It’s a well-known fact around these parts that Tweetie is the best of all Twitter clients (and it’s exclusive to iPhone and Mac, as all great things are). Today, we got to see just how much better it can get, as developer Loren Brichter and some beta testers shared their thoughts on the much-anticipated Tweetie 2.0, which should be released for both Mac and iPhone within the next week.
First, the bad news. Though the Mac version will be a free upgrade, Tweetie 2 for iPhone will be $2.99, given that it’s a complete rewrite (and functionally a different app). But it looks to be well worth your hard-earned $3 bill. Here’s a taste of the functionality:
- Full persistence (you can do something else and come back to the app, and it’s like you never left; who needs multitasking)
- Landscape support
- Support for Project ReTweet API and future geolocation APIs
- View threaded conversations
- Sync with Address Book for full communication integration
- Video support
- Drafts manager
- New compose screen, including @user picker, recent hashtags, multiple attachments manager and more
- Short URL previews
- Same code base as Tweetie for Mac
Yeah, you saw that last bullet right. From a functional standpoint, Tweetie for both platforms will be a single application, which means (most) of this goodness is coming your way. I can’t wait to get my hands on it. Take a bow, Mr. Brichter.
Via Mashable, Gizmodo, atebits, and Daring Fireball
