{"id":528094,"date":"2010-04-15T00:10:58","date_gmt":"2010-04-15T04:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/?p=18694"},"modified":"2010-04-15T00:10:58","modified_gmt":"2010-04-15T04:10:58","slug":"rt-official-twitter-for-android-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/528094","title":{"rendered":"RT: Official Twitter for Android confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"

We hinted<\/a> last month that Twitter was working on an official Android client, but some people found the news hard to believe. Since that time Twitter launched a BlackBerry app<\/a> and acquired Tweetie<\/a> for its official iPhone version.<\/p>\n

Today at Twitter’s Chirp<\/a> conference, CEO Ev Williams announced an Android client was next on their list.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe found we were under-serving users. We realized we had to have a core experience on these major platforms just like we do on the Web, otherwise we are failing users. It’s (Android client) going to be awesome.\u201dEv WilliamsTwitter CEO<\/small><\/cite><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Some sites are speculating that Twitter might acquire a current Android app to make their own, but I’ve been told that an original client is already in development and has been in testing for several months.<\/p>\n

The real question now is, how long before Twitter releases the app and when will Google integrate it into their Android operating system?<\/p>\n

In exchange for offering their own native apps, Twitter will offer developers limitless user streams and annotations<\/a> and continue to push their @anywhere<\/a> platform. Twitter is hoping that devs will use their huge pipe of data to launch killer apps that start entirely new businesses.<\/p>\n

Other Twitter announcements from Chirp included the coming additions of places to its geo-tweets<\/a> (check-ins, but not really) and its own link shortener<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Speaking of Twitter, are you following @androidandme<\/a>?<\/em><\/p>\n

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