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Twitter launches official application for Android

By | May 1, 2010, 3:42pm PDT

The most beautiful Android application I have used to date is the brand new Twitter app. Last night I fell in love with the new app, created by Twitter itself — and really, that’s kinda crappy since I feel like I’m cheating on a company I really really like: Seesmic.

Rumor has it that Google will be including Twitter stuff into their Android API for Froyo (2.2) — which will make it extremely easy for applications to tap into this functionality. If that turns out to happen, developers will rejoice (except Seesmic and Twitdroid of course).

As a developer, you must currently roll your own Twitter client if you want to incorporate that type of functionality — and with a host of independent Twitter applications, it’s impossible to create an app that hooks into Android’s intent system effectively.

Applications should be able to reuse an already installed Twitter app by saying “Hey, i want to post a tweet” to the Android OS, and have it launch the user’s default Twitter app to perform that operation.

I’m really looking forward to Froyo!

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Garett Rogers has always had a deep interest in computers and the Internet, which led him to a degree in Computer Information Systems. He is currently employed as a programmer for iQmetrix.

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Garett Rogers

Garett Rogers is employed as a programmer for iQmetrix, which specializes in retail management software for the wireless industry. He has no other formal associations with any software or hardware companies.

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Garett Rogers

Garett Rogers has always had a deep interest in computers and the Internet, which led him to a degree in Computer Information Systems. He is currently employed as a programmer for iQmetrix, which specializes in retail management software designed specifically for the cellular and electronics industry.

Garett's journey into Google started with his employer asking him to "get a better rank on Google." Diving into search engine optimization sparked his curiosity for how things work and led him to create a blog dedicated to what interests him most--Google.

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matthew_maurice 3rd May 2010
What will the Android market look like in 2 or 3 years when we've got
five or ten revisions of the OS out in the wild? What a mess.
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Judging by the latest figures on Android fragmentation.
hill60 Updated - 2nd May 2010
Around 70% of Android users won't be able to use this.

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What will the Android market look like in 2 or 3 years when we've got
five or ten revisions of the OS out in the wild? What a mess.

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