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Which Twitter app is the best?

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.

SubyWill said:
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

Must have apps? New N1 owner here.

Hey,
I'm new to the N1 forums and I've just bought a Nexus One!
So anyone care to point me to your must have apps? Like a top ten or something?
Best file manager? Movie player? Compass app? Stopwatch? Twitter client? etc. etc.
I'm also running stock Android Eclair and want to know if it's better to go Froyo or use a custom ROM.
Thanks.

hackm0d said:
Hey,
I'm new to the N1 forums and I've just bought a Nexus One!
So anyone care to point me to your must have apps? Like a top ten or something?
Best file manager? Movie player? Compass app? Stopwatch? Twitter client? etc. etc.
I'm also running stock Android Eclair and want to know if it's better to go Froyo or use a custom ROM.
Thanks.
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There are several existing threads that cover this subject. Please use the search.

Since froyo is thought to be right around the corner, I would wait it out just a week or two more, then upgrade and see what you want to do as far as unlocking the bootloader, and custom roms, etc.
So far as apps:
Lost of people use Astro File Manager, and Linda. Both are free on the market
Another great app for the Nex is the Nexus Torch, which makes your LED flash from the camera a flashlight haha! SUPER useful.
Astrid is a great, free, to-do list.
ADW Launcher is a KILLER, free, homescreen replacement, that gives you a froyo look, and lots of cool functionality. Cyanogen uses it is his cooked rom for the Nexus, so it comes highly recommended.

strongergodzilla said:
Since froyo is thought to be right around the corner, I would wait it out just a week or two more, then upgrade and see what you want to do as far as unlocking the bootloader, and custom roms, etc.
So far as apps:
Lost of people use Astro File Manager, and Linda. Both are free on the market
Another great app for the Nex is the Nexus Torch, which makes your LED flash from the camera a flashlight haha! SUPER useful.
Astrid is a great, free, to-do list.
ADW Launcher is a KILLER, free, homescreen replacement, that gives you a froyo look, and lots of cool functionality. Cyanogen uses it is his cooked rom for the Nexus, so it comes highly recommended.
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Thanks for those I had already downloaded AndroZip at this point
And btw is there any way to store my apps on the SD card? I heard of an apps2sd program, where do I get that?
oh and btw any task killers? I don't like how everything keeps runnning in the background...

Hancent SMS
SetCPU (If rooted an OC kernel)
Terminal Emulator
Bump
Astro
3 (Cubed) <--Search forms for mp3 players will explain how to find this on the market.
eBuddy (great IM client)
FolderOrganizer (Paid app but great one)
Mobile Defence
PhotoVault <-- Ya hide those photos

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=680670

prettyboy85712 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=680670
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Why was that thread locked?

Wavesecure - helps you remotely wipe, backup and locate your phone if it's stolen.
Handcent SMS - best SMS app in my opinion.
Launcher Pro - best launcher (speeds up home screens, app drawer + lots of options)
BetterCut - makes shortcuts for anything and can change icons to anything you want from icon packs and images.

3 (cubed) media player.
Xscope browser

yelp, urbanspoon, google sky, google earth, barcode scanner, shazam...

Root Explorer
Rock Divx Player (if you can ger a hold of it)
Swype
SetCPU
Launcher Pro

3G WatchDog (mobile data monitor with a nice widget)
Battery Notif (show Battery % in Status Bar, simple and light)
CalWidget (free calender widget)
Dialer One (t9 dialer, much better than stock dialer in many ways)
ES File Explorer ( I prefere this to Astro as I can easily access my desktop through wifi, byebye usb cable!)
No Lock (unlock the screen with any hardware key, save my power button, with a widget to turn on/off)
Google Gesture Search (the name tells)
Screebl (Keep your screen on according to the orientation)
Timeriffic (I use this to turn on/off airplane mode on schedule)
Wifi Analyzer (gd for setting up network and see which channel is least crowded)
All free and can be found in market! Go hv sex with your phone! LOL

Alternative to Pure messenger widget??

is there a widget like pure messenger that can bring txt,emails,facebook,and twitter messages to a widget? or is there something that comes close?

Get launcher pro plus, it comes with widgets and has what you're looking for.
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Launcher pro doesn't have a widget Like that. It's friends widget only handed twitter and fb. And it wont notify you of fb comments either. I use LP and pure messenger. If LP friends widget would display comments I would use it. But until then pure messenger is all we have.
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Handcent comes to mind and is very nice. It is also free!

i really just want a widget that brings txt,email,and gmail together...would be nice to have face book and twitter messages (not updates) in there too

Looking for a pure messenger alternative too, every time I add it (scrollable), it's blank

Executive Assistant is an alternative but does not support exchange yet

khanam said:
Executive Assistant is an alternative but does not support exchange yet
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Tried that, gawd it's awful.

birkoffsjunk said:
Looking for a pure messenger alternative too, every time I add it (scrollable), it's blank
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And did you enable the scrollable mode ???
Scrollable mode works fine. I use it everyday since Pure messenger support it.

I use pure and have zero probs. Did you download K9 for pure? That allows you to use pop and gmail for emails. Is it that ur tired of pure and want something else?

koxx said:
And did you enable the scrollable mode ???
Scrollable mode works fine. I use it everyday since Pure messenger support it.
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Turns out it's a problem with LP+ & Zeam, had the same problem with the new Touiteur widget, ADW works fine...

I look for an other Messenger Widget, too, that can show me SMS, Emails and Calls in one widget. I Used Pure Messenger for a while. But since an update of K9 for pure they didn't work together. It always comes a Message that i need the Version 3.390-109 of K9. But i have the new one installed.

[Q] List of Apps

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.

[APP]BLINGBOARD New Social Widget

HI.
There is a new widget on Google play called "BlingBoard".
BlingBoard lets you monitor your emails, Facebook/Twitter feeds and your text messages (also missed calls) all from one little box on your homescreen.
So if you are looking for that kind of widget you should give it a try.
there are good reviews on "TNW" and on "Androidcommunity"
Enjoy.
Mod Edit: Here's the link - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jappka.blingboard

Downloaded it and would like to say...... Please make the widget have the ability to be transparent.

sweet! i'm gunna try it out right now!

+1 for transparency

there is an update (v1.20) that includes transparent theme.

eladizak said:
there is an update (v1.20) that includes transparent theme.
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Themes are not sticking when changed for me.

I'm getting a error when I try to download it.
Method1911 3D

Not compatible to HTC Flyer running Android 3.2.1 (Honeycomb).

This is a great idear! Here are some suggestions from me:
more widget sizes: I would like to see more content
set another App as standard Facbook/Twitter app (Friendcaster f.e.)
possibility to set if the different channels are split in tabs or sort in a timeline (from top to bottom)
also see old Mails (I can only see the new ones)
So, thank you very much for this great app and your hard work! This are only suggestions and you can ignore it. Just my thoughts...

Not compatible with Galaxy Tab 10.1
But awesome looking widget, great colors and graphics.

Galaxy S2 ICS (LPQ)
Widget installed fine and all feeds state active in settings but widget shows no feed information.
any ideas??

AWESOME
Just some feature requests:
1) Make it resizable (as requested previously)
2) Make the tabs SCROLLABLE (like Tabr)
3) Make it able to link to native apps (as also requested previously)
4) Need more themes. Perhaps you can support a freemium model via themes

Very nice, thank you, I finally uninstalled facebook and twitter application. Widget needs more settings. I would also like more tabs, like another email and rss. Furthermore, having calendar and weather tab would make this widget the ultimate one

is SMS tab only for stock SMS app ? .. i use gosms and new sms are not being recognized .. but overall .. an awesome app.

Just let me link it to any app that i prefer then this would be gold. This and fast facebook go well together, if it can be linked.
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This will go well with my ICS / Xperia UI
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I am having no luck getting this to work. Gmail says it connects fine but I do not see any data. Facebook just hangs and Twitter also bombs out on both my tablet and phone.
It also seems to really hate Landscape mode and is dying when I use my keyboard on the phone.
Think I will stick with Pure Messenger Widget for now. No tabs but it does get me the info I want on one widget.

Epic!
Downloaded it and its top class, nice one!

really?
tried this out and quickly deleted it after realizing:
1. you cannot re-size the widget
2. the widget is super small and only shows 1 update at a time
3. not a super big deal but no g+
4. you can't make new posts
It does look nice but looks only get you so far

Very Cool!
Whatsapp and stock mail support would be a dream... as well more widget sizes would be a fine thing!