I downloaded it. I probably don't even need it, but I got it anyway cause free.
Anyone that seriously uses Twitter or uses it daily/constantly should probably get Tweetbot.
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I downloaded it. I probably don't even need it, but I got it anyway cause free.
Anyone that seriously uses Twitter or uses it daily/constantly should probably get Tweetbot.
Yeah... and as he said, I also use LINE all the time here. Everybody I know has it and nobody uses the default messages app, lol.
This is what I did too.
...I'm not even quite sure what the hell it does. Send texts for me? Filter my texts through their service for organization? Sends messages that aren't texts through Internet thus making them less efficient? Is this meant to be for people who don't have unlimited texting this day and age?
Also, can someone give me a brief summary on how the changes to Twitter recently will effect me using Tweetbot?
NekoFever
Member
I bought it a couple of weeks ago. This sale was a good chance to grab the iPad version as well, though.
Oh well. It's not like it was hugely expensive.
depends mainly on what type of video you need to play. filebrowser will only play video that ios can play natively, so basically just .mp4/.mov consisting of h264 video and aac audio. I use it all the time to stream video and it works great for this. the new 5ghz wifi chips will happily pull down 40Mbps sustained, which is enough for any of the untouched blu-ray avc video I've thrown at it
if you need to play .mkv or .avi or anything other than .mp4/.mov, there's also remote files browser. it was free a few weeks ago, but $3 now. basically like filebrowser, though it has its own video player that will software decode other formats. it probably still decodes dolby as well, but I wouldn't expect that to last long. another option is it's playing, though I wasn't a fan when I tried it. there are probably a lot of other apps, if you don't care about hardware decoding, but those two at least played nice with smb shares
air video is good (plex, too), but you need a computer to run the server on
OneEightZero
aka ThreeOneFour
Get this. Very handy tool.
Just downloaded this. Is is a tool for learning Japanese or just a dictionary?
Both.
victreeb3l
Member
I just bought whatsapp yesterday... Oh wellits only a buck.
Lemme check out tweeetbot as well.
Lemme check out tweeetbot as well.
YoYo Switch
Banned
Japanese is 1.99 for me :/
im biting on tweetbot. ive become a power user on twitter, so i hope it improves tweeting on my phone
im biting on tweetbot. ive become a power user on twitter, so i hope it improves tweeting on my phone
Sgt.Pepper
Banned
Yeah, it is $1.99
I just checked it is 1.99. Sorry guys. But the price is still good
FlashFlooder
Member
killer feature of tweetbot: it syncs your timelines across devices.
Got the Shakes
Member
Thank you for your response. I think Remote Files Browser is more what I'm looking for since not everything is .mp4. Is the performance of Remote File Browser equal to or close to FileBrowser?
AVPlayer is back. The removal didn't affect me since I still had the app, but it's good that it will keep getting support. Quick, here are the links in case you want to add it to the OP: AVPlayer and AVPlayerHD.
Rekwest
Member
I'm still going to give the update a try but besides the iPhone 5 res and the rotation thing there doesn't seem to be any changes regarding codecs so far. I'm definitely keeping a backup of the old version in case anything changed under the hood though.
killertofu
Member
I thought iOS 6 made it so that my phone won't ask me what my password is to download a free app. Or was I mistaken?
foomfoom415
Member
I believe it only doesn't ask if you're updating already-installed apps, or installing an app that you've already "purchased" (free or otherwise). It will still require a password to "purchase" free apps initially.
Mike Works
Member
I have AV Player (HD) for my iPad, but can't open it on my iPhone - do I have to buy the non-HD version for my iPhone 5?
victreeb3l
Member
tweetbot is awesome. very powerful and robust. but i like the aesthetics of the official twitter app more. decisions, decisions...
dr3upmushroom
Banned
How far behind is Tweetbot on updates? I love Tweetbot, but if I understand right there's a whole bunch of added functionality it can't access these days because of the third-party restrictions, right? I keep meaning to try the first-party app, too lazy so far.
victreeb3l
Member
i dont think tweetbot can add filters to photos like the official one. im not sure what else since im not a heavy tweeter.
first party app is good. simple and intuitive.
Any new stuff Twitter adds will likely not be in there. So far it's photo filters and the "Connect" bar. However, Tweetbot of course has a ton of more useful features that Twitter will never implement. For a dollar, even if you don't use Twitter, Tweetbot is worth it to marvel at app design.
Rekwest
Member
Yes you have to.
345triangle
Member
naver is a korean company, but i believe LINE was developed in japan. kakao would steamroller it in korea yeah.
i got a LINE teddy bear as a christmas present. god i love that bear
XOMTOR
Member
I went back to using the official app. Tweetbot was missing some reply tweets in conversation view and I cannot get push notifications to work at all despite trying all the suggestions. Also much prefer the native app's UI.
Rekwest
Member
Pinger EX(1.99) is free now. free calll and texting with Pinger users and 60m of voice to others numbers.
Rekwest
Member
Depends mainly on what type of video you need to play. filebrowser will only play video that ios can play natively, so basically just .mp4/.mov consisting of h264 video and aac audio. I use it all the time to stream video and it works great for this. the new 5ghz wifi chips will happily pull down 40Mbps sustained, which is enough for any of the untouched blu-ray avc video I've thrown at it
if you need to play .mkv or .avi or anything other than .mp4/.mov, there's also remote files browser. it was free a few weeks ago, but $3 now. basically like filebrowser, though it has its own video player that will software decode other formats. it probably still decodes dolby as well, but I wouldn't expect that to last long. another option is it's playing, though I wasn't a fan when I tried it. there are probably a lot of other apps, if you don't care about hardware decoding, but those two at least played nice with smb shares
air video is good (plex, too), but you need a computer to run the server on
Yup, you're right, and I only use Line to keep in touch with Japanese friends.
Face it Tiger..
Banned
I just got AirVideo, and it seems to be pretty awesome. Unfortunately, subtitles aren't working for a bunch of my videos. They aren't even listed in the subtitle dropdown. What a shame.
Which other apps could I try? Plex? I'd prefer a dedicated media streaming app, no full-blown remote desktop app like Splashtop.
Which other apps could I try? Plex? I'd prefer a dedicated media streaming app, no full-blown remote desktop app like Splashtop.
Rekwest
Member
.99)The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
I only have one FaceBook app on my iOS devices. The FaceBook app. FaceBook is slowly trying to turn every phone into a FaceBook phone. Fuck that. The main app does everything these half a dozen other apps do. They're not needed. I don't need a hundred camera apps (It's bad enough I haven't deleted Instagram yet plus they had that separate camera app for some stupid reason.) or a hundred messaging apps (Text messages for text messages, FaceBook app for FB messages. I don't even use AIM. Unlimited texting and iMessage on OS X has made that stuff obsolete.) or whatever this new thing is. I just use FB to keep in touch. It's bad enough I can't hide things easily when my friends get spammy. Which is why I prefer to use Twitter for posting. People on Twitter are interesting. People on FaceBook are really getting annoying.
What exactly is the point of Snapchat anyway? Even the description on Wikipedia doesn't make any sense to me.
killertofu
Member
Sexting
for video playback? with .mp4 they should be the same. remote files browser, or any app that software decodes, can only reliably play 720p or lower. the it's playing app supposedly hardware accelerates h264 .mkv, so if you have a lot of 1080p, that might be worth trying. it's playing removed dolby decoding recently, like everything else, so you'll need to transcode the audio into a separate file. if remote files browser doesn't remove dolby too, it could be pulled from the app store (or it's low enough profile to avoid that for awhile). basically, if you're not playing apple approved formats, you're going to have some headaches
if you meant transfer speed, they should be the same too (~5MB/s for 5ghz, half that for 2.4)
jts
...hate me...
Facebook Messenger has landscape, FB app doesn't. Ughhhhhh.
Hate typing in portrait for more than just a quick text.
And Snapchat is incognito mode for chat.
Speaking of LINE, it looks like they have their first American celebs using it now:
T-Pain
Kreayshawn
Snoop
I know Snoop stopped caring and sold out years ago, but lol.
Oh and the Hokuto no Ken stickers are too good.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Also.. there's an official Win 8 app for LINE now.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
I'll give them the benefit of the doubt that they just forgot to put landscape back in when they rewrote the app, but comeon!! There's been plenty of time to put it back in! It doesn't even have to be in News Feed view. As long as it allows landscape when typing something.
Also, Snapchat sounds like a stupid idea all around.
Also, funny thing. I saw a news story today about how the FaceBook Camera app had a huge security hole. Good job, Facebook! And good job all the people who use it instead of just using the normal camera app on your phone and your OS' built-in sharing features, or the camera functionality of the FaceBook app in the first place.
Good job being on Facebook in the first place! Total waste of time and you would be a happier person with all that free time doing something else.