Like most mobile platforms, Android has no shortage of Twitter related applications. There is one, however, that stands above the rest: I Tweet! from Multiple Facets.
I Tweet! has all of the basic functions you would expect from a Twitter app. You can view all your friends’ tweets, people who @reply you, your DM’s, and send tweets (at this time, when publishing a tweet, Twitter says it’s from the API, not from I Tweet!). You can also view information from users’ profiles (name website, location, etc), and choose to follow or unfollow them.
There are several other things that make this a great application. First, there’s the ability to search, and it will even search in a certain physical location nearby to you.
There are a multitude of settings to mess around with, as well. You can pick one of two themes (I prefer dark), how often I Tweet! checks for tweets, replies, and DM’s, and even what color your LED blinks when you receive notifications.
Tweeting is simple. Just click “Tweet” and you’re set. As you can see above, you have the option to add your GPS location and a photo to your message (I Tweet! has the option of using either TwitPic or yFrog for photo uploads). Press your menu key and you have the option to shorten your URL (with tinyurl or bit.ly).
Most Android users claim that rival Twitter app Twidroid is better, but I have had too many issues with Twidroid. It never seemed to grab my replies and DM’s when I had set it to, it was always opening multiple instances, and it sucked the life out of my battery. I have only had a few force closes with I Tweet!, but other than that, it has run perfectly. Notifications appear when they’re supposed to, I can run I Tweet! in the background for 12 hours straight and still have some battery life, and the interface is slick and easy to use.
I Tweet! is well worth the $2.99 price tag. It is more solid than any other application in the Android Market right now. With the Market’s 24 hour refund policy, you have nothing to lose by trying it out, so give it a run and let me know what you think.
