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39% of All Pictures Posted to Twitter Come from an iOS Device

Sébastien Page ∙ November 10, 2011

The Next Web shared the results of a study that shows iOS 5 now is the 7th biggest Twitter photo client, and 39% of all photos posted to Twitter come from an iOS device.

Combined, the iPhone accounts for at least 39% of all photos posted to Twitter, largely due to Instagram and Twitter for iPhone. There are a few percent in the smaller categories like Echofon, Others and Tweetdeck that aren’t able to be attributed solely to iOS, as they are multiplatform. With the integration of Twitter into iOS 5, not only did Twitter score themselves a deep toehold on one of the best mobile operating systems around, but it also nearly guaranteed itself longevity.

Not that we need more proof that iOS is the top operating system for mobile devices, but it's still nice to be reminded every once in a while.

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TweetBoard: View Your Twitter Messages From the Lock Screen

Jeff Benjamin ∙ November 7, 2011

In theory, a jailbreak tweak like TweetBoard sounds great. Viewing all of your Twitter information from the comforts of your Lock screen is one of the reasons that IntelliScreen X is so highly anticipated.

But the problem with TweetBoard is that it's half-baked. As it turns out, you can't actually view your timeline from your Lock screen at all, only your particular tweets.

Inside we take a look at this promising, but ultimately disappointing jailbreak tweak for iOS 5...

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Ask Jeff: Episode 09 – Back in Action

Jeff Benjamin ∙ November 1, 2011

After a brief hiatus, I'm back with Ask Jeff: Episode 09. In this episode I answer tons of questions ranging from data usage monitoring, to Twitter clients, to possible Siri ports.

A lot has changed since Episode 08. iOS 5 was released, iCloud launched, the iPhone 4S launched, and much, much, more.

Was your question answered? There's only one way to find out: head inside and tune in to the latest episode...

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Public Beta of IntelliScreenX Released

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated December 17, 2017

Want some hands-on time with IntelliScreenX before it is officially released tomorrow?

If you watched our video walkthrough of IntelliScreenX, then no doubt, the answer to that question is an emphatic yes.

If you have a jailbroken iPhone or iPod touch running iOS 5, then check inside for the details you need to try out IntelliScreenX right now...

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IntelliScreenX: The Way Notification Center Should Be

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 26, 2011

Today we finally got to go hands-on with a near final beta version of IntelliScreenX — the highly anticipated jailbreak app for iOS 5's Notification Center — and let's just cut to the chase, it lives up to the hype, and then some.

Ladies and gentlemen, this is how Notification Center is done. IntelliScreenX makes iOS 5's new pull down menu, a literal center of notifications.

There's Twitter, Facebook, RSS, and email, and it's done in such a way that you can communicate without ever leaving Notification Center; you can even do so from the Lock screen.

Check inside for a full video preview of IntelliScreenX, and you'll see why this upcoming app is reason enough alone to jailbreak your iPhone...

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Instatweet Brings Fast Tweeting to iOS 5

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated February 19, 2018

If there's one thing we all love, it's Twitter. There's just something about those short little bursts of wisdom that compels us all.

If you're an iPhone user, you're certainly not short on choice when it comes to Twitter apps for your beloved phone, so you don't need another one, right? Well, if it offers something a little different, you just might.

Instatweet does just that by giving users a fast way to send out tweets in iOS 5...

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iOS 5 Gives Twitter a Boost as New Signups Skyrocket

Oliver Haslam ∙ October 18, 2011

In an interview with Mashable's Ben Parr, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo shared some interesting statistics. He said that iOS 5 has caused a massive spike in signups for the social network.

According to Costolo, signups via iOS have tripled since iOS 5 was made available to iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users last Wednesday. Add in the hugely successful iPhone 4S launch on Friday, and you have a lot of people plugging their Twitter credentials right into iOS...

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How to Tweet and Update Facebook Using Siri

Oliver Haslam ∙ October 17, 2011

Apple's unique selling point for the iPhone 4S is Siri, a digital assistant that knows what you mean and how to answer your questions.

For all Siri's polish and ability to take real language and turn it into emails and text messages, there is one glaring omission from its repertoire, and that's the ability to tweet or update your Facebook status.

With Twitter now very much built into the fabric of iOS, it has been a surprise to many that Apple didn't give Siri any hooks into the world of 140 characters and less. But fear not, for those of us that are addicted to Twitter can now send messages using Siri, and it's super easy to set up...

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‘Activator’ Update For iOS 5 Brings Native Twitter And Notification Center Actions

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 11, 2011

No less than a few minutes after I posted about TwitterTask, iDB viewers and readers were on it like white on rice.

I hereby stand corrected; TwitterTask isn't the only way to send out native tweets from anywhere on a jailbroken iOS device.

That's because Ryan Petrich's iOS 5 compatibility update to Activator wasn't just some minor change to make sure it worked on the new firmware; no, it includes quite a few new features; Twitter and Notification Center actions being among them...

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TwitterTask: Send Tweets From Anywhere In iOS 5

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 11, 2011

iOS 5's Twitter integration is nice and everything, but it's not without its shortcomings.

The biggest shortcoming for Twitter integration in iOS, is the inability to send a tweet from anywhere; without an attachment.

As it stands now, you have to perform an action such as sending a picture, in order to send out a tweet in iOS. No longer...

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i0n1c Confirms iOS 5 Untether is “Covered”

Cody Lee ∙ October 9, 2011

With iOS 5 scheduled to drop this Wednesday, the question in the back of everyone's mind (at least here at iDB anyways) is when will it be fully jailbroken? A tethered jailbreak is already available for the new software, but it's just not the same.

A tethered jailbreak is inconvenient, it means you have to reconnect your iDevice to your computer after every restart. Luckily it sounds like we won't have to wait long for an untether to hit web, as i0n1c has confirmed it's being handled...

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