Filed under: Humor, iPhone, App Store
Tweetie 1.2 for iPhone adds Instapaper, enhanced functionality and some hilarity
Tweetie, my current favorite Twitter client for the iPhone, has just been updated to version 1.2 [iTunes link]. While the update offers a slew of enhancements, new features and improved functionality, what makes this release memorable and unique is the sly dose of humor developer Loren Brichter inserted in the latest version of the app.Updates and Improvements
Because Loren was nice enough to let me into the Tweetie beta, I've had the opportunity to watch some of the new features evolve and improve over the last month or so. What was already a great app is now even better, thanks to new additions and refinements to existing features.
- Instapaper support. Now if you see a link in a tweet that you want to save for later, you have the option to save it to Instapaper, in addition to e-mailing, tweeting or opening the link in Safari.
- Block/unblock from the app
- Remember scroll position on relaunch and refresh
- Twitpic linking for photos
- Optional landscape keyboard (note: if you choose this option you will have landscape mode regardless of how your device is held.)
- Switch account from the "compose" menu (super helpful if you manage accounts that have some overlap in followers)
- A new "Swipe to reply" shortcut
- Drafts persist after relaunch
- Nearby radius control
(A note: To access some of these new features, you'll need to go to the Tweetie pane in "Settings" on your iPhone or iPod touch and then select or change your preference.)
Popularity EnhancEr = Hilarity
We love it when developers have a sense of humor. Not content with having Tweetie become popular just because it is a quality app, Loren Brichter decided to bring a taste of the more popular -- if inane -- App Store apps: farts and flashlights.
Enable the Popularity Enhancer and not only do you get a nifty flashlight, the new swipe to reply feature will make a hilarious wet fart sound.
Brilliant.
Tweetie 1.2 [iTunes link] is availalbe in the App Store for $2.99 US and of course, existing users can download the update directly from the device or from iTunes.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Nils said 2:52PM on 1-16-2009
Hmmm... just bought Tweetie from the US-iTunes Store - with a German iPhone - what I got is a Japanese Tweetie... grr... cannot fix this.
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uburoifr said 9:41AM on 1-19-2009
Go to general parameters and change your Iphone language it will reset it to english. Then go back to your natural language.
chris said 3:34PM on 1-16-2009
You left out stocktwits.com support for all us stock and financial nuts. Now you can click $AAPL tickers and get the twitter conversations.
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Jash Sayani said 7:56AM on 1-17-2009
Hey, I didn't know Tweetie was out for the iPhone! I am using Twitterific.
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maique said 9:09AM on 1-17-2009
agree with the 'keeps getting better'.
it has been really cool to see this app come of age. it's been my favorite since i first tried it, and it did a lot. now it does even more, and the design has improved tremendously.
i regret buying dozens of apps that get used once and quickly forgotten, and i believe tweetie is the best money i ever spent at the app store. most used app on my iphone, followed by instapaper (sweeet support on tweetie).
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conigs said 10:24AM on 1-17-2009
While I agree that Tweetie has been improving, there's still a few odd design choices I wish would be fixed. The refresh button, primarily. Also the DM view just makes no sense to me. Why, exactly are these buttons so huge?
I don't regret buying Tweetie a few versions ago, I still prefer TwitterFon. I think it as made better design choices and I love the friend list you can bring up when typing tweets. And it also doesn't deal with a clunky 'More' tab.
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Mark said 1:53PM on 1-17-2009
No regrets purchasing this app. Gets the most use on my iPhone and these enhancements just make it better!
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John Tokash said 10:27PM on 1-18-2009
Updated the iPhone Twitter App Comparison Chart to reflect the new version's changes.
http://blog.tokash.org/2009/01/08/iphone-twitter-app-comparison-chart/
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Jay Cuthrell said 12:31PM on 1-19-2009
I've really enjoyed the pace of updates so far. Thanks for the reminder of why I parted with cash for this app :)
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