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Twitter Intros ‘Highlights’ for Android, Delivers the Best Tweets Via Push Notification

Tim April 23, 2015 10

Today, Twitter introduced a new feature for Android users called Highlights. With this enabled, users will be given a deep, yet brief look into the big things happening on Twitter. For example, if there is a big sporting event going on that everyone seems to...

Direct Message Anyone on Twitter Now, Even if They Don’t Follow You

Tim April 21, 2015 11

As it was, for Twitter accounts that are not verified, you could not send them a direct message (DM) unless that specific account followed you. In turn, no one could message you unless you followed them. Now, Twitter has removed these restrictions, allowing...

DL Favorites: Twitter Apps

Ron April 14, 2015 76

[DLF], or Droid Life's Favorites, is a series of articles reviewing our favorite apps in a given category. The goal of these articles isn't to extensively review every single option out there and determine which is "the best," but rather to give you a few of...

Twitter Revamps Quote Retweets, Coming Soon to Android

Tim April 7, 2015 18

This morning, Twitter announced a revamping of "quote" retweets, meaning that when you retweet a tweet with the original tweet quoted, it should show up much more cleanly in your friend's timeline. If it sounds a tad bit confusing, don't worry, you are not...

Here are Two Android Alternatives for Meerkat and Periscope

Kellen March 26, 2015 46

Live streaming random things for a few seconds to a few minutes to Twitter is now all the rage. I don't know why. I don't want to know why. And I don't think you should try to figure out why. It just is. Meerkat and Periscope are dominating lives on the Tweets...

Twitter Intros Periscope to Compete Against Meerkat, Eventually Coming to Android

Tim March 26, 2015 15

To begin battle over the live social video streaming market, Twitter introduced Periscope this morning, a rival to the growing Meerkat service. Given Meerkat has yet to launch onto Android, we have not spoken about it, but it is highly popular among people who...

Rhapsody Subscribers Can Now Share Full Songs Through Twitter

Tim March 17, 2015 9

Starting today, Rhapsody subscribers can now share full songs directly through Twitter, thanks to audio cards. Through sharing, any user on Twitter can enjoy the song, then share it to their friends, repeating a vicious cycle of Katy Perry and Taylor Swift...

Hootsuite Receives Large Update, Brings Material Design and Instant Sync With Desktop Client

Tim March 9, 2015 6

A large update is rolling out to users of Hootsuite, bringing a fancy new look on top of newly incorporated features. The developers of Hootsuite have worked in Material Design, allowing for a more "consistent and unified Android experience for users." In...