Twitterrific is the award-winning, elegant Twitter client that’s easy to understand and a delight to use. Tweeting has never been simpler or so much fun!
Browse Twitter free from the clutter of promoted tweets. Use Muffles to hide tweets containing words, phrases, people and hashtags from the timeline that you don't want to see. Customize fonts, appearances, image thumbnails and more via the theme panel. Quickly respond to tweets, change accounts or view conversation threads with a minimum of effort using gestures. Rich media support including multiple images & Twitter animated GIFs.
Robust VoiceOver support means Twitterrific is fully accessible for users with vision impairments. Extensive keyboard shortcuts make Twitterrific a breeze to use with an external keyboard.
Feature Highlights:
• Browse Twitter free from the clutter of promoted tweets, while you away & more • Chronological timelines that present ALL tweets in the order you expect • Syncs your reading position automatically across iPhone & iPad using iCloud • Easily add alternate image descriptions to make your tweets more accessible • Effortlessly delete and edit your tweets to quickly fix typos or mistakes • Muffles - Hide unwanted words, phrases, hashtags, users & more from view • Center Stage - Media-centric timeline that puts images front & center • Theming - Customize fonts, avatar shapes, home screen icons and text size • Auto switching to to Twitterrific's dark theme at night is easy on the eyes • Universal app for iPhone & iPad with both portrait & landscape support • Intuitive gestures makes browsing and tweeting more fun than ever • Best-in-class VoiceOver support for award-winning accessibility • Robust multi-image support • List management support • 3D Touch support • External keyboard support
For a complete list of Twitterrific features, visit Twitterrific.com for more information!
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Added a setting to hide emoji in names, fixed a few crashes, and had to make some difficult decisions.
IMPROVEMENTS
• Presentation setting to remove emoji from people's names in the timeline • Renamed the streaming setting to "Automatically Refresh Timelines"
BUG FIXES
• Fixed a crash when uploading videos that were encoded a certain way • Fixed an issue counting characters in the name and location fields when editing your own profile • Fixed an issue that caused the text cursor to jump to the end when editing search terms in the compose view • Fixed a few other rare crashes
DIFFICULT CHANGES
• Prepared for the elimination of live streaming • Removed purchase of push notifications and the Today view • Removed the watch app
DISCUSSION
In the coming months, Twitter plans to discontinue the underlying services that we need to provide both push notifications and live streaming. As a result, we did not feel it was right to keep selling the push notification in-app purchase since we will soon be forced to shut it down. To that end, we've consolidated our in-app purchases to a single "Enhanced" option which eliminates ads and unlocks Google Translate.
If you have purchased push notifications in the past, both the notifications and the Today view will keep working for as long as we can keep them working.
The watchOS app was originally written in such a way that it depended on the data from the push notification service. Since that service is shutting down, it will render the watch app nearly useless without rebuilding it from the ground up. We've determined that the amount of development time and effort required for such a task is simply not economically viable at this time.
WiFi live streaming is another service that Twitter is discontinuing. To work around this, we've implemented more thorough automatic refreshing throughout the app - including for Lists which have never supported streaming. Live streaming will continue to work until Twitter shuts it down at which point the app will fallback to automatically refreshing approximately every 2 minutes while you are using the app.
5.19.3
Worked around an issue that prevented accounts from being able to log in.
5.19.2
Fixed a bug that caused a crash when loading new tweets, improved editing quoted tweets, and tweaked some other odds and ends.
IMPROVEMENTS
• Deleting and editing a quoted tweet no longer loses track of the quoted tweet • Twitterrific's notifications are now removed from Notification Center when the app enters the background instead of when the app is activated
BUG FIXES
• Fixed an issue that could cause the app to crash when loading new tweets • Fixed a bug that prevented sending an "=" symbol in direct messages
5.19.1
Added support for attaching a photo or video when sending direct messages, improved keyboard support for messages, fixed a few bugs, and more!
FEATURES
• Support for attaching a photo or video when sending direct messages: - Tap on the camera icon to pick an attachment from your photo library - Paste a file from your clipboard - Drag-and-drop a file onto the text area from another app (iPad) - Long-press on the camera icon to attach your most recent photo or to browse to a file from another source
IMPROVEMENTS
• Tapping on media in a direct message now opens it in the media viewer • Added CMD-D keyboard shortcut to send a direct message to the tweet's author • Suggested muffle rules on a tweet now include relevant deactivated rules
BUG FIXES
• Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented loading recent tweets in user profiles • Fixed several issues that could cause crashes when manually clearing the cache • Fixed an issue preventing mentions muffle rules from muffling all mentions • Fixed an issue that could cause incorrect tweet layouts
5.19
Post videos with your tweets, added official support for Twitter muting, powerful new muffling options, and more!
FEATURES
• You can now attach videos to your tweets! - Tap the camera when composing a tweet to select a video from your library - Long-press the camera to attach media from other sources like iCloud Drive - Drag media from other apps into the compose window or copy/paste it - Post a video directly via Twitterrific's sharing extension - Videos must be 140 seconds or shorter
• Support for Twitter muting: - Users you have muted on Twitter synchronize with Twitterrific and their tweets are removed from your timelines - Muted users do not generate push notifications - Mute or unmute a user via their profile - All preexisting muted screen names in Muffles are auto upgraded to Twitter mutes
• Powerful new muffling abilities that include: - Defining any muffle rule to apply only for a single user - Muffling mentions from a specific person or mentions of a specific person - Muffle tweets that quote someone specific - Avoid seeing retweets from a specific person about someone else - For full details, check out the knowledge base: - https://twitterrific.com/help/muffles
IMPROVEMENTS
• Improved responsiveness when attaching media to a tweet • Media picker now sorts so most recent photos or videos are at the bottom • Moved the Translate option from the share sheet to the Actions menu • Added a shortcut to mute the author of a tweet to the Actions menu • Added new rule suggestions to the Muffle submenu of the Actions menu
BUG FIXES
• Watch app no longer displays the username twice when replying to a tweet • Fixed an issue that caused timelines to display quoted tweets from blocked users • Fixed an issue that caused domain muffle rules to miss certain tweets
5.18.5
Fixed stuck timelines and some image uploads.
BUG FIXES
• Fixed an issue that could cause timelines to stop updating • Fixed an issue that caused small PNG images to be converted to JPEG when attached to a tweet
5.18.4
Verified & protected badges on avatars, an all new image-picker, support for iOS drag and drop of content into Twitterrific, a new font and a host of improvements.
FEATURES
• Added badges to user avatars: - Displays if the account is verified or protected - Option to turn badges off under Settings > Presentation • Added Georgia theme font option - a classic serif typeface with great readability • Added drag/drop support (iOS 11+) to the compose window - Drop images from other apps into the text area and they will become attachments to your tweet - Drag images, URLs and text from other apps into Twitterrific and hover over the compose button to quickly add them to a new tweet - Tap on the text area of the compose window and select Paste to attach a photo you may have already had copied to your clipboard
IMPROVEMENTS
• A whole new image picker for attaching photos to tweets • Compose displays a spinner while attached photos are processing • Tap & hold on an attached image thumbnail to quickly remove it • Improved performance when attaching photos • Twitterrific is smarter about removing previously deleted tweets from the timeline • Improved performance when importing messages and tweets • Improved performance when loading long discussion threads • Improved readability of disabled muffle rules in the black theme • Added haptic feedback when toggling like/retweet in Center Stage mode; the UI now also updates immediately • Added haptic feedback after long-pressing the camera button to attach your most recent photo • Added a Presentation submenu to settings and moved several options into it • The share sheet displays an icon when the host app only provides a link to share
BUG FIXES
• Fixed missing high resolution pull to refresh animation frames • Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented photos from attaching • Fixed clipped descenders when using Calluna font
5.18.3
Added haptics, chronological threads, a new unread indicator, improved some performance and fixed a bunch of bugs.
IMPROVEMENTS • Threads now always display in chronological order for consistency • Toggling retweet/like now updates the UI immediately • Added haptic feedback when liking/retweeting • Added haptic feedback when pulling to refresh • Adjusted sizing/behavior of the reference tweet when replying/quoting - Tap the reference tweet to expand / collapse it when composing - More space when composing on devices with small screens • Re-positioned the unread indicator dot after the timestamp (less distracting) • Configuring push notifications and viewing the Today view works from behind more firewalls and proxies • Added a Report Abuse option to the tweet actions menu • Copy-protected Twitter videos open a browser instead of a static image • Improved performance in various places
BUG FIXES • Fixed instances when the Image viewer failed to display hi-resolution media • Fixed an old decoding bug that could cause truncated tweets when translating • Fixed an accessibility bug that prevented selection of the thread/replies switch when viewing discussions with VoiceOver • Fixed an accessibility bug that sometimes prevented VoiceOver from being able to access the save search button • Fixed an issue where the app thought it was still streaming when in fact it had disconnected • Fixed retweet/like/location badges from appearing behind the notch on an iPhone X in landscape
OTHER • Removed support for Storify since they are shutting down • Keyboard shortcut for switching tabs changed from "Control-Tab" to "Option-Tab"
5.18.2
Happy holidays from Ollie and the gang! We recently added automatic poll detection, a black theme, support for Dynamic Type, and fixed a load of bugs, too.
5.18.2 NOTES Unlocking alternative app icons with the tip jar wasn't working reliably for some of you, so we've decided it was better to unlock all of them for everyone until we have time to sort out what went wrong. Enjoy!
5.18.1 BUG FIXES • Fixed a layout issue with profiles when running iOS 9 or 10 • Added 3 more larger text size settings • Adjusted in-app browser tint colors to match the theme • Adjusted the sizing of reference tweets when quoting or replying • Tapping the reference tweet when quoting or replying toggles the keyboard • Fixed several crashes
5.18 NEW FEATURES • Automatic poll detection - New button appears at bottom of tweet if common markers are found - Tag a tweet with #poll or use a graph or ballot box Emoji at beginning or end
• Re-designed/Expanded Theme Panel - New true black theme is especially useful on iPhone X - Support for avatar shapes - rounded rect, squircle, circle & square - Improved font size selections
5.18 IMPROVEMENTS • Muffle rules can now be deactivated without having to delete them and will automatically deactivate themselves after 60 days of inactivity • Muffle editor now shows totals for the number of active rules in each section and a grand total at the bottom of the screen • More improvements to smart invert • Now prefers to display the username on tweets if there isn't enough space for both the username and display name • Added an unread indicator dot to tweets • Unified/improved the colors for the default themes • Added support for the Dynamic Type accessibility feature • Refreshed the More Actions icon • Quoted tweets now include a timestamp and respect the hidden thumbnail mode • The text of quoted tweets now flows around the media thumbnail (if any) to save vertical space • Avatars on profile views now render using your preferred avatar shape • Jolly Ollie
5.18 BUG FIXES • Fixed the button indicators for tweets that have been both liked and retweeted • Fixed a bug that caused the sidebar to scroll to the top whenever it appeared • Regex muffle rules now correctly display their name instead of full rule text • Fixed some issues rendering Arabic text in certain situations • Fixed layout of profile views on iPhone X
5.18.1
Fixed a few new bugs after adding automatic poll detection, a black theme, support for Dynamic Type, and a dash of holiday cheer!
5.18.1 BUG FIXES • Fixed a layout issue with profiles when running iOS 9 or 10 • Added 3 more larger text size settings • Adjusted in-app browser tint colors to match the theme • Adjusted the sizing of reference tweets when quoting or replying • Tapping the reference tweet when quoting or replying toggles the keyboard • Fixed several crashes
5.18 NEW FEATURES • Automatic poll detection - New button appears at bottom of tweet if common markers are found - Tag a tweet with #poll or use a graph or ballot box Emoji at beginning or end
• Re-designed/Expanded Theme Panel - New true black theme is especially useful on iPhone X - Support for avatar shapes - rounded rect, squircle, circle & square - Improved font size selections - Bonus app icons can be unlocked by using Twitterrific for Mac or the Tip Jar
5.18 IMPROVEMENTS • Muffle rules can now be deactivated without having to delete them and will automatically deactivate themselves after 60 days of inactivity • Muffle editor now shows totals for the number of active rules in each section and a grand total at the bottom of the screen • More improvements to smart invert • Now prefers to display the username on tweets if there isn't enough space for both the username and display name • Added an unread indicator dot to tweets • Unified/improved the colors for the default themes • Added support for the Dynamic Type accessibility feature • Refreshed the More Actions icon • Quoted tweets now include a timestamp and respect the hidden thumbnail mode • The text of quoted tweets now flows around the media thumbnail (if any) to save vertical space • Avatars on profile views now render using your preferred avatar shape • Jolly Ollie
5.18 BUG FIXES • Fixed the button indicators for tweets that have been both liked and retweeted • Fixed a bug that caused the sidebar to scroll to the top whenever it appeared • Regex muffle rules now correctly display their name instead of full rule text • Fixed some issues rendering Arabic text in certain situations • Fixed layout of profile views on iPhone X
5.18
Automatic poll detection, a new theme, support for Dynamic Type, and a dash of holiday cheer!
NEW FEATURES • Automatic poll detection - New button appears at bottom of tweet if common markers are found - Tag a tweet with #poll or use a graph or ballot box Emoji at beginning or end
• Re-designed/Expanded Theme Panel - New true black theme is especially useful on iPhone X - Support for avatar shapes - rounded rect, squircle, circle & square - Improved font size selections - Bonus app icons can be unlocked by using Twitterrific for Mac or the Tip Jar
IMPROVEMENTS • Muffle rules can now be deactivated without having to delete them and will automatically deactivate themselves after 60 days of inactivity • Muffle editor now shows totals for the number of active rules in each section and a grand total at the bottom of the screen • More improvements to smart invert • Now prefers to display the username on tweets if there isn't enough space for both the username and display name • Added an unread indicator dot to tweets • Unified/improved the colors for the default themes • Added support for the Dynamic Type accessibility feature • Refreshed the More Actions icon • Quoted tweets now include a timestamp and respect the hidden thumbnail mode • The text of quoted tweets now flows around the media thumbnail (if any) to save vertical space • Avatars on profile views now render using your preferred avatar shape • Jolly Ollie
BUG FIXES • Fixed the button indicators for tweets that have been both liked and retweeted • Fixed a bug that caused the sidebar to scroll to the top whenever it appeared • Regex muffle rules now correctly display their name instead of full rule text • Fixed some issues rendering Arabic text in certain situations • Fixed layout of profile views on iPhone X
5.17.9
Adds support for sending 280 character tweets, layout fixes for iPhone X, and muffling based on character length or the number of lines.
NEW FEATURES
• Support for sending tweets with up to 280 characters • Muffle long tweets: - Hide tweets that have more content than you'd like - Muffle tweets by character count by simply adding a rule like: > 140 - If you want to muffle multiline tweets, use a rule like: > 3 lines
IMPROVEMENTS
• Replies in discussion timelines are now sorted first by popularity • Keyboard now appears at the same time the compose view is appearing • Physical keyboard shortcut for opening the selected tweet's author profile was changed from CMD-U to CMD-Shift-U
BUG FIXES
• Fixed a bug causing the target tweet to disappear when viewing replies • Fixed an issue displaying names that included unusual characters • Fixed position of the media player timestamp on iPhone X • Fixed iPhone X layout issues on the Tip Jar and Advanced Features screens • Fixed positioning of the in-app notification banner on iPhone X • Fixed some iPhone X landscape layout issues on the compose screen • Fixed layout of the text entry box in a direct message threads on iPhone X • Fixed iPhone X layout bugs on the compose screen
5.17.8
Smoother scrolling, client muffling, new app icons, and more!
NEW FEATURES
• Added ability to muffle or mute tweets by Twitter client • Unlock 3 new app icons by using Twitterrific for Mac
IMPROVEMENTS
• Improved scrolling performance • Improved Smart Invert for the media viewer and profiles • Reduced memory used by the image cache
BUG FIXES
• Fixed issue that sometimes prevented images from loading • Fixed issue preventing translation from working on some tweets • Fixed issue preventing magic scroll from stopping at the last unread tweet • Fixed connectivity issue with the watch app
5.17.7
Added support for several iOS 11 features along with a variety of bug fixes and performance tweaks.
IMPROVEMENTS
• Support for Smart Invert (iOS 11) • Authentication can now access stored twitter.com passwords that were previously saved by Safari (iOS 11) • Added a prompt for App Store review at most once per version (iOS 10.3+) • Improved performance of internal data management • Improved scrolling performance
BUG FIXES
• Fixed crash when attempting to save an image to your photo library (iOS 11) • Fixed an issue that interrupted scrolling when dragging on a tweet control (iOS 11) • Fixed issue causing some quoted tweets to have an incorrect height • Fixed layout issues with direct messages • Restored the sticker pack (iOS 10+) • Fixed bug that could cause significant battery drain
5.17.6
Twitterrific now features a brand-new share sheet, support for iOS 11, new keyboard shortcuts and more!
FEATURES
• Added a share sheet so you can tweet with Twitterrific from within other apps (iOS 11)
IMPROVEMENTS
• Support for iOS 11 and future devices • New and improved keyboard shortcuts (see below)
BUG FIXES
• Links to Kickstarter projects once again show a thumbnail image • Fixed a bug that made it impossible to delete lists • Fixed a bug that could cause duplicated or orphaned database records • Tweet deletion events are now handled properly while streaming • Fixed an issue that prevented retweets from appearing when viewing recent tweets of someone you do not follow • Fixed a bug that could cause your own tweets that quote another tweet to appear in your mentions tab when streaming
UPDATED KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Media Viewer: Left / Right navigation Esc / Return / CMD-W close viewer Spacebar toggles visual controls on/off Up / Down toggle center stage R rewinds to the starting tweet
Composing Direct Message: Return send message CMD-Return add newline to message
Timeline: Up / Spacebar select newer (up) item Down / Shift-Spacebar select older (down) item CMD-Up scroll to newest (top) CMD-Down scroll to oldest (bottom) CMD-Shift-R refresh CMD-F find (in-timeline)
Tweet: Right open item's links Option-Right open item's links in background Left show discussion for selected item Option-Left show thread participants Return show media or quoted tweet CMD-R reply to selected item CMD-C copy link or selected text CMD-Shift-C copy body text CMD-Shift-T translate selected item CMD-L toggle like CMD-E toggle retweet CMD-Shift-N quote tweet CMD-U show selected item's author profile Backspace delete and edit item (if yours) CMD-Backspace delete item (if yours)
Unsaved Search Timeline: CMD-S save search
Account/Session: CMD-T accounts CMD-N compose new tweet or direct message CMD-0 show today view CMD-1 show home timeline CMD-2 show mentions timeline CMD-3 show direct messages CMD-4 show likes CMD-Shift-F find on twitter CMD-O show saved searches CMD-Shift-O show lists CMD-Shift-M show/edit muffles CMD-] change to next account CMD-[ change to previous account CMD-Option-1 (to 9) change to numbered account
General: CMD-W close popup or window Esc close popup CMD-Left back (whenever there's a nav stack) Control-Tab next tab Control-Shift-Tab previous tab CMD-, settings / prefs
Profile: CMD-C copy @screenname CMD-R new reply (mention) CMD-D new direct message CMD-1 show recent tweets CMD-2 show mentions CMD-4 show likes
Today: Option-0 show all Option-1 toggle likes Option-2 toggle retweets Option-3 toggle followers Option-4 toggle quotes Option-Shift-1 show likes Option-Shift-2 show retweets Option-Shift-3 show follows Option-Shift-4 show quotes
5.17.5
BUG FIXES
• Fixed an issue that prevented loading as many recent tweets as possible • Timelines no longer jump to the top when large numbers of tweets are loaded • Fixed a bug when displaying tweets that contain decoded HTML entities • Switching timelines now correctly marks tweets below your reading position as read
5.17.4
IMPROVEMENTS
• Added support for thumbnails from vsco.co • Tapping the body of a tweet in Center Stage mode opens the tweet's discussion • When composing a reply, tapping or swiping down on the title bar will hide the keyboard and reveal the tweet being replied to. Useful for small-screen devices • Scrolling to the top of a timeline by tapping the status bar or currently selected tab (Magic scroll) no longer marks the intervening tweets as read • Magic scrolling now first jumps to the current reading position marker OR the last unread tweet - whichever is older • Improved scrolling performance in timelines and when entering the background • Regular expression muffle rules are applied to the text of the tweet as well as any expanded URLs they may contain • Adjusted some timeline keyboard shortcuts: - CMD-Shift-N - Quote tweet - Spacebar (or Up Arrow) - Advance to next tweet - Return key - Open media
BUG FIXES
• Avatars should no longer go missing while composing a tweet • Fixed bug preventing reply chain participants from appearing in quoted tweets • Fixed issue preventing attachment of location to tweets • Fixed incorrect locations when viewing the map for a geolocated tweet • Fixed an alignment issue on the Today view when a tweet has more than 1,000 likes or retweets • Fixed a bug that could cause tweets to be incorrectly sized • Fixed history search • Tabs no longer appear on the bottom in landscape mode for some iPads when the “always show sidebar in landscape” setting is enabled • Removed support for importing Twitter accounts which avoids Twitter reauthorizations
5.17.3
BUG FIXES
• Resolved issue causing 3D Touches and normal taps to sometimes activate different elements • Fixed crash when app entered the background
5.17.2
BUG FIXES
• Fixed an issue preventing old data from being purged from the database
5.17.1
FEATURES
• Alternative app icons! If you are running with iOS 10.3+, the theme panel supports switching between several new app icon designs so you can choose the one that best matches your home screen. Tap the bottom, center icon of the sidebar to open the theme panel and select an alternate app icon
BUG FIXES
• Fixed a bug causing long reply tweets to be truncated to 140 characters if they were received while streaming • Fixed missing participants for reply tweets with certain font and text size configurations • Fixed clipping of emoji with certain font and text size configurations • Fixed several issues that prevented trends from appearing
5.17
FEATURES
• Replies have been redesigned to conform with Twitter’s new display guidelines. The screen names of participants in the conversation are displayed on a single line just below the name of the reply author - Tapping on (or previewing with 3D Touch) the participants opens the conversation thread - Long-pressing on the participants (or drag up while previewing using 3D Touch) allows quick access to their profiles
• Responding to multiple people now includes an editor for choosing the recipients - Tap the clear button (X), hit backspace on the keyboard, or tap on the character counter to quickly remove all but the author of the tweet you are replying to
IMPROVEMENTS
• Tweet and quoted tweets hide the screen name if there isn’t enough horizontal space to display both the screen name and the full name side by side • Keyboard focus is restored after attaching images to a tweet • Viewing a quoted tweet that quoted a different tweet now displays it properly instead of showing a link to Twitter • Tapping on a profile’s header image opens the full resolution image • Added physical keyboard shortcuts to direct messages: Navigate threads with up/down arrows, CMD-T (or spacebar or return) to open the selected thread, CMD-N (or tab or return) to move focus to the input field, CMD-W to close a thread • Up/down arrow keys on a physical keyboard will now select the first visible tweet if on a timeline without a currently selected tweet • Selecting a tweet (manually or via keyboard) marks it & everything older as read • Improved performance when autocompleting mentions or hashtags • Improved timeline scrolling performance
BUG FIXES
• Fixed an issue with the image attachment panel that could allow it to attach too many additional images to a tweet that already had images attached • Fixed memory leaks when composing a tweet
5.16.9
BUG FIXES
• Addressed issue that may have been preventing the app from launching in some cases • Fixed misattribution of quoted tweet when composing a response
5.16.8
IMPROVEMENTS
• When changing tweet selection with a physical keyboard, the selection skips muffled tweets • When choosing a thumbnail to display for a tweet, thumbnails with accessibility alt-text are preferred • Improved performance when opening reply chains • Improved performance when evaluating a large number of muffle rules • Reduced memory usage during app launch and when loading a timeline
BUG FIXES
• Fixed an issue that could cause new follower notifications to crash the watch app
5.16.7
BUG FIXES
• Fixed issue that caused a crash at launch when running on iOS 9
5.16.6
IMPROVEMENTS
• Reduced base install size by ~25%
BUG FIXES
• Fixed issue that sometimes prevented background refreshes • Fixed crash when using the "Assign to Contact" share action on an image • Fixed crash when refreshing previous purchase receipts • Fixed conflict between the account switching gesture and the system’s multitasking gestures on iPad • Fixed an issue that prevented banner ads from disappearing immediately after purchasing Ad Block
NOTE
• Banner ads have been redesigned (they only appear if you have not purchased the Ad Block Advanced Feature)
Version 5.20
Added a setting to hide emoji in names, fixed a few crashes, and had to make some difficult decisions.
IMPROVEMENTS
• Presentation setting to remove emoji from people's names in the timeline • Renamed the streaming setting to "Automatically Refresh Timelines"
BUG FIXES
• Fixed a crash when uploading videos that were encoded a certain way • Fixed an issue counting characters in the name and location fields when editing your own profile • Fixed an issue that caused the text cursor to jump to the end when editing search terms in the compose view • Fixed a few other rare crashes
DIFFICULT CHANGES
• Prepared for the elimination of live streaming • Removed purchase of push notifications and the Today view • Removed the watch app
DISCUSSION
In the coming months, Twitter plans to discontinue the underlying services that we need to provide both push notifications and live streaming. As a result, we did not feel it was right to keep selling the push notification in-app purchase since we will soon be forced to shut it down. To that end, we've consolidated our in-app purchases to a single "Enhanced" option which eliminates ads and unlocks Google Translate.
If you have purchased push notifications in the past, both the notifications and the Today view will keep working for as long as we can keep them working.
The watchOS app was originally written in such a way that it depended on the data from the push notification service. Since that service is shutting down, it will render the watch app nearly useless without rebuilding it from the ground up. We've determined that the amount of development time and effort required for such a task is simply not economically viable at this time.
WiFi live streaming is another service that Twitter is discontinuing. To work around this, we've implemented more thorough automatic refreshing throughout the app - including for Lists which have never supported streaming. Live streaming will continue to work until Twitter shuts it down at which point the app will fallback to automatically refreshing approximately every 2 minutes while you are using the app.
Ratings and Reviews
4.6 out of 5
5.6K Ratings
5.6K Ratings
Overly complicated for use on Apple Watch
EPJS
Before I can use it, I have to “enable push”. On what? The phone? The watch? It doesn’t say. The fact that I had to Google how to make this stupid app work shows that it’s poor design. Good design is intuitive, and this is not.
Also what I found out after Googling it is even more horrific, this company put “push” behind a paywall. Instead of doing normal iOS things like every other app, they are doing their own thing to squeeze every last dime out if you. They don’t have to require their own “push” service, but they do so they can control every aspect of the app.
EDIT: In response to what the developer said, that’s simply not true. You’re lying to people in order to charge them for something they don’t need. If you can display content on the iPhone app without you "push" then you can do the same on the Apple Watch app. Also you don’t need to run your own database, since you’re just piggybacking off the Twitter database. The ONLY reason you’d "require" these things is to force people to pay a premium to have Twitterrific on their watches.
Developer Response
Sorry you're upset EPJS, developing and maintaining a push service for hundreds of thousands of users, collating that data and presenting it in real time is an expensive proposition. The push service powers Twitterrific's today view (stats) and the Apple Watch and requires constant updates and maintenance, hence it's a paid service. As for clarity, things can always be better and we're dedicated to improving the experience on both the iPhone and Apple Watch as much as we can in future updates. Thx for listening, if you have specific feedback, we'd love to hear it! Please do send it to us at support@iconfactory.com. Thanks so much.
Overly complicated for use on Apple Watch
EPJS
Before I can use it, I have to “enable push”. On what? The phone? The watch? It doesn’t say. The fact that I had to Google how to make this stupid app work shows that it’s poor design. Good design is intuitive, and this is not.
Also what I found out after Googling it is even more horrific, this company put “push” behind a paywall. Instead of doing normal iOS things like every other app, they are doing their own thing to squeeze every last dime out if you. They don’t have to require their own “push” service, but they do so they can control every aspect of the app.
EDIT: In response to what the developer said, that’s simply not true. You’re lying to people in order to charge them for something they don’t need. If you can display content on the iPhone app without you "push" then you can do the same on the Apple Watch app. Also you don’t need to run your own database, since you’re just piggybacking off the Twitter database. The ONLY reason you’d "require" these things is to force people to pay a premium to have Twitterrific on their watches.
Developer Response
Sorry you're upset EPJS, developing and maintaining a push service for hundreds of thousands of users, collating that data and presenting it in real time is an expensive proposition. The push service powers Twitterrific's today view (stats) and the Apple Watch and requires constant updates and maintenance, hence it's a paid service. As for clarity, things can always be better and we're dedicated to improving the experience on both the iPhone and Apple Watch as much as we can in future updates. Thx for listening, if you have specific feedback, we'd love to hear it! Please do send it to us at support@iconfactory.com. Thanks so much.
Fantastic app
twilightmelfina
Probably the best 3rd part twitter app available (compared to others that are free/cost money). I follow a lot of accounts and the app always shows me the number of tweets I have to read (a lot) every time I open it. I really enjoy the muffle feature because I can muffle all the things I don’t want to read and focus on the stuff that actually matters to me. And even if I choose new words to muffle, the app automatically filters them out and I can keep scrolling through my feed without interruptions. I also like the streaming feature on WiFi, but that’s been around for awhile. Haven’t had any problems with the app at all and they’ve always replied promptly to inquiries (like when they were going to update to 280 characters). Keep up the good work! 🦖🦖🐙
Developer Response
Hey, thanks for the kind words about us and our app, we really appreciate it. We'll keep updating Twitterrific and you keep enjoying it, deal? Thanks for your support!
Fantastic app
twilightmelfina
Probably the best 3rd part twitter app available (compared to others that are free/cost money). I follow a lot of accounts and the app always shows me the number of tweets I have to read (a lot) every time I open it. I really enjoy the muffle feature because I can muffle all the things I don’t want to read and focus on the stuff that actually matters to me. And even if I choose new words to muffle, the app automatically filters them out and I can keep scrolling through my feed without interruptions. I also like the streaming feature on WiFi, but that’s been around for awhile. Haven’t had any problems with the app at all and they’ve always replied promptly to inquiries (like when they were going to update to 280 characters). Keep up the good work! 🦖🦖🐙
Developer Response
Hey, thanks for the kind words about us and our app, we really appreciate it. We'll keep updating Twitterrific and you keep enjoying it, deal? Thanks for your support!
So I have a question
Tower72
Since I installed this , I also chose the bluebird donation tier because I wanted to give at least something . Anyway I reinstalled this so I could give the Apple watch thing a try also , and it has not worked in the past 3 weeks . It always gives me some sort of error . So I deleted the app and installed again. The "tip" thing is back , and there is no restore option (dunno if that's even possible with an IAP)
Anyway I had to track down my history and see which tier I chose, and pick that again to avoid being double charged . Just today , after installing the most recent update , the tip thing is back yet again . So again I will choose my level . Is this going to keep coming back every update ? Oh and btw the Apple watch thing still doesn't work . I have a Series 3 non LTE version and it's still tossing me connection errors . Any idea why ?
Developer Response
If you've subscribed to the monthly subscription, the tip jar will go away completely. Individual In-app purchases don't remove the tip jar. They're there to unlock features not contribute a thank-you tip towards development. One of the advantages of the small monthly subscription is the removal of the tip jar.
As for Apple Watch this update should restore connectivity in day to day use but you may still need to force press "refresh" from time to time unfortunately. The Watch OS has several problems that we're trying to work around but it's proving difficult. Hope this helps, thanks for using Twitterrific.
So I have a question
Tower72
Since I installed this , I also chose the bluebird donation tier because I wanted to give at least something . Anyway I reinstalled this so I could give the Apple watch thing a try also , and it has not worked in the past 3 weeks . It always gives me some sort of error . So I deleted the app and installed again. The "tip" thing is back , and there is no restore option (dunno if that's even possible with an IAP)
Anyway I had to track down my history and see which tier I chose, and pick that again to avoid being double charged . Just today , after installing the most recent update , the tip thing is back yet again . So again I will choose my level . Is this going to keep coming back every update ? Oh and btw the Apple watch thing still doesn't work . I have a Series 3 non LTE version and it's still tossing me connection errors . Any idea why ?
Developer Response
If you've subscribed to the monthly subscription, the tip jar will go away completely. Individual In-app purchases don't remove the tip jar. They're there to unlock features not contribute a thank-you tip towards development. One of the advantages of the small monthly subscription is the removal of the tip jar.
As for Apple Watch this update should restore connectivity in day to day use but you may still need to force press "refresh" from time to time unfortunately. The Watch OS has several problems that we're trying to work around but it's proving difficult. Hope this helps, thanks for using Twitterrific.
