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Twitterrific Gets Updated Design, Background Fetching of Tweets

Posted September 19, 2013 at 12:23am by iClarified · 6378 views
The Twitterriffic app has received an updated design for iOS 7 and now fetches new tweets & sync position while in the background.

Now designed specifically for use with Apple's latest OS, Twitterrific is the award-winning, elegant Twitter client that’s easy to understand and a delight to use. The unified timeline lets you browse mentions and direct messages from a single view and the new theme panel enables you to tailor the way tweets are displayed. Quickly respond to tweets, change accounts or view conversation threads with minimum effort using gestures. Robust VoiceOver support means Twitterrific is accessible for users with vision impairments.

FEATURES:
• Universal app for iPhone and iPad
• All-new user interface designed for the latest OS
• Native push notifications
• VoiceOver support
• Browse recent favs, RT's & new followers via Today view
• Background fetching of tweets
• Powerful gestures for quick control
• Automatic switch to Dark theme at night
• Filter your timeline by muffling hashtags, users, or URLs
• Timeline syncing using iCloud or Tweet Marker
• Optimized for smooth, fast performance
• Unified, color-coded timeline for easy reference
• Customizable theme control for fonts, colors and avatars
• Unread indicators for tweets and timelines
• Easy account switching
• Pull to refresh
• Open timeline links directly in Safari or Chrome
• Many picture services: Twitter, Img.ly, Droplr and more
• Share discussions via email or Storify
• Image previews displayed in timeline
• Attach and view location on tweets
• Native RT & RT with Comment
• Twitter, People & History searches
• Discussion views for threads of tweets and direct messages
• Pinnable sidebar (iPad version)
• Bookmark using Safari Reading List, Instapaper, Pocket, & Pinboard
• Simplified in-app reading mode via Instapaper or Readability
• Translates tweets into your own language
• Advanced gap detection

What's New In This Version:
• Updated user interface and visual appearance for latest OS
• Fetching of new tweets & sync position while in the background
• New bookmarking service: Safari Reading List
• New gesture: Tap & hold in-app browser's mobilizer icon to enable by default
• New gesture: swipe from the left edge of the screen to open the sidebar
• Links can now be tweeted directly from within the in-app browser
• Added support for opening links in Chrome

IMPROVEMENTS
• Drastic improvements to performance throughout the application
• User names, email, hashtags & stock symbols are now tappable in user bios
• New / Saved searches are separated into their own sidebar items
• Opening of links in an external browser from the timeline (tap & hold URL)
• Redesigned in-app browser's interface for improved user experience

BUG FIXES
• Fixed log-in issues when uploading photos to Droplr image service
• Fixed text formatting issues in user bios containing links

NOTES
• Removed gesture for hiding/showing the status bar
• Removed the brightness slider from the theme panel

You can purchase Twitterrific 5 for Twitter from the App Store for a limited time price of $2.99.

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