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They'd probably get lost in the massive machine that is Twitter like what happened to the Tweetie guys.
The one Tweetie guy was head of their UI design, the prime mover behind their awesome iPad app, stayed until they completed the transition of the Tweetie iPhone and Mac apps into Twitter properties, and then left for other pastures.
mescalineeyes
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Loren Brichter is ahead of his time and truly a one in a billion genius. Most of the good things about iOS are his work. Hell, even after his time at Apple he managed to innovate in Apps he didn't even develop, see: pull to refresh.
R.I.P. Tweetie
Yup, even if Twitter hired the Tweetbot guys and let them continue making the app in-house it just wouldn't be the same. They'd be forced to implement promoted trends/tweets and all sorts of other revenue stream garbage, probably would have to completely rebrand the app, while also gutting it and removing all the third party services, etc.
Chairman85
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Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Basically, yes. You know how some feeds are like a tease of the article and then say click to continue? I want that entire article, not just the tease.
mescalineeyes
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There is no competition to Tweetbot.
Buckle down, pay whatever they are asking and move on with your life.
FunnyBunny
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Does anyone here use Newsify?
It is a fantastic new news reader app and is threatening to overtake Flipboard as my most used app. The UI is delicious and it synchs with Google Reader nicely.
It also makes me sad there's no Mac version. I do not like Reeder (to plain) and Pulp's design isn't there just yet (too much empty space). Pulp also does not synch with Google Reader which is a big minus.
It is a fantastic new news reader app and is threatening to overtake Flipboard as my most used app. The UI is delicious and it synchs with Google Reader nicely.
It also makes me sad there's no Mac version. I do not like Reeder (to plain) and Pulp's design isn't there just yet (too much empty space). Pulp also does not synch with Google Reader which is a big minus.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
No one? Charred, you are always on these things...
No hashtag muting? Fuck off, Twitter, I don't want to get GetGlue/4Sq tweets.
No quick favorites access?
No tweet syncing?
Step up your game Twitter.
Lists still hidden in the profile section too. Funny you should mention Favourites, I just spent a few minutes trying to find that and realised it's at the bottom of the profile bit.
I still don't like the massive waste of space at the top of the screen where the blue bar is, too.
There is no RSS apps that can do that. It depends on the website whether you can pull the full text or just an excerpt. Apps like Instapaper, Pocket or Readability can pull full articles, but you have to mark every single article you want to read offline later.
Byline can. It's just not a very good app besides that admitted outstanding feature.
It gets the full article but I'm not sure how it saves it and I don't have a way to check at the moment. I haven't used byline in years...
WTHR just updated to fix the gps bug. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wthr-simpler-more-beautiful/id536445532?ls=1&mt=8
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Nice, thanks!
OffMaps seems to be fairly limited. Anyone else have an offline Maps suggestions?
DeathbyVolcano
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cheap basterds
Seriously Tweetbot is so worth the $2, you really have to be the cheapest possible fuck not to get it. Easily worth 10x that.
The Lamonster
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Is Chrome set to receive any kind of update along with iOS 6?
I know they're enhancing Safari in some way and I'd hate to return to using it...
I know they're enhancing Safari in some way and I'd hate to return to using it...
Chairman85
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This one was at least somewhat muted. At the time it was the smoothest client and perhaps, the first with unlimited scrolling back in your timeline.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
You'd pay $20 for Tweetbot? Huh.
mescalineeyes
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After 1 week in android land... In a heartbeat.
What's wrong with Twitter clients on Android? I've been thinking about whether or not I want to get an iPhone 5 or get the next Nexus phone, so I'm interested in the differences in terms of basic applications.
Tweetbot is just a damn incredible app. It is almost hard to explain, it's one of those things that once you use it you can never go non-Tweetbot again. It blows every Twitter client, be they iOS or Android out of the water. They are a Apple exclusive developer which is why he probably mentioned that comparison.
Fleet_of_Foot
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My wife has created an editable PDF. What app can I use to open the PDF, and type in the editable fields? And then save the PDF as a new file.
I'm talking about on an iPad.
I'm talking about on an iPad.
Yup. I mean, I spend maybe half my phone time on it, is $20 not worth making that time so much better?
When I was on Android, they were all pretty crappy, though Twicca and Tweetlanes look decent now. Nothing that compares to Tweetbot I'm sure.
No tablet clients that compare at all.
As for your Nexus vs iPhone thing, if you're not on a family plan, getting a unlocked Nexus from Google and then doing this, is a pretty awesome option.
I like the iPhone experience better, but that way would save so much money, that I feel like I would be financially irresponsible not to do it.
virtuoso88
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Boid is suppose to be really good. However they'll all be pretty crappy soon enough if rumor comes to fruition.
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Tweetbot is definitely my most used third party app by a wiiiiiiiiide margin. Considering making the switch to chrome for a week or so. I have it on both my devices but just haven't made the mental switch yet.
I plan on waiting until at least the next iPhone comes out and if I can resist that the next Nexus phone, thanks for your input & the link though.
I actually have had an iPhone since the original (I've skipped every other release) and while I used to use Twitteriffic I've been using the official Twitter client since that died. Maybe I'll get Tweetbot even if I plan on switching.
foomfoom415
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I like that it syncs bookmarks/history/cookies, but it sure crashes more than Safari for me. Also occasionally it will refuse to retain cookies for a session, so sometimes it will just randomly refuse to let me log into sites like GAF.
I'll keep using it for the syncing alone, but I sure hope they keep improving it.
Just now I downloaded a couple of JB tweaks like 3 finger tap for fullscreen and make Chrome the default browser and it's just peachy.
Mecha_Infantry
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Twitter can't be stupid enough to cut out third party apps. I know it's super doom and gloom especially with the "more akin to Facebook" speculation/comments. But my intuition tells me not to worry too much.
planar1280
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lol @ the idea of Cool_Pond having a g+ account or utility limb
Vinterbird
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Apart from design, what makes it better then my current client - Echofon? For me the ability to sync up what tweets I've read is incredibly important to me, since I'm on four different machines that I use for Twitter every day.
Anything outstanding that Tweetbot does?
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I mean, once you accustom yourself to the logic of any given app it's hard to be told why something is better. Nothing is perfect. Tweetbot is real pretty and has good gestures. It also does the sync thing, though you'd have to wait for the OsX client obviously to have your Macs covered. Great multiaccount and list management as well. It's just an incredibly well designed app.
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