Best Twitter App for HC - Xoom Themes and Apps

Looking for suggestions on a good Twitter app for Honeycomb.
Currently I'm using Plume and I like it a lot but it's not optimized and has it's share of things that prove that.
Wondering what others are using. I dont look at facebook on it so no need for tweetdeck or hootsuite really. Tried them both and meh.
Usually these apps are all over the place and I'm wondering if anyone has found one that is made for tablets yet.
Thanks in advance.

I actually think the official Twitter app works quiet well on the XOOM. The last few improvements they made in the recent update made it so much easier to use (even on my Droid, and I used to loathe using it on my phone before the update.)
I would love it if they updated the official app for HC so that it looked more like the 'New Twitter' on the desktop.

I like Plume myself. Great app and nice widget.
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TweetDeck works quite well for me. It's not optimized but still works quite decently.

I came here tonight with the intenion of askmg the same question. I've been using Tweetdeck, but really want something optimized for tablets and/or Honeycomb...
Guess I'm not the only one.
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I like twicca a lot. It's not optimized but you can make the font pretty large. Tons of customizing options
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sad, but twitter seems to be attempting to stiffle the use of alternative apps for accessing the service.
i like plume, and have been in contact with dev about a honeycomb update, but i worry for the future of twitter apps as a a whole due to twitter's new attitude regarding them.
(i get that they need to monetize, whish there was a way they could do so without screwing 3rd party devs that made the twitter a lot of what it is today)

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Firefox!

It looks like the beta to firefox is out i just installed it heres the link
Its about time we get a good browser.
It's not that great.
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malicenfz said:
It's not that great.
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not yet, but it will be!
meh...Dolphin HD has done me no wrong.
[email protected] beta
its buggy yeah, but they will fix that. LOVE the bookmark/password sync with your desktop pc, and as soon as they fix addons and JIT.... oh man its gonna be nice.
^nice avatar, the att logo imposed over the death star, kinda acurate.
ill give fire fox a shot. i kinda like opera mini but firefox looks cool
Wrong forum. This is an app right. And there are many better browsers currently than firefox.
Just tested it, I love desktop Firefox, but this version is much slower, and is having much bigger problems with elements like Flash than default browser - it definitly has much to improve.
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It's very buggy
Everything takes time to improve. No doubt mozilla will be making it better
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Ok. Just installed and tested it out. it sucks. Way slower than stock browser and flash doesnt work at all, what gives. I was hoping hulu would work. No dice. I know its just beta though oh well
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Its got a nice UI, but its pretty slow right now.
Stock browser as always been the fastest and the must compatible with websites (formatting).
However, xScope comes as a very close second with great speed and functionality. The new version has a nice ui, but the free version has a watermark (xScope 6). The old paid version is now free on the developer's website however.
(these comments are based on my experiences looking for the best browser)
Stay with stock or try xscope imo
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Reefermattness said:
[email protected] beta
its buggy yeah, but they will fix that. LOVE the bookmark/password sync with your desktop pc, and as soon as they fix addons and JIT.... oh man its gonna be nice.
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Yeah, the sync is one thing that I live by right now as I move from OSX, Ubuntu, Windows, Android it is nice to have the same thing everywhere. Marry it up with LastPass and all is rocking perfect.
I have Dolphin HD as my primary still though. Firefox will get there. I suspect that as the tablets start hitting the market, and FF4 goes mainstream we will see a huge push in this dev as there will be a huge market for it.
I downloaded the fennec browser but how can I install it. When I try to open it I get a message saying its blocked because its not from android marketplace?
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I downloaded the fennec browser but how can I install it. When I try to open it I get a message saying its blocked because its not from android marketplace?
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Need to be rooted - or you can use the Wonder Machine to sideload applications to your phone.
I think we are losing sight of the fact that this is a BETA! nowhere near the final product, I have been testing this app since pre-alpha and it has made miles of improvements, if the fixes continue at the rate they have been since it was available for download, the final product will sail
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I think we are losing sight of the fact that this is a BETA! nowhere near the final product, I have been testing this app since pre-alpha and it has made miles of improvements, if the fixes continue at the rate they have been since it was available for download, the final product will sail
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Totally agree. This product is no release candidate. Look at it for potential, not current usability.
New beta is now smoother and faster than dolphin
Still no flash, and the dumb thing restarts everytime you go into it. You lose your last webpage.
I also noticed that you can't pass url's into it (like out of an sms)
Using it sparingly now over dolphin because it's smoother. No replacement yet.
I just downloaded and installed the latest. Slow and buggy.
Uninstalled.
Will definitely try at a future time.
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Everytime I open more than 3 windows it crasher.
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[Q] Twitter App?

I've tried a couple of different Twitter apps (the native Twitter, Inc. app and Tweetdeck) but none have installed. Has anyone found an app for Twitter that will install on the G? Thanks in advance!
EDIT: Looks like Tweetcaster will install. Sorry. OP can delete.
I'm using TweetCaster, but sometimes I miss TweetDeck.
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I have TweetDeck installed right now, I have not used it yet I just installed it but ill post screenshots soon.
I've been using Tweetdeck for a while, on TNTLite. No problems with it.
I just installed the twitter official app from twitter inc and it works just fine on my tab tnt 2.2
Hmm. Weird. I'll check their site.
I'm using Touiteur
Frankly I love it. Widget (in the pay version) and a really nice interface. Integrates with bit.ly for url compression twitpic etc.
I was able to get Tweetdeck, but only after flashing TnT Lite. I haven't used Touiteur in a year or so. Perhaps it's time to check it out again.
Twidroyd
I have been using Twidroyd. It works great, in fact the LiveView mode actually works better on the gtab than it does on the Droid X.
TweetDeck works on VEGAn.
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So far none are to my liking or really made for tablet. Tweetdeck on VEGAn 5.1 is most feature rich but not best experience. Tweetcaster is best experience but lacks features.
Wish I had some l337 codding for android skills, damn career choices.

Autocad WS available now!

Like the title. Its now available for motorola xoom im happy with this because im an architect. and its really good for showing plans.
Nice, lets hope Inventor Fusion is next up for release.
I had it installed the moment it came into Market.
After two quick update within 24 hours to iron out the bug, i must say this is a must-have for anyone using Autocad to make a living!
Site visit is turning into more of a joy now for android users, especially us honeycomb lab-rats!
I am a huge fan of Autocad but i found this useless because I could not change to the different layouts that i have. Am I missing something?
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I took autocad as a freshman in high-school while the app works fine but I wish I could start a new project from the app
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I really don't like the fact that drawings aren't stored locally. Is anyone else uncomfortable with this? I would think that architects and facillities managers would not want building diagrams spread around the internet.
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[UPDATED] [APP] Netflix 360, Honeycomb optimized (from HC enabled market app)

I'm getting tired of the slow scrolling and choppy behavior of apps that shouldn't be. Here is the Netflix app, latest, I think, that I modified to be optimized for Honeycomb. Basically just improves overall app performance.
Enjoy. (attached)
* (You will probably have to uninstall your current Netflix app to try this)
* Updated to Netflix version (360) from the market, released for Honeycomb officially on 10/19/11.
cant install...but I can download it...
You might have to uninstall the old version first.
Works great! (Yes, I did need to uninstall the previous version.)
Thanks!
app works, is very smooth on my Xoom. Thanks
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Can someone confirm
I tend to trust the members of XDA quite a lot, however, I'm not going to blindly install this apk. Can anyone confirm that it works?
I'm scared to login as well. The login bars arent misaligned like the account stealing Netflix APk reported to be floating around but I'm still nervous. Has anyone tried this? I'm sorry I'm questioning your work, it probably is fine and a great job done, you just can't be too cautious these days.
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you guys must smoke too much. dont be paranoid. mrschmitz is trying to help, and help he did! netflix is running much smoother for me now! loads ages faster as well. thanks mrschmitz!
crackmulah said:
you guys must smoke too much. dont be paranoid. mrschmitz is trying to help, and help he did! netflix is running much smoother for me now! loads ages faster as well. thanks mrschmitz!
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No worries... mrschmitz is thanking you in return by saving your CC info and what not.
is this legit or what. Someone confirm....
SlapYoSelf said:
is this legit or what. Someone confirm....
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You know what's legit? The actual market provided app. It's easy enough to get the APK from a backup on a device that supports it.
If you installed any netfix apk on the xoom then let me make you just a little more paranoid! Did you get the other from the market? I didn't think so.......hmmmmm wonder who got you login from that version? Lol!
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hammer4203 said:
If you installed any netfix apk on the xoom then let me make you just a little more paranoid! Did you get the other from the market? I didn't think so.......hmmmmm wonder who got you login from that version? Lol!
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Actually I did get it from the Market. Came off my Droid X2.
Not you! The people that got from XDA thread! Like me! OMG someone may be watching Netflix with my info!! No j/k. The app is fine. Don't know why everyone is so scared these days. I locked my CC with Netflix so you can't just go in and change it with the app or online. Have to have more info to make any changes.
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This does not work on the xoom family edition, throws 12001 error
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If you look through all of mrschmitz's posts on xda you will see he also optimized a nasa app for honeycomb and has contributed some dev work on multiple other things.
Always good to be paranoid with this sort of thing, but I would say it is probably safe.
I am surprised he hasn't chimed in and defended himself yet though.
Confirmed working. i just uninstalled, didn't bother trying without uninstall. Thanks!
Installed it. Video quality seemed to be better. Cam on here to read the comments and got paranoid at removed the app. Waiting for confirmation that this is ok, although i already logged on with the new app so if it was fake it would be too late right?
Doesn't work in Canada just like every other apk out there. Prompts me to update and says visit there bull**** website. A tablet and no Netflix...
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tragicremedy said:
If you look through all of mrschmitz's posts on xda you will see he also optimized a nasa app for honeycomb and has contributed some dev work on multiple other things.
Always good to be paranoid with this sort of thing, but I would say it is probably safe.
I am surprised he hasn't chimed in and defended himself yet though.
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He is probably head slapping himself and saying "Why did I even bother?"
App works great for me, Netflix is much smoother now.

Facebook is horrible on JB/N7...missing features?

Good afternoon XDA!
Having received my N7 yesterday, I didn't get to play with it too much until later on at night. One of the first things I noticed was that the Facebook app on the device is missing many of the main features. I'm not sure if it's a JellyBean issue (as my Galaxy Nexus is CDMA and I haven't modded it to JB yet) or a N7 issue, but there's no way to see someone's Pictures, Info, or Favorites. What I mean is that if you go to someone's profile the only thing visible is their Wall. There's no way to go into the other sections of someone's profile. The only way to see their pictures is if they post them on their walls.
Anyone else notice this? For those that have, if you also have JellyBean on another device does it do it there, as well? I just have no way of knowing if this is a JB issue or a device-specific issue. I can't seem to find any other complaints, which I'm a bit confused by...I understand that this device is extremely new, but a *vast* majority of Android users also spend quite a bit of time on Facebook, so I'd be surprised if nobody had run into this issue before me (or at least made comments on it).
Post thoughts and maybe we can narrow it down!
I'm seeing the same issue. I've heard good things about Friendcaster as a superior replacement so I'd try that.
Friendcaster is a good alternative and in many ways superior to the Facebook app - you can have multiple log ins/accounts and much more responsive than facebook
zombies1337 said:
I'm seeing the same issue. I've heard good things about Friendcaster as a superior replacement so I'd try that.
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hotleadsingerguy said:
Good afternoon XDA!
Having received my N7 yesterday, I didn't get to play with it too much until later on at night. One of the first things I noticed was that the Facebook app on the device is missing many of the main features. I'm not sure if it's a JellyBean issue (as my Galaxy Nexus is CDMA and I haven't modded it to JB yet) or a N7 issue, but there's no way to see someone's Pictures, Info, or Favorites. What I mean is that if you go to someone's profile the only thing visible is their Wall. There's no way to go into the other sections of someone's profile. The only way to see their pictures is if they post them on their walls.
Anyone else notice this? For those that have, if you also have JellyBean on another device does it do it there, as well? I just have no way of knowing if this is a JB issue or a device-specific issue. I can't seem to find any other complaints, which I'm a bit confused by...I understand that this device is extremely new, but a *vast* majority of Android users also spend quite a bit of time on Facebook, so I'd be surprised if nobody had run into this issue before me (or at least made comments on it).
Post thoughts and maybe we can narrow it down!
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I have both the Galaxy Nexus on JB and the N7, I can definitely confirm that the FB app is lacking on the N7 especially when going into peoples profiles. However on the Galaxy Nexus it has every single feature that it had on GB and ICS. No idea what the deal is with the N7 version of the app.
Facebook app isn't set up for tablets on JB as far as I'm aware. Give them a bit to update the app and we will see.
No your wrong, its not the fact its a tablet on jelly bean, its the fact its a tablet.
My transformer prime has the exact same problem and its on ics
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Early days I think we will get a better update in due course, not so much a Facebook freak anyway but does fine for my use's
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I was thinking the same thing earlier today. Hopefully it gets an update soon!
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jotei66 said:
Early days I think we will get a better update in due course, not so much a Facebook freak anyway but does fine for my use's
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Early day's? The problems been there Fot every android tablet, facebook app sucks ass and they don't seem to care. Friendcaster whilst not being as pretty gives tonnes more functionality
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Friendcaster is light years ahead of FB app. Try it for free then get the ad free version. You'll thank me.
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Just my 2 cents, but FB apps in general on all devices are poorly optimized. One of the few things i'd rather view with a browser.
FB for Phone on Tablet
Is there a way to install the FB app that runs on smartphones on the N7?
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Is there a way to install the FB app that runs on smartphones on the N7?
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That's what you have installed. The app adjusts itself based on being on a tablet or phone.
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You can't interact with people that disable third party access on FB when using Friend caster. Just a heads up.
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akarol said:
Friendcaster is light years ahead of FB app. Try it for free then get the ad free version. You'll thank me.
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Is there any difference between the Pro version and the Free, other than ads? $5 is not worth it for me for ads...
The Facebook app is terribad on every platform, and every form factor. Just don't bother using it.

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