Twitter continues its flight towards various mobile platforms as its application for the Android has just been made available. Following the successful release of the official Twitter app for BlackBerry devices, Android phones become Twitter’s latest conquest.
Just like the Twitter app for BlackBerry,  Twitter for Android is as good as you can get from a mobile version of  Twitter. The app lets you easily share any link or photo and of course reading tweets is a pleasant experience especially if you are using an Android phone with a larger screen, such as the Nexus One.
What’s good about Twitter for Android is that it also lets you add a homescreen widget so that you can easily access your public timeline or view a tweet location on a map. It will also lets you see your friend’s latest tweets in your phonebook, Google Talk list or any application that uses Android’s QuickContact bar.
Another cool feature is the “dynamic” Twitter topics that pop-outs on the main page of the app. This trending topic is updated in real-time and I would have to say that the Twitter folks have done something cool with their Twitter app for Android. This kind of set the app from its other iteration (specifically for BlackBerry devices)
Overall, Twitter for Android is a very good iteration of Twitter’s mobile application. It has practically all the Twitter web version including Tweets, Lists, Mentions, Retweets, Direct Messages, and My Profile.
If you’ve been waiting for this app to arrive on your Android 2.1 phones, your wait is finally over. Check it out from the Android Market. You will definitely love it.
Originally posted on April 30, 2010 @ 6:01 pm