Tweetbot for Mac Alpha Program Ended Over Twitter API Restrictions - Page 2

ksgant · Aug 28, 2012, 11:48 AM

This wouldn't be as bad if Twitter themselves had some of the best and robust apps out there for accessing their service...but they don't. I took both twitter clients off my iPad and iPhone because they'd either crash upon launching, or crash half-way through looking at things. Plus their apps are feature-poor.

Something like Tweet-Bot is excellent, it adds value. It's robust. It has features that Twitter doesn't even have.

But hey, it's Twitter's service, they can do what they want to with it. It's just become very unattractive to me. I use it now for news-feeds flowing through apps like Flipboard. I have specific "lists" of twitter feeds for "news" and "magazines" and "comedy" and things like that. I just flow them through Flipboard and I'm browsing the top stories and reading in-depth articles...just like an old magazine. I'm guessing that it will all go away eventually and I'll have to go back to RSS feeds...which kind of takes away the "man on the street" aspect of some news feeds. If I have to go through Twitter's own apps and website, it's not worth it.

The Tuck · Aug 29, 2012, 12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pakaku

I'm just surprised the Twitter craze has lasted this long...

Craze? Twitter is here to stay.

Tuck

Evoken · Aug 29, 2012, 12:53 AM

Twitter is in self-destruct mode by the looks of it. First they block Instagram users from finding their Twitter friends (which could be argued makes sense due to Facebook acquiring Instagram), then they block Tumblr (who is even a partner with Twitter) and now this whole API fiasco.

Frankly my use of Twitter has been on free fall over the last month or so. Hardly feel the need to use it anymore. With Google+ and RSS Feeds I get all the news and info I need on the things that interest me. I feel less and less the need to use Twitter, which I am finding annoying as of late due to people whom I initially followed because I was interested in what they had to say on a particular subject, merely flood my feed with a bunch of random comments I could care less about ("I got new desk from IKEA!", "I am X airport waiting for Y", who blipping cares?).

jessica. · Aug 29, 2012, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Northgrove

So basically Twitter is now putting a limit on how many users a third-party Twitter application can have.

I wonder when Tweetbot for iOS and the rest of the third-party will be affected.

It only seems to be a question of when.

It's been said now already that this is coming. It's already been mentioned by Twitter so it is only a matter of time when they enforce it.

Tom8 · Aug 31, 2012, 02:58 PM

A new build (0.8.0) is now available for people currently using the tweetbot Alpha, creating new accounts is blocked, so to reduce tokens used, meaning no "New" users can use the app.

http://tapbots.com/blog/news/tweetbo...c-beta-sort-of

Michaelgtrusa · Aug 31, 2012, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom8

A new build (0.8.0) is now available for people currently using the tweetbot Alpha, creating new accounts is blocked, so to reduce tokens used, meaning no "New" users can use the app.

http://tapbots.com/blog/news/tweetbo...c-beta-sort-of

Still cannot get live streaming to work.

Tom8 · Aug 31, 2012, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Michaelgtrusa

Still cannot get live streaming to work.

Weird, it's been working for me fine since the first alpha.

iseras · Aug 31, 2012, 03:39 PM

This sucks bigtime. I upgraded from the alpha but now it says it can’t authorise my account! I guess it’s because I changed my twitter password before upgrading. Is there any way around this????

Sylon · Aug 31, 2012, 10:06 PM

The app was really buggy when I first installed it. After quitting the app and reopening it, it started working fine again.

I've had the official Twitter app on my Mac since I bought my computer, but haven't used it in forever, especially when Tweetbot came out. I gave it a try the other day and was immediately reminded why I never used it.

Tom8 · Sep 30, 2012, 05:55 PM

If anyone is getting a "Time Out" message, it's because a new beta just dropped 0.8.1. You'll need to click the DL link on the web page the app takes you too. The webpage hasn't been updated yet, so it'll still say 0.8.0 on the blog post, but i've just installed it and it's 0.8.1

No change list yet. Feels really smooth though, hopefully almost ready for full release

DJTaurus · Sep 30, 2012, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom8

If anyone is getting a "Time Out" message, it's because a new beta just dropped 0.8.1. You'll need to click the DL link on the web page the app takes you too. The webpage hasn't been updated yet, so it'll still say 0.8.0 on the blog post, but i've just installed it and it's 0.8.1

No change list yet. Feels really smooth though, hopefully almost ready for full release

I download the app from "You can grab the Tweetbot for Mac Beta here". When i try to open it, it gets me to the download site again....

chrisvee · Sep 30, 2012, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DJTaurus

I download the app from "You can grab the Tweetbot for Mac Beta here". When i try to open it, it gets me to the download site again....

This one should get you ZIP file with the application in it. Unzip, and replace your current Tweetbot with the new one.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom8

If anyone is getting a "Time Out" message, it's because a new beta just dropped 0.8.1. You'll need to click the DL link on the web page the app takes you too. The webpage hasn't been updated yet, so it'll still say 0.8.0 on the blog post, but i've just installed it and it's 0.8.1

No change list yet. Feels really smooth though, hopefully almost ready for full release

I agree. It feels a lot better than the older builds, I'm really glad to see the Mac app get a lot of attention. Kudos to Tapbots.

DJTaurus · 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrisvee

This one should get you ZIP file with the application in it. Unzip, and replace your current Tweetbot with the new one.

Nothing happens... it still opens the tweetbot page when i try to open the tweetbot app.

DJTaurus · 03:21 AM

I did the mistake first to uninstall 0.8.0 and thats why i cannot install 0.8.1.... it works only if you replace the old version. God dammit twitter API

Tom8 · Oct 3, 2012, 11:42 AM

The app had now been submitted to Apple for approval. Shouldn't be long now!

Cougarcat · Oct 3, 2012, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom8

The app had now been submitted to Apple for approval. Shouldn't be long now!

MAS review times are almost a month now, so don't get too excited.

Tom8 · Oct 3, 2012, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cougarcat

MAS review times are almost a month now, so don't get too excited.

What?! Why is it so long compared to the iOS App Store which is usually X<7 days?

tekboi · Oct 3, 2012, 04:53 PM

How different do you guys think the App Store version will be from the beta?

Cougarcat · Oct 3, 2012, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom8

What?! Why is it so long compared to the iOS App Store which is usually X<7 days?

No idea, maybe they are pulling people to handle the torrent of iOS 6 / iPhone 5 updates?

But it's been longer for a while.

jayem1234 · Oct 4, 2012, 09:19 AM

I assume review times for more prevalent apps are much more quicker. I just can't see it taking a month for tweetbot. I say within 7 days.

Aug 28, 2012, 11:48 AM	#26
ksgant macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chicago	This wouldn't be as bad if Twitter themselves had some of the best and robust apps out there for accessing their service...but they don't. I took both twitter clients off my iPad and iPhone because they'd either crash upon launching, or crash half-way through looking at things. Plus their apps are feature-poor. Something like Tweet-Bot is excellent, it adds value. It's robust. It has features that Twitter doesn't even have. But hey, it's Twitter's service, they can do what they want to with it. It's just become very unattractive to me. I use it now for news-feeds flowing through apps like Flipboard. I have specific "lists" of twitter feeds for "news" and "magazines" and "comedy" and things like that. I just flow them through Flipboard and I'm browsing the top stories and reading in-depth articles...just like an old magazine. I'm guessing that it will all go away eventually and I'll have to go back to RSS feeds...which kind of takes away the "man on the street" aspect of some news feeds. If I have to go through Twitter's own apps and website, it's not worth it. __________________ 2011 16gig iPhone 4s 2012 16gig iPad "3rd Generation" 2012 27" iMac i5 w/16Gigs of RAM
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Aug 31, 2012, 10:06 PM	#34
Sylon macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Michigan/Ohio, USA	The app was really buggy when I first installed it. After quitting the app and reopening it, it started working fine again. I've had the official Twitter app on my Mac since I bought my computer, but haven't used it in forever, especially when Tweetbot came out. I gave it a try the other day and was immediately reminded why I never used it. __________________ 2013 13" Retina MacBook Pro \| 32GB iPhone 4S \| 32GB iPad (3rd gen) \| TV 16GB Samsung GS4 \| 16GB Nexus 4 \| 16GB Nexus 7
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Oct 1, 2012, 02:46 AM	#39
DJTaurus macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2012	I did the mistake first to uninstall 0.8.0 and thats why i cannot install 0.8.1.... it works only if you replace the old version. God dammit twitter API __________________ Twitter Last edited by DJTaurus; Oct 1, 2012 at 03:21 AM.
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Oct 3, 2012, 04:53 PM	#43
tekboi macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Orleans ✈ WesŦward	How different do you guys think the App Store version will be from the beta? __________________ PowerMac G4 \| iMac 27" \| Macbook Pro \| iPad \| iPhone \| Thunderbolt Display --- My Site \| Facebook \| My Twitter
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Aug 29, 2012, 12:53 AM	#28
Evoken macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2007	Twitter is in self-destruct mode by the looks of it. First they block Instagram users from finding their Twitter friends (which could be argued makes sense due to Facebook acquiring Instagram), then they block Tumblr (who is even a partner with Twitter) and now this whole API fiasco. Frankly my use of Twitter has been on free fall over the last month or so. Hardly feel the need to use it anymore. With Google+ and RSS Feeds I get all the news and info I need on the things that interest me. I feel less and less the need to use Twitter, which I am finding annoying as of late due to people whom I initially followed because I was interested in what they had to say on a particular subject, merely flood my feed with a bunch of random comments I could care less about ("I got new desk from IKEA!", "I am X airport waiting for Y", who blipping cares?).
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Aug 31, 2012, 02:58 PM	#30
Tom8 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2010	A new build (0.8.0) is now available for people currently using the tweetbot Alpha, creating new accounts is blocked, so to reduce tokens used, meaning no "New" users can use the app. http://tapbots.com/blog/news/tweetbo...c-beta-sort-of
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Aug 31, 2012, 03:39 PM	#33
iseras macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2012	This sucks bigtime. I upgraded from the alpha but now it says it can’t authorise my account! I guess it’s because I changed my twitter password before upgrading. Is there any way around this????
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Sep 30, 2012, 05:55 PM	#35
Tom8 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2010	If anyone is getting a "Time Out" message, it's because a new beta just dropped 0.8.1. You'll need to click the DL link on the web page the app takes you too. The webpage hasn't been updated yet, so it'll still say 0.8.0 on the blog post, but i've just installed it and it's 0.8.1 No change list yet. Feels really smooth though, hopefully almost ready for full release
	0

Oct 3, 2012, 11:42 AM	#40
Tom8 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2010	The app had now been submitted to Apple for approval. Shouldn't be long now!
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Oct 4, 2012, 09:19 AM	#45
jayem1234 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Los Angeles	I assume review times for more prevalent apps are much more quicker. I just can't see it taking a month for tweetbot. I say within 7 days.
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