Twitterrific for iOS

Version History

Twitterrific for iOS v 5.2.2

May 2013

New Features

• Added new bookmarking service: Readability
• Added new image service: Droplr

Improvements

• The read/unread state of tweet timestamps are updated as you scroll
• Indicators in timeline tabs are updated as tweets are read
• Added VoiceOver feedback after performing profile actions (follow, unfollow, etc)
• Third party logins are now cleared out when a service is disabled
• Additional larger font size setting on iPad

Bug Fixes

• Compose attachment buttons are now disabled during @name autocomplete
• Fixed a bug that could cause replies to be counted more than once
• Improved reliability when clearing push notification badges
• VoiceOver no longer repeatedly announces new tweet count
• When composing replies, VoiceOver reads text first instead of original tweet

Note

• Yfrog links now open in the in-app browser instead of the photo viewer

Twitterrific for iOS v 5.2.1

April 2013

New Features

• App badges for push notifications (enable in iOS Settings > Notification Center)
  • Notification count for replies, mentions & DM's
  • Using app badges also clears messages from Notification Center
• Favstar support (enable in Settings > Other Services)
• View a user's Favstar page from their profile or via long tap on their avatar
• View Favstar info on a tweet via more actions menu (...)
• Twitter trends (open Sidebar > Search > Tweets tab to view)

Improvements

• Faster tweet loading time
• Search interface remembers last selected tab
• Support for Twitter stock symbols ($AAPL, etc)
• New tweet count stays on screen until the timeline is scrolled
• Home timeline auto-refreshes when posting a new tweet or DM
• Automatic theme changing now based on dawn/dusk at your location
• Compose gesture: one-finger swipe left/right to adjust cursor
• VoiceOver now speaks hint text at the bottom of settings panel
• VoiceOver now speaks muffled tweet descriptions
• Holding timeline position improved when using VoiceOver
• Photo viewer can be dismissed using VoiceOver's two-finger Z gesture

Bug Fixes

• Muffled hash tags are now case insensitive
• Buttons in settings are now easier to tap
• Corrected display bugs during pull-to-refresh
• Fixed a bug that prevented Readability from turning off
• Tweets at the top of the timeline are easier to swipe
• User links in emailed tweets now properly link to the user's profile
• Fixed various bugs that caused the timeline to jump to top unexpectedly
• Compose displays correctly when using foreign language keyboards on iPad
• Additional fixes & improvements

Twitterrific for iOS v 5.2

March 2013

New Features

• Push notifications (enable in settings)
  • Twitterrific’s push notification service is currently in beta and will be rolling out to groups of 1,000 users over the next few weeks. If you cannot enable push notifications, try again in a few days.
• User banners now display on profile pages
• Discussions can now be shared via email or Storify

Improvements

• Added Droplr thumbnails to the timeline
• Text size of muffled items scales according to theme settings
• The timeline can now display up to 600 tweets (was 400)
• Additional actions, like muffling, are available when avatars are hidden
• New compose shortcut: type “@” after username to prevent autocomplete
• Load more button now animates while loading new tweets in the timeline
• Improved behavior when restoring selected timeline with multiple accounts
• Improved formatting when emailing a tweet or group of tweets
• Improved performance when rotating display on iPhone/iPod
• Improved display performance when muffling many items
• Multiple in-app notifications no longer overlap
• Various changes to make VoiceOver less verbose
• Various other UI tweaks

Bug Fixes

• Mobilizer view can now display before page finishes loading
• Fixed problems where some web pages would display “Loading…” indefinitely
• Timeline syncing no longer causes the timeline to jump around while scrolling
• Fixed issues that caused the timeline to automatically scroll to the top
• Avatar button no longer flashes when dismissing a photo or modal view
• Fixed crashes that occurred when muffling a tweet that was already muffled
• Text entered on the compose screen no longer overlaps the reply reference text
• Fixed a crash that could occur when reaching the end of the timeline
• Replying to a retweet now puts usernames in the proper order
• Removed Img.ur thumbnails because they don’t always match the linked image
• Various other crash fixes

Twitterrific for iOS v 5.1

February 2013

New Features

• Muffling of users, hashtags & domains
  • Tap and hold on a user, hashtag or domain to muffle it
  • Tap on any muffled tweet to “peek” at it, tap again to close
  • Tap and hold on any muffled item to cancel it
  • Settings are synced across devices using iCloud
• Added new image services: Img.ly, Mobypicture, & Twitpic
• Avenir font added to themes (iOS 6+ only)

Improvements

• Faster load times when refreshing timelines
• Improved scrolling speed, especially with tweets using inline previews
• Markers now scroll when loading more to fill gaps
• Send tweets, set favorites, etc. while offline: you’ll see an option to perform them later
• Links in user profiles are now displayed correctly and can be tapped
• Mobilizer & share buttons no longer wait for a page to load before appearing
• Added timeline previews for Flickr photos
• Flickr photos now display in a slideshow view
• Lists are hidden in the sidebar if you don’t have any
• Sidebar appearance is now themed to match the timeline
• New tweet count is now shown when refreshing saved searches & lists
• VoiceOver: Compose counter notifies you when nearing the character limit
• New gesture: Drag downwards on photos or modal navigation bars to dismiss
• New gesture: Tap & hold location icon in compose to use it for all tweets you send from that account
• Saving links to Pocket now attaches the tweet attribution
• Proxima Nova updated with alternate ‘a’ font character
• Various other UI tweaks

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that caused slow downs after extended use
• Fixed a bug that could cause a premature scroll to the top of the timeline
• Fixed an issue that could cause some tweets to post more than once
• Chinese keyboards in iPhone landscape mode no longer cover the bottom of the compose view
• Viewing broken images no longer makes the photo viewer difficult to dismiss

Note

• Shiny new pull to refresh animation to avoid mistaken identity with brother from another mother, Larry

Twitterrific for iOS v 5.0.2

January 2013

New Features

• Simplified reading mode for the in-app browser using Instapaper or Readability
• Find tweets in all timelines via ‘History’ search (new search tab)
• Image previews are displayed directly in the timeline
• Photo viewer now displays images without a frame

Improvements

• In-app web browser now uses the entire screen on iPad
• Twitterrific now loads 100 tweets while refreshing or loading more
• New gesture: Tap and hold the RT icon on a tweet to quickly retweet with a comment
• When user avatars are hidden in the timeline, tap on a username to open a profile
• VoiceOver now uses a relative date/time on tweets instead of an absolute one
• Added VoiceOver accessibility to the Load More button
• Searches and Lists in the sidebar are now ordered alphabetically
• Tapping outside of popup navigation on iPad now dismisses view
• Visual improvements to popup navigation and views
• Other minor interface improvements

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where empty Twitter accounts in iOS Settings could cause a crash
• Adjusted scroll to top area so it’s less likely to be tapped by accident
• Foreign keyboards no longer cover up the bottom of the compose screen
• Fixed a bug that prevented some of your friends/followers from being displayed
• Replying to your own reply no longer loses the conversation thread

Note

• Instagram links now open in the in-app browser to comply with their new display guidelines

Twitterrific for iOS v 5.0.1

December 2012

New Features

• Swiping left or right with two fingers now switches dark and light themes
• Checkmark icons are now displayed for verified users in lists
• Added sound effects to swipe gestures
• An in-app notification is displayed when Dark Theme at Night changes
• Added in-app notification when posting a new tweet or message
• Timelines can now scroll to the marker without displaying it
• A loading bar is now displayed when a picture is taking a long time to load
• Added Pinboard support for bookmarking links and tweets

Improvements

• Various improvements to VoiceOver
• Toggling the unified timeline setting now updates the screen immediately
• Made the swipe gestures easier to trigger
• The pull-to-refresh control now operates more smoothly
• You can now hit space or tab to auto-complete the first user match
• Lists and searches in the sidebar now refresh periodically
• OMG PIXELS!
• When you reply to a message, you can now see it in the compose view
• Displaying follower and following lists is now much faster
• App help can now be opened in Safari

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a problem in the search view when using shake-to-undo
• Fixed a crash caused by closing a conversation thread while it was loading
• You can now send just a photo without any tweet text
• Improved performance in the settings screen
• Emailed and bookmarked tweets now use long URLs
• Added a confirmation dialog when deleting tweets and messages
• Fixed display problems in right-to-left languages, such as Arabic
• Previously uploaded images are no longer attached to other tweets

Twitterrific for iOS v 5.0

December 2012

New Features

• Universal app for iPhone and iPad
• All-new, fresh user interface
• Optimized for smooth, fast performance
• Unified, color-coded timeline for easy reference
• Customizable theme control
  • Dark/Light themes
  • Choice of font & font sizes
  • Avatar size
  • Line spacing
  • Brightness control
• In-app tweet type notifications (Mentions & DM's)
• VoiceOver support
• Easy account switching
• Pull to refresh
• Powerful gestures for quick control
• Supports Twitter picture service
• Attach and view location on tweets
• Native RT & RT with Comment
• People search
• Discussion view
• Threaded DM view
• Pinnable sidebar (iPad version)
• Automatic switch to Dark theme at night
• Timeline syncing using iCloud or Tweet Marker
• Read-it-later using Instapaper & Pocket
• Translates tweets into your own language
• Advanced gap detection
• Offline support for posting, favoriting & following

Twitterrific for iOS v 4.4.10

September 2012

Improvements

• Improved iPhone 5 and iOS 6 compatibility

Twitterrific for iOS v 4.4.9

June 2012

Improvements

• Read It Later is now Pocket
• Application disables auto-sleep timer when not running on battery

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issues with timestamp accuracy
• Fixes involving changes in Twitter’s API

Twitterrific for iOS v 4.4.8

March 2012

Improvements

• Report Spammer action available on retweets and search results
• Reply all includes every user in the original tweet
• Improved scrolling performance in the timeline
• iPad now uses iOS 5’s gesture sidebar
• Reduced memory usage
• Larger avatar images are fetched from Twitter

Bug Fixes

• Reverted toolbar to 4.4.6’s gradient style
• Fixed crashes caused by the application’s cache

Twitterrific for iOS v 4.4.7

March 2012

New Features

• Added the ability to undo a native retweet
• Added support for animated GIFs

Improvements

• Added titles to the action sheets for users and tweets to improve context
• Added hi-res graphics for future-proofing
• Better handling of in-progress actions if a user exits the app
• Further attempts at improving gap detection
• Removed “Copy Author” from the action menu for tweets
• Added Twitter user’s handle to the text copied from using the “Copy” action
• Removed the “Copy Link to Author” action
• Removed “Report Spammer” and “Block” action menu items for people you already follow
• Added action menu to user avatars when viewing them in a list
• Added “Open Page” to action menu in user profile view to open user at twitter.com
• Removed the warning dialog that showed up when posting a native retweet
• Improved fonts for easier reading and increased font size for “Large” setting

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where the cache would cause the application to crash

Twitterrific for iOS v 4.4.6

January 2012

New Features

• New ‘Summarize’ URL tap & hold option for users who have Summly installed

Improvements

• Improved handling of tweet gaps in the timeline

Bug Fixes

• Fixed bug on iOS 5 where the keyboard did not appear when performing a search
• Fixed a bug that would cause OAuth authorization dialog to appear sporadically

Twitterrific for iOS v 4.4.5

January 2012

Improvements

• Performance tweaks

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused Twitterrific to crash when memory was low

Twitterrific for iOS v 4.4.4

December 2011

New Features

• Support for Readability

Improvements

• Added the ‘Load More’ button to timeline searches

Bug Fixes

• Fixed bug on iOS 5 where the keyboard did not appear when performing a search
• Fixed a bug that could cause the timeline to jump to top when re-tweeting
• Fixed a bug that caused certain links to break
• Fixed a possible crash when resetting caches or services

Twitterrific for iOS v 4.4.3

November 2011

NOTE: Google is transitioning to a paid system for tweet translation via their mobile API. As a result, translation of tweets in Twitterrific is now exclusively available via the paid in-app upgrade of Twitterrific and no longer available in the free version. If you’ve already purchased the in-app upgrade you won’t notice any change in translation services. If you have a free version and would like translations services please utilize the in-app upgrade.

New Features

• Attaching a photo now has a “Use Latest Photo” option
• Uses the new Twitter-type keyboard on iOS 5 which includes @ & #
• Advanced preference to reset tweet caches & clear all timelines

Improvements

• Search results now show the real name of the author and not just their username
• Adjustments to the ‘Load More’ button for better handling of gaps
• Auto-refresh when posting a tweet so you don’t have to back-track to catch up
• More reliable color coding of tweets especially in lists, search results, etc.
• Copying a t.co link in a tweet resolves into the complete URL when pasted or emailed
• Conversation information now displayed on RT’s when available
• Images in the photo viewer popover are now cached for faster browsing
• Tapping the broken image icon in the photo viewer will re-load the picture
• Deleting an account now removes the tweet database associated with that account
• RT’d tweets now display the time stamp of when they were originally posted
• Better handling of non-image Camera+ URL’s (for blog posts & videos)
• Added the ‘Load More’ button to the tweet list of user profiles
• More reliable handling of video URL’s (open in browser)

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an old bug preventing stock quotes ($APPL, etc.) from linking
• Sometimes the “(number) new tweets” status bar reported an incorrect number
• Fixed a problem causing incorrect character counts when composing tweets with bare URL’s
• Fixed a bug that prevented fav’ed tweets from displaying within lists
• Fixed a bug that scrolled timeline to the bottom when deleting a tweet at the top
• Fixed a parsing problem that prevented URL’s containing <,> from working
• Fixed a problem where links to lists were linking to user profiles instead
• Fixed several problems that prevented some user’s avatars from loading

Twitterrific for iOS v 4.4.2

October 2011

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a crashing bug caused by incorrectly formatted t.co URLs
• Improved the reliability of loading recent tweets from a user’s profile

Twitterrific for iOS v 4.4.1

September 2011

Improvements

• Increased the number of tweets fetched on refresh
• More reliable results for “Replies to this Author” action

Bug Fixes

• Additional bug fixes & visual tweaks

Twitterrific for iOS v 4.4

September 2011

New Features

• Twitterrific now displays unwrapped t.co links in the timeline whenever possible
• New URL scheme to open a user profile in Twitterrific from other apps (see the Power User page for more info)
• Load More button for lists

Improvements

• Load More button now loads missing tweets that occur in timeline gaps
• Lists are now sorted according to type and then alphabetically
• Retweets are now shown in lists
• Tweet Marker support for lists to sync properly with Tweetbot
• Tweet Marker support for saved searches
• Character count is now calculated correctly when unwrapped URLs are pasted into a new tweet
• Improved handling of non-image Camera+ URL’s
• VoiceOver now reads a tweet’s date last so it can be skipped
• Twitterrific stays scrolled to bottom when loading more tweets than the timeline can hold

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug in landscape mode preventing profile actions from working
• Fixed a bug that prevented global trends from loading properly
• Fixed a crash that occurred when typing HTML character entity references (“&nbsp;", etc.)
• Fixed a bug that caused selected lists to become un-selected in the sidebar
• Fixed a bug where some user’s avatars appeared super tiny
• Additional bug fixes

Twitterrific for iOS v 4.3

August 2011

New Features

• Twitterrific now syncs timeline positions across all versions via Tweet Marker
  • Turn on Tweet Marker feature via Settings
  • Adjust to view synced position or auto-scroll to position on refresh

Improvements

• Improved t.co and Twitter picture handling
• Support for displaying campl.us images inline
• Improved handling of errors associated with incorrect time & time zones
• Graphical refinements to popovers, timeline and buttons

Bug Fixes

• Links to Instagram blog entries open correctly in the browser
• Voice Over accessibility label added to initial log-in dialog

Twitterrific for iOS v 4.2

June 2011

NOTE: Twitter has changed the way third party apps are required to authorize an account. Unfortunately, this change means you’ll need to re-authorize Twitterrific to access your accounts.

New Features

• Changed from xAuth to OAuth logins to comply with Twitter’s new authentication policy
• ReadItLater support
• Support for the MLKSHK media uploading service via settings
• Support for the Pikchur media uploading service via settings

Improvements

• Links in the timeline are now easier to tap
• Option in Settings to control frequency of auto-refresh rate or turn it off
• Sidebar only shows @username in a list title when it’s one you didn’t create
• Improvements maintaining reading position when loading large number of tweets
• Updated profile actions enabling DM’ing a follower even if you don’t follow them
• Blocking/reporting immediately removes the user’s tweets from your timelines
• Third party URL posting scheme for sending links to Twitterrific
• MLKSHK and Pikchur image links display in-line
• Compose field remembers un-sent content
• Tapping the notification bar is now easier
• Visual tweaks for clarity and consistency

Bug Fixes

• Fixed problems with VoiceOver accessibility
• Fixed a bug that prevented sidebar searches, lists and trends from updating
• Fixed a bug that prevented conversations from loading while viewing search results
• Fixed a problem that prevented lists containing unusual characters not to display
• Updated the Plixi API to support Lockerz images in-line

Twitterrific for iOS v 4.1

April 2011

New Features

• Username auto-completion when composing a tweet
• "Report Spammer" option on user profiles (must not be following)
  • Tap and hold on a user’s avatar for quick access to report action
• Support for Cloud.app media uploads & URL shortening
• Camera support for iPad 2
• Settings option to toggle Global Trends on/off
• New Advanced settings
  • Keep scrolled to top (if already at the top)
  • Mentions by Strangers to limit mentions to only people you follow
  • Quick View to open links in Safari instead of in-app browser

Improvements

• Timeline views in pop-overs now color coded properly
• Single tap and tap & hold actions re-organized for easier access
• Single tweet view eliminated for faster access to tweet actions
• iPad tap shortcuts: Double tap for conversation, triple tap to fave
• Switching accounts now returns directly to the timeline for faster loading (iPhone & iPod)
• Improved loading of multiple tweets in a conversation when selected
• Automatic updating of the timeline while the app is left running
• User profiles and lists appearances updated to "card style" to match the Mac
• User profiles now include total number of tweets from a user
• Text size settings now also affect text in the compose area and sidebar
• Large font size setting is slightly larger
• Improved error handling via new status bar notifications
• Timestamps now update in real time

Bug Fixes

• Global trends now load properly
• Double emoji icons are no longer displayed in the timeline
• Fixed a bug that caused jump-to-top by tapping the status bar to stop working
• User avatar loading was improved
• Hash tags containing underscores are now displayed correctly
• Links in smart quotes (like t.co) can be opened now
• All YouTube videos now play correctly in the mini-browser
• Fixed a crash when tapping 2 or more tweets simultaneously

Twitterrific for iOS v 3.0.4

March 2011

Bug Fixes

• Retweets no longer show up as favorites
• Fixed problems with links not being shortened

Twitterrific for iOS v 3.0.3

January 2011

New Features

• Added support for Instagram, plixi, step.ly in Photo view

Bug Fixes

• Fixes to reduce Twitter API server errors
• Added support for new Twitter links to tweets and screen names
• Restored dark theme as default setting
• Improved OAuth timestamp check

Twitterrific for iOS v 3.0.2

September 2010

New Features

• Font size control: Smaller, Normal or Larger - via Settings App

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a crash when shortening already shortened URLs
• Fixed a translation bug affecting users of British English, Chinese and Portuguese
• Photos taken when composing tweets are now properly saved to the photo library
• Fixed problems when launching from a URL (such as with Boxcar)

Twitterrific for iOS v 3.0.1

July 2010

New Features

• Timeline shortcuts (all iPhones)
  • Tap avatar to view profile
  • Tap & hold for more actions (conversation, translate, etc.)
  • Double-tap to reply (reply, DM, RT)
  • Triple-tap to favorite
• Link shortcuts (all iOS 4)
  • Tap & hold @usernames and #tags to perform actions
  • Tap & hold web links to perform actions (including Instapaper)
• Links in timeline (iOS 4 with multitasking only)

Improvements

• "Retweet with Comments" now uses "RT @username" format
• Uses web page titles as the subject line when emailing links from the mini browser
• Tap & hold tweet detail view for copy actions (all iOS 4)
• #hashtags now open in popovers when tapped for easy browsing (iPad)
• Emoji characters supported in the timeline
• Increased timeout lengths for Twitter API connections to reduce errors
• Added feedback when tapping links (iPad)
• 'Restore Purchase' button to re-enable previous in-app upgrades
• Graphical tweaks to button appearance & placement throughout
• Added inline picture viewing for Mobypicture
• Reduced avatar flashing

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a navigation bug that sometimes stranded users in the main timeline
• Trends, searches & lists update properly when coming to the foreground (iOS 4)
• 'Refresh on Launch' auto-refreshes the timeline on launch - via Settings App
• URL schemes work properly when Twitterrific is restored to the foreground
• URL's copied with "Copy Link" can be pasted into the body of an email (iPhone)
• Fixed problems with "in reply to" & "retweeted by" meta text
• Retweet text no longer gets cropped
• Fixed several problems with VoiceOver support
• Crash issue resolved when viewing large TweetPhoto images
• Graphical text fixes in the accounts sidebar

Twitterrific for iOS v 3.0

June 2010

New Features

• Twitterrific is now a universal app for iPad & iPhone.
• Light appearance theme via Settings App.
• VoiceOver accessibility for the visually impaired.
• Supports fast app switching in iOS 4.

Improvements

• Interface optimized for Apple's new iOS 4 retina display.
• Switched to OAuth authentication for all media upload services.
• Tweets are now passed along to media services when uploading.
• Added "Relationship" information to user profile screen.
• For iPhone users, a simplified, friendlier user interface.

Bug Fixes

• Super-long URLs are now shortened correctly.
• Composed tweets are no longer lost when network errors occur.

Twitterrific for iPad v 1.1

May 2010

New Features

• Support for picture and video uploading.
• Support for custom image upload services.
• Image URLs from Img.ly and Tweetphoto now appear in popovers.
• Twitterrific now uses OAuth.
• Reply all (by default).

Improvements

• Number of API calls per hour increased due to OAuth switch.
• Supports internationalized domain names in URLs.
• Improved parsing of Twitter status URLs.
• Better handling of links containing special characters.
• Compose view is now better able to handle undo.
• Improved handling of your own tweets and replies.

Bug Fixes

• Used full screen mode to avoid video playing behind mini-browser.
• Saving images to the photo album now works correctly.
• Registered users are no longer reminded to register again.
• Users can no longer use email addresses to log in.
• The number of new tweets is reported correctly.
• Multiple popovers are handled correctly.

Twitterrific for iPad v 1.0.1

April 2010

New Features

• Support for Instapaper via Settings app.
• Support for 3rd party push services like Boxcar.
• Audio notification control via Settings App.
• Support for screen names vs real names via Settings App.
• Support for old style RTs – Forward to Followers in reply actions.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a popover bug that could cause timeline scrolling to lock up.
• Fixed a bug that allowed direct messages to be re-tweeted.
• Fixed a bug that allowed direct messages to be marked as favorites.
• Fixed a crashing bug that could occur when viewing certain tweets.
• iTunes and map links now open properly in the mini browser.
• Subscribed Twitter lists now appear in the sidebar.
• Fixed a display problem when opening “full” TwitPic images.
• Fixed several display bugs associated with device orientation.
• Updated the scroll indicator to white for improved clarity.
• Several graphical tweaks & improvements.
• Security improvements.

Twitterrific for iPad v 1.0

April 2010

Initial Release