Name: Tweetie 2
Price: $2.99
Category: Social Networking
Website: Atebites
Works on: iPhone & iPod Touch
I use Tweetie and TweetDeck on the iPhone. I like both for different reasons, so I switch between them while I’m out and about. We’ve known it was coming, and Friday, Atebits released Tweetie 2, with tons of feature updates. So many, in fact, that they decided not to release it as a free upgrade for existing Tweetie users. Now, before you get upset by this, let’s take a look at what they did.
Landscape Mode
Tweetie 2 takes advantage of the accelerometer to give you your tweets in landscape mode. This works just as smoothly as you’d want. Some apps don’t seem to do well at this consistently, but I’ve had no delay when using landscape mode and the keyboard.
Persistence
Whatever you’re doing when you close the app (or when the phone rings), Tweetie 2 will remember and land you right back to that spot when you relaunch it. For example, if you’re looking at the @replies column, you’ll be returned to the @replies column, and even better, to the exact tweet in the timeline. If you’re composing a message, your draft will still be there ready for you to finish it.
Read on for more features…
Updating & Browsing
On the first version of Tweetie, you tapped a refresh button to update your feed. In the new version, you just pull down all the way on the page with your finger (as if you’re scrolling to get to the top of the page) and let go.
As you’re browsing tweets and you get new updates in one of the other columns, you’ll get a notification glow so you can hop on over and check your other messages.
You can filter your columns by searching for a keyword when looking for something specific.
When you view a users profile, I love that you can view their @replies, so if someone asks a question, and you want to know the answer, you can see what responses that person is getting immediately.
One major downside for me is the lack of groups. I’ve come to rely on my groups with TweetDeck! :)
They added threads to your DM messages. You’ll see messages from the same person grouped together. I love threaded conversations!
Composing
The compose box has a lot more options. By tapping the character countdown box, you get six options: Camera, Photo Library, Geotag, Usernames, Hashtags, and Shrink URLs. Before, all you had in the Compose box was Camera and Geotag. You can save multiple drafts, which is always nice to have.
When attaching photos to a tweet, I don’t like that I still don’t have access to the link itself. Tweetie just attaches the pic and takes away the appropriate number of characters. I feel strongly that a user should have the ability to place the link to a picture where you want it in the tweet, whether that’s at the beginning, middle or end of your words.
Other
Tweetie 2 adds an offline mode so you can read when you’re not connected to the internet. You can even tweet, and when you connect again, Tweetie will send off your messages.
You can edit your profile directly from Tweetie 2. It’s a nice feature, although I’m not sure how often people will use it. They also added the ability to translate tweets and the ability to email a tweet.
Do I recommend it?
At first I wasn’t sure I liked it as much as the first version, but within 15-20 minutes I was sold. I really like the new version and features. It’s worth paying the $2.99 to upgrade!
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December 5th, 2009 at 4:20 am
Try swiping the same tweet more than once. You can’t. It’s a bug. But I’m either the only person it annoys, or the only person who’s bothered to mention it.