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I'd still much rather use Twitter for iPhone than I would mobile.twitter.com. It's not only a matter of lack of integration with the system as the author pointe

by cmelbye 15y ago

I'd still much rather use Twitter for iPhone than I would mobile.twitter.com. It's not only a matter of lack of integration with the system as the author pointed out, but responsiveness as well. It may not be as obvious on platforms like webOS that are generally less responsive than other platforms like iPhone (in my experience), but I personally can't imagine using Facebook's sluggish web app when I could use the Facebook app that reacts instantly when I tap a button. Am I alone?

iaskwhy 15y ago
While I completely agree with your point, I have to mention Facebook app is not the best example. It's slow/sluggish and buggy every now and then. I still prefer it to the one on the TouchPad but wish it was more reliable.
angryasian 15y ago
I found in the twitter app for some reason I can only go back so far in history. It appears to be a possibly only 100 messages, maybe more. The web client doesn't seem to have this limitation. Again this maybe an IOS issue because a lack of a tabbed browser like Dolphin on Android, but with the twitter apps the usage is, you click on a message and the screen slides or you open the link. Wait for link to load, and then press back each time to go back to your main feed. This is a a very tedious process. With proper tabbed browsing and background loading, the web client will feel slightly faster. I go through my feed open several links in different tabs, let them load while I continue down my feed. At some point, Ill go through the tabs I opened, read, close tab and repeat. Basically I avoid the time of sliding animation and page loading times, but I mainly use twitter similar to a rss feed.
micampe 15y ago
Actually, while I hear you on the Facebook app, I find the new Twitter web app (the new one) very very good.
- cmelbye 15y ago
  This is true. The new Twitter web app is probably one of the best web apps I've ever seen. I still prefer the native version, though.

by cmelbye 15y ago

iaskwhy 15y ago

While I completely agree with your point, I have to mention Facebook app is not the best example. It's slow/sluggish and buggy every now and then. I still prefer it to the one on the TouchPad but wish it was more reliable.

angryasian 15y ago

I found in the twitter app for some reason I can only go back so far in history. It appears to be a possibly only 100 messages, maybe more. The web client doesn't seem to have this limitation. Again this maybe an IOS issue because a lack of a tabbed browser like Dolphin on Android, but with the twitter apps the usage is, you click on a message and the screen slides or you open the link. Wait for link to load, and then press back each time to go back to your main feed. This is a a very tedious process. With proper tabbed browsing and background loading, the web client will feel slightly faster. I go through my feed open several links in different tabs, let them load while I continue down my feed. At some point, Ill go through the tabs I opened, read, close tab and repeat. Basically I avoid the time of sliding animation and page loading times, but I mainly use twitter similar to a rss feed.

micampe 15y ago

Actually, while I hear you on the Facebook app, I find the new Twitter web app (the new one) very very good.

cmelbye 15y ago
This is true. The new Twitter web app is probably one of the best web apps I've ever seen. I still prefer the native version, though.