Tweetdeck Android app gets full Market release

Tweetdeck has formally released its Twitter client for Android smartphones, and is now working on a new version for Apple's iOS.

The app's release into the Android Market was announced in a company blogpost on Wednesday. The app, which has previously been available in beta form, lets people post updates to Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare and Buzz from their Google-powered handsets.

"We've tried to innovate as much as possible to deliver a smooth, clean experience while offering more power than any other social mobile client," Tweetdeck mobile chief Toby Padilla wrote in the blog post. "Android TweetDeck 1.0 is just the beginning of our new wave of mobile products. We're looking forward to continuing development by better supporting landscape mode, adding deeper Facebook integration, better multiple account support and lots more."

According to Padilla, the new version for the iPhone and iPad will be modelled on the Android app. "Those TweetDeck team members with iPhones are pretty amped about the new stuff. Stay tuned for updates on progress," he wrote.

"We'd like to thank our beta testers (all 36,000 of you!) and invite you to follow @deckondroid to stay on the bleeding edge. It's pretty cool that Android let's us distribute the app outside of the market as it makes testing so much easier. Please follow that account to find out about new test apks and the latest on pre-market releases."