Twitter for Android will soon support selecting text in a Tweet

The Android version of Twitter’s app is rumored to be getting the ability to select text within tweets. The firm is working on bringing a text selection feature to its Android app, according to popular app reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong’s latest tweet. Continue reading “Twitter for Android will soon support selecting text in a Tweet”

Twitter rolls out keyword search to Direct Messages

Twitter first showed off the direct message keyword search feature in May, when it added the search feature for Android phones to its service. Now, Twitter has announced the much-anticipated feature for direct messaging, which lets users do keyword searches for chats or conversations. Users can simply enter a word from the message they’re looking for. Continue reading “Twitter rolls out keyword search to Direct Messages”

Twitter introduces personalised ‘Highlights’ feature for Android users

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Twitter on Thursday announced that it is rolling out a new feature called Highlights to Android app users that will send out a summary of the missed best-tweets via push notifications twice a day. Continue reading “Twitter introduces personalised ‘Highlights’ feature for Android users”

Twitter for Android and iPhone to get photo tagging and multiple photo upload

Twitter for iPhone multiple photo upload

Twitter has started rolling out two new features for the Android and iPhone apps. The photo tagging feature would let you tag up to 10 people in photos. Another feature is option to upload up to four images in a Tweet at a time. “Tagging doesn’t affect character count in the Tweet — you can tag up to 10 people in a photo and still have all 140 characters at your disposal”, says Twitter. Continue reading “Twitter for Android and iPhone to get photo tagging and multiple photo upload”

Twitter for Android updated with more crop options, trending tweets on refresh and more

Twitter for Android 5.0.11

Twitter for Android has been updated to version 5.0.11 that brings lots of new features such as better image editing before you share, a reminder to tag your friends in images before you share and recommended or trending tweets when you pull down to refresh.

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Twitter for Android updated with a new design, option to send photos via DMs and more

Twitter for Android 5.0.5

Twitter for Android has been updated to version 5.0.5 that brings a new design and lots of new features. This design is quite different from the v5.0 Beta that was released back in September. The new design brings a new tab in the navigation bar that lets you access DMs, view notification, search and go to settings. This update also lets you share and view photos via direct message (DM) on your Android phone. Twitter for iPhone also got updated today that brought new features. Continue reading “Twitter for Android updated with a new design, option to send photos via DMs and more”

Twitter for Android arrives for Tablets, debuts on Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition

Twitter for Android Tablets Multi Screen View

Twitter has finally released the official Android app for tablets. It is not available for all the tablets yet, but Twitter has announced that the app would first be available for Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition. The Landscape view shows Tweets, conversations, Trends, accounts to follow and more. You can just tap a tweet that expand on the right side to show photos, videos and previews. Continue reading “Twitter for Android arrives for Tablets, debuts on Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition”

Twitter for Android and iPhone updated with new conversations view

Twitter for Android and iPhone new Converastions view

Twitter has updated both the Android (v 4.1.6)and iPhone (v5.10) apps with a new conversation view. Now, Tweets that are part of a conversation are shown in chronological order. Up to three Tweets are shown in a sequence in the home timeline, once you tap a Tweet, you can see all the replies, including those from people you don’t follow. Both these app also get new notification settings and the Android app now lets you report tweets as spam. Continue reading “Twitter for Android and iPhone updated with new conversations view”

Twitter updates its mobile apps, Android version goes HOLO

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Twitter, the world’s only realtime social network has updated its mobile apps today. It includes a major update for Android and minor updates for Twitter for iPhone and the mobile web app. The main improvement of the Android app is that it has finally went HOLO, the design language that Google has been preaching to third party devs since 4.0 ICS, with blessings from lead designer Matias Duarte. Minor improvements to all the apps is that they get improved cards support with deep linked app links inside the details page.

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Twitter for Android, iPhone and iPad updated with improved search and lots more new features

Twitter for iPhone and Android

Twitter for Android, iPhone, iPad and the mobile web app has been updated with new features including improved search that lets you discover Top Tweets from a time period from the past when you search for a particular query.  Discover tab now shows a new, smoother animation when you pull-to-refresh for more content. Twitter app for iPhone and iPad v5.4 update brings lot of new features including option to see the related tweet when you open a link and improved autocomplete suggestions. Continue reading “Twitter for Android, iPhone and iPad updated with improved search and lots more new features”

Twitter for Android, iPhone and iPad updated with improved Search and Discover features

Twitter for Android, iPhone, iPad and the mobile web app has been updated that brings enhanced Discover and Search features that provides a single stream of content in each tab.  Search and Discover features for these Twitter apps have been constantly improving, these apps got instant discovery and photos, videos and news highlight in an update back in November. This new update would offer simpler searching and easier discovery experience. Continue reading “Twitter for Android, iPhone and iPad updated with improved Search and Discover features”

Twitter for Android and iPhone updated with Photo Editor and Filters

Twitter has updated the Android and iPhone  apps that brings photo filters and option to enhance photos with auto fix and crop. This feature is powered by Aviary. Photo filters are already available in Instagram and Snapseed apps for Android and iPhone. The Instagram app was released for Android earlier this year and the iPhone app got a major update today. The Snapseed photo editing app was released last week for Android and iOS app went free. Continue reading “Twitter for Android and iPhone updated with Photo Editor and Filters”

Twitter for Android, iPhone and iPad updated with better Discover and Search features

Twitter for Android, iPhone and iPad has received a new update that brings new features that lets you discover photos and articles in your twitter stream without a tap in Discover and search results. Search has been improved that now highlights the photos, videos and news shared on Twitter. Continue reading “Twitter for Android, iPhone and iPad updated with better Discover and Search features”

Twitter for Android and iPhone updated with Push notifications for Tweets, Expanded Tweets and more

Twitter has updated the Android app to version 3.3 and iPhone app to version 4.3 that brings new features such as Push notifications for Tweets, Expanded Tweets,  Search auto-complete and more new features. The Twitter for iPhone update changelog leaked earlier this week. Continue reading “Twitter for Android and iPhone updated with Push notifications for Tweets, Expanded Tweets and more”

Twitter for iPhone and Android updated, brings activity in discover tab, better search and more

Twitter for iPhone has been updated to version 4.2 and the Android app has been updated to version 3.2 with lots of new features. Both the apps now have Activity on Discover tab that shows which Tweets are favorited or retweeted by the people you follow, Search feature now has suggestions for different spellings and related terms, auto complete for searches in Connect tab and more. Continue reading “Twitter for iPhone and Android updated, brings activity in discover tab, better search and more”