TweetBot 2.8 released with Media Timeline and overhauled image viewer

By Christian Zibreg on Apr 23, 2013

TapBot’s TweetBot isn’t the most affordable Twitter client on iOS, but the download is definitely worth every cent, at least as far as I’m concerned.

And with Twitter killing off its TweetDeck software on iOS, Android and AIR platforms beginning May 7, the selection of free Twitter clients on the App Store is about to become a little less comprehensive.

If you were looking for an excuse to treat yourself to a copy of TweetBot – which costs three bucks for the iPhone/iPod touch and an additional $3 for the iPad edition – you’ll be wise to consider taking the plunge following today’s update, TweetBot 2.8. Check out the new features right after the break… Read More

 

How Tweetbot pirates expose themselves on Twitter

By Christian Zibreg on Feb 27, 2013

Just to make it clear: iDB does not condone piracy. Quite the opposite, we strongly condemn it. While no accurate data exist on how widespread the App Store piracy issue is, by all accounts it’s anything but neglectable, especially when certain dudes jailbreak their devices with the sole purpose of using pirated apps. Tapbots, the people behind the popular Twitter client called Tweetbot, has found a novel way to identify users who are pirating the app.

It gets even better: these folks actually have been exposing themselves on – oh the irony – Twitter. Regardless, I doubt public exposure is going to shame them, let alone persuade them to pay for Tweetbot… Read More

 

Tweetbot for iOS and Mac updated to comply with Twitter’s API changes

By Cody Lee on Feb 20, 2013

As many of you may know, Twitter announced a lengthy list of changes to its API used by third party clients last fall. The deadline for developers to meet the new requirements is March 5th, and apps that don’t comply will cease functioning.

As such, the Tapbots team has updated both its iOS and Mac Tweetbot apps today to adhere to the new API changes. Most of the them are under the hood, but you will notice some UI differences. We’ve got the full change logs after the fold… Read More

 

Use 3G Unrestrictor to enable streaming over cellular in Tweetbot

By Jeff Benjamin on Feb 15, 2013

Tweetbot, my favorite Twitter client by a country mile, takes well advantage of Twitter’s streaming API for instant timeline updates with no manual refresh. It works very well, but unfortunately Tweetbot requires you to be connected to Wi-Fi in order to use the feature. What to do now? Fake a Wi-Fi connection, of course!

3G Unrestrictor has many uses, and one such use is to enable Twitter streaming in Tweetbot over a cellular connection. Check out our brief video inside. Read More

 

Tweetbot gains support for Chrome, Flickr, Vine and 1Password

By Christian Zibreg on Feb 4, 2013

Here’s another nice Tweetbot update for your iPhone or iPad. A new version, Tweetbot 2.7, is now live on the App Store with some interesting new features. For starters, Tweetbot can now open links from tweets in Google’s Chrome browser, provided it’s installed on your iDevice. The app will also render Flickr images in-line, as well as 6-second clips tweeted out using Twitter’s new Vine app. Lastly, links from tweets can also be sent to the 1Password app‘s built-in browser in order to access password-protected web sites without having to remember your credentials… Read More

 

How to write longer tweets with TweetAmplius

By Mike Schnier on Jan 29, 2013

Do you have lots of contacts in Twitter, but aren’t crazy about limiting your tweets to 140 characters? Do you you use tweet expander services and URL shorteners, and find they’re more hassle than they’re worth?

TweetAmplius is a jailbreak tweak that takes your plus-sized tweets and automatically runs them through Pastie, Instapaper, and the URL shortener ‘is.gd’. The tweak plugs into the official Twitter app, as well as Tweetbot, if you prefer. TweetAmplius provides a seamless long tweet experience in iOS… Read More

 

WhatsApp, Tweetbot and several other apps discounted for the holidays

By Cody Lee on Dec 20, 2012

Yesterday, we told you about Electronic Arts’ massive holiday game sale. With Christmas less than a week away, the game developer has, in typical fashion, discounted nearly all of its mobile titles down to $0.99 or less.

Today we’re adding several other apps and games to our list of holiday specials, including the popular Twitter client Tweetbot, which is just $0.99 right now, and the WhatsApp Messenger app, which is currently free… Read More

 

Good news: Tweetbot for Mac is out. Bad news: it costs $20

By Christian Zibreg on Oct 18, 2012

TapBots’ beloved Twitter client Tweetbot has finally arrived for the Mac, following an extensive period of beta testing since July. The bad news is, it will run you a whopping twenty bucks a pop! It’s not that developers have become greedy overnight, mind you. As you know, Twitter has capped their user base in a quest to exercise total control of third-party programs.

Twitter is doing so by enforcing token limits upon third-party developers. Tokens determine how many users an app like Tweetbot for Mac can have. As a result, developers get to only sell the app until they use up all the tokens Twitter allocated.

That’s the official line. Some people think it’s crap, others point the finger of blame at Twitter. You could call it economics, I guess. No matter how you look at it, Tweetbot for Mac – at least to my knowledge – has officially become the priciest Twitter client on the Mac App Store… Read More

 

Tweetbot gets better mute filters, enhanced search view with nearby tweets

By Christian Zibreg on May 24, 2012

Tweetbot, a popular Twitter client for iOS devices, just got updated with a couple new additions and various enhancements, including a reworked search view with location-based searching and nearby tweets.

You will also love the combined search for people and terms, relocated Trends and People categories, offline supprot for favorites and read later services, improved keyword mute filters, basic smart quote support when composing and other nice-to-haves… Read More

 

Tweetbot gets updated with new gestures and more

By Cody Lee on Apr 30, 2012

A new version of TweetBot for iOS has popped up in the App Store today, bringing the popular Twitter client to version 2.3. The update is a sizable one, featuring a number of new additions and bug fixes.

The theme of 2.3 seems to be all about speed. If you’ve ever disliked Tweetbot because you felt it was too slow, this new version might be worth trying — it’s much faster. Keep reading for the full changelog… Read More

 

Tweetbot’s iCloud sync is brilliant

By Jeff Benjamin on Apr 21, 2012

A couple of weeks ago version 2.2 of Tweetbot — my favorite Twitter client for iOS — was released to the public.

While that update included a number of interesting new features and obligatory bug fixes, the new iCloud sync capabilities stand head and shoulders above everything else.

One of the things that has always annoyed me about Twitter clients, and by extension Tweetbot, is that there was no reliable method for picking up where you left off across multiple devices. I know Tweet Marker support was there before, but I’ve never had very much success with it, and it only works with timelines.

I have Tweetbot installed on two iPhones, two iPads, and an iPod touch. As you can probably imagine, it doesn’t take long for things to get really messy when tweeting from all of those different devices at various points in time.

That’s where the beauty of iCloud comes in. The new iCloud sync makes Tweetbot a seamless Twitter experience, able to sync timelines, mute filters, and even DM read statuses across multiple iOS devices… Read More

 

If the Pink Panther used Tweetbot this is how he would do it

By Jeff Benjamin on Mar 29, 2012

Pinkbot is a WinterBoard theme (we know, bleh) that allows you to alter Tweetbot with various pink UI elements.

If the Pink Panther ever decided to use an iPhone, this would be his Twitter client of choice… Read More

 

Tweetbot for iPad Now Available

By Jake Smith on Feb 8, 2012

Following the release of the new Tweetbot version 2.0 earlier today, the Tweetbot team has just released Tweetbot for iPad, now available on the iTunes App Store. The new iPad version includes many of Tweetbot for iPhone’s new features, and also features new iPad specific gestures.

Tweetbot for iPad sports the following features:

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