TweetDeck, a popular Twitter client for desktops based on the Adobe AIR platform, is finally making it’s way to the iPhone’s of Twitter addicts everywhere. TweetDeck is known for its rather extensive feature set and is the desktop application of choice for many Twitter power users.
Features of the upcoming iPhone app are remarkably similar to the desktop version, which should please many users who have been longing for a powerful and fully-featured alternative to the current selection of iPhone twitter applications.
The features listed include:
* Tweet directly from your iPhone or iPod Touch.
* Manage multiple Twitter accounts.
* View notifications for new tweets received.
* Use columns to create your personal dashboard.
* Simply sync to set-up
* Continuously updates between your desktop and iPhone.
* Create Groups to easily follow all your friends.
* Follow topics in real-time with saved searches.
* Reply to tweets and send direct messages.
* Easily re-tweet messages.
* Share photos with Twitpic and YFrog.
* Shorten links with your favourite URL shortener.
* Follow and un-follow people.
* Shake your iPhone to refresh columns.
There is no mention of push notifications, but hopefully it will be added in the future. According to Mashable, the application is set to be released this evening at 9pm Pacific time. Stay tuned for a full review once we’ve had time to toy with it.
UPDATE: Tweetdeck is now on the appstore. It’s completely free. Get it here!
I have two gripes with this app: 1) it doesn't remember what “state” you were last in which means that everytime you start the app, you start in a minimized view and you have to navigate to the column (or not) and tap to maximize. 2) No light color themes.
I have two gripes with this app: 1) it doesn't remember what “state” you were last in which means that everytime you start the app, you start in a minimized view and you have to navigate to the column (or not) and tap to maximize. 2) No light color themes.