was bothering me as well over few days after using it lol. Il surely look into it.
Great, hope you will fix it soon.
I left a review at the Play Store (Free version), look into it
Gonna be working on an update soon and taking everyone's feedback into consideration. I will be adding a more material feel to this as well as transparency options for kitkat+ users.