[APP][Android 2.2+][6/6/2013] Falcon Pro for Twitter - v2.0

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JaydenR

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Refresh takes a lifetime. Damn I grew a beard waiting on it to finish. xD
Should refresh on tweet sent.
Need image upload options.
Would appreciate an image viewer with zoom.
TL support.
A mute feature.
An ability to scroll between columns.
Pretty sure you will get these in eventually. Other tan that it looks pretty good.
 
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This is by far the best UI I've seen on a Twitter app (sorry, Tweet Lanes :( ) So Fluid and awesome. I've left my tablet at home, but I can't way to try out the dedicated tablet UI!

I've been so impressed with the Falcon widget, that if it's not too expensive, I will definitely buy this app to support development!

Only glitch I've found so far is the sidebar in landscape mode. It looks crammed.

Nice job!

Edit > For € 0.79, count me in!

Also: screenshot to illustrate the crammedness:
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AJ26T

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This is great app I understand beta so stuff is missing and refresh may take a little bit nut I'm not complaining for a beta this is sick look forward to future releases

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2
 
Tyrol

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This app looks absolutely amazing! Can't wait to see what other features you guys have planned in the future!

€0.79? Dude, definitely buying that.

Just a question though - I think this app has the potential to become wildly popular, so assuming Twitter's policies regarding 3rd party clients don't change in the future, do you guys have a plan for what will be done if the limit of 100k tokens is hit? I'd hate to see its development slow down like it did for Tweet Lanes :/

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Dorilife

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AJ26T said:
This is great app I understand beta so stuff is missing and refresh may take a little bit nut I'm not complaining for a beta this is sick look forward to future releases

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2
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I actually see refresh times at the fastest I've ever seen on a Twitter client.

On another note..

I don't know if its meant to be that way but once you tweet or reply a incoming mention I see the tweet successful notification on status bar but unlike falcon widget it stays there and I have to manually " delete"

I don't mind having to but just wondering if it was meant to be that way.

Any ways working great so far:D

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
 
rajitsingh

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Everything about this app is gorgeous !!!

From the notification popups on the top to the previes, I love everything about it!

Gonna buy this as soon as it hits the store.

:good::laugh::highfive:
 
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Turbocom

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First impressions... I can honestly say the UI/UX is outstanding, it's probably the best for a Twitter client. Everything is really smooth and the UI seems amazing.

I would pay $5.00 for this hands down.

Found Issues
When viewing your own profile, you have the option to follow yourself.

Feature Requests
Faster refreshing

UI/UX Feedback
Perhaps make the bottom action bar smaller in the tweet viewer
Smoother scrolling
Blue crouton notification colour sticks out like a sore thumb -- maybe make it match the rest of the application colours?
 
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Awesome UI, but...

Feedback
-Great UI
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Feature requests/Enhancements
-Profile picture in the middle(profile view)
-bio under the profile picture(profile view)
-more picture services I would like to have the official one
-tweet marker
-widget on 2.2+ (scrollable widgets are possible in third-party launchers like ADW Launcher or Go Launcher EX)
-ability to choose how many tweets to load
-timeline gaps to load more than those tweets (useful in the morning)

bugs
- the App doesn't use the icon showed on the picture in the first post(look at the attached screenshot)

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johnforamerica

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New tweets notification reappears on rotate

Wow, looks GREAT!

The first thing I noticed was:

The new tweets notification (the blue, "pop-down" one) reappears each time the device is rotated. It'd be nice if it knew that it had already given you that notification.

But the design and functionality are streets ahead of most twitter apps, let alone betas!


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melder52

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Yes you are clearly missing something....that the app is still very beta, as stated in the op...
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Yeah I get that it's beta, I did read the op and the tweets .. just stating that's it's still missing this feature that the widget app has been missing since day 1 .. Had my hopes that it was being added to the full app build.. Really an issue for those that use multiple Twitter accounts ..

But regardless it's a great rollout of the Beta . very smooth and expect this to be awesome
 
blastik

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Thanks for the app! I love the UI.
I was using your widget for some time now.
What i'm really missing is that when i share something from Google Reader, the tweet should automatically include the article's title together with the URL.
This is one feature i was missing for all twitter apps out there excepting Twicca (honestly now getting old fashioned and outdated)

keep up the good work!
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    Hello XDA !

    Have ou heard of Falcon for Twitter, a powerful full featured Twitter widget? Play Store Link

    I've been asked to make an app out of it a lot (this is Minimal Reader Pro all over again lol) so I did it, and while doing it, I actually realised this app could be one of the best Twitter app on Android.

    Say hello to Falcon Pro (BETA) for Twitter :

    ThemePreview_Store.png


    After 2 weeks of intense BETA, thanks to all your feedback, I'm proud to announce Falcon Pro v1.0 on the Google Play Store !

    It's compatible for Phones and Tablets running Froyo (2.2) to JellyBean (4.2),

    I'm very excited to share this with you, I want to step up the Android Twitter app game and I need your feedback.

    Post your thoughts on this thread or on twitter @falcon_android

    You know what to do :) Enjoy !
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    ::::::::::::::::::::: CREDITS::::::::::::::::::::

    * Development & Design : Joaquim Vergès - @joenrv
    * Icon design : Rémi Engel


    :::::::::::: LIBRARIES USED :::::::::::::

    * ActionBar Sherlock
    * SlidingMenu
    * Crouton
    * PullToRefresh
    * Twitter4j


    :::::::::::::::: TO-DO LIST ::::::::::::::

    ## ALL INITAL FEATURES DONE ##

    Vote for the upcoming features ! falconpro.uservoice.com

    :::::::::::::::: CHANGELOG ::::::::::::::


    #v2.0 - 06/06/2013

    - NEW : Multi Account Support
    - NEW : Flat design UI
    - NEW : Black Theme
    - NEW : Option to Swipe between columns (Android 3+)
    - NEW : Transition animations (Android 3+)
    + Bugfixes


    #v1.9 - 09/05/2013

    - New : sexy font (still Roboto based)
    - New : position holding in Lists
    - New : load up to 1000 tweets / refresh
    - New : option to set the action bar on the bottom. Good for large screens.
    - New : load older tweets
    - New : inline Droplr previews
    - New : option to set a different refresh rate for mentions/interactions
    - New : options to control cache
    - Fixed : back stack behaviours
    - Fixed : Dashclock extension not refreshing
    - Fixed : position shifting bug
    + other fixes

    v1.8.2 - 23/04/2013

    - New : Full Offline mode ! - Option to predownload images for offline access (pics, video thumbnails and article images) + Automatic cache cleaning system.

    - New : open Play Store links from internal browser to google play app.
    - New : translations (Portuguese, Thai, Dutch, Catalan, Arabic, Chinese, Turkish, Hungarian)
    - Improved : internal browser navigation
    - Fixed : images mix up
    - Fixed : live streaming not staying on top
    - Fixed : downloaded images format
    - Other fixes



    v1.8 - 16/04/2013

    - New : *Starred Users* Inline Articles preview with offline access (enabled for all Starred Users that you follow)
    - New : *Starred Users* Individual notifications (disabled by default)
    - New : *Starred Users* Offline access
    - New : translations (French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Polish & Norwegian. More to come)
    - New : open twitter status links in Falcon
    - New : back button now usable in internal browser to navigate
    - New : Feedback and bug report form in the app settings
    - Improved : Image loading speeds, now with progress bar
    - Fix : user autocompletion
    - Fix : htc keyboard auto correct
    + Bugfixes



    v1.7.2 - 22/03/2013

    - Fixed instagram previews
    - Fixed typos
    - Fixed # and @ highlight bug
    - Fixed capital letter on new tweet
    - Fixed tapping on an interaction icon

    v1.7.1 - 21/03/2013

    - New : option to sync all interactions (disabled by default)
    - Improved : rereshing on Interactions tab now only refreshes interactions (faster)
    - Improved : back stack behaviour
    - Improved : Image upload
    - Fixed link marker not removed on translate
    - Fixed jump to top after refresh on mentions
    - Fixed random reset of Quick Actions widget
    - Fixed clear img cache not clearing RAM cache


    v1.7 - 11/03/2013

    - New : Customizable Scrollable widget [Android 3+]
    - New : Quick Action widget
    - New : Translate Tweet
    - New : 3 widgets background styles, customizable text and link colors
    - New : Customizable link colors for app
    - New : Edit profile picture & Bio
    - Improved sharing, now accepts text with image
    - Fixed unread count ignoring mutes


    *v1.6.6 - 22/02/2013

    - New : Dashclock extension settings
    - New : supports line breaks
    - New : Faster fade transitions
    - Improved position holding
    - Improved TweetMarker
    - Fixed : list flickering on live streaming
    - Fixed : favorite notification not showing sometimes
    - Fixed : some special characters not appearing
    + Minor fixes


    *v1.6.4 - 13/02/2013

    - New : Threaded DMs
    - Improved separated live streaming and real time notifs
    - Improved position holding
    - Improved TweetMarker integration
    - Improved immediate favoriting on good connections
    - Fixed crash on closing PicViewer
    - Fixed img saved in jpeg instead of jpg
    - Fixed loading pages on tablets
    - Fixed sharing empty title
    - Fixed character count with links+img
    + Minor fixes

    *v1.6.3 - 07/02/2013

    - New option to get inline previews on 2G/EDGE
    - New live streaming stays on top of the TL
    - New screen transition animations
    - New error dropdown when API limit reached
    - Improved position holding
    - Fixed rotated pics on Samsung/Sony devices
    - Fixed auto refresh stopped on reboot
    - Fixed tweetmarker
    - Fixed in & out sharing
    - Fixed resized image quality on pic viewer
    - Fixed posting large images
    - Fixed restore pic in drafts
    - Fixed links with hashtags in it
    - Fixed open keyboard when prompting user input
    - Fixed double tap on profile views
    - Fixed size of the tweet detail on LDPI devices
    - Fixed DM button on profiles you don't follow
    - Fixed resuming app after orientation change
    + Minor fixes


    *v1.6.2 - 26/01/2013

    - New refresh on startup option
    - New live streaming option (Timeline + Notifs in real time)
    - Better position holding (not just last unread)
    - Higher resolution image preview from pic.twitter.com
    - Better Quick Pic viewer, smart resizing, tap anywhere to close
    - Expanded URLs in profile description
    - Automatic cache clearing system
    - Full clear cache button from the settings
    - options to enable/disable Sound, vibrate and LED for notifications
    - Delete lists by long pressing them, with dialog confirmation
    - Fixed rotation issues
    - Fix draft restoring on tweet failed


    *v1.6.1

    - New Quick Pic Viewer from the timeline
    - New option to set the device's default Font
    - Fixed lag when opening starred users
    - Fixed crash when sharing pics from other apps
    - Fixed crash when not logged in
    - Updated PullToRefresh library

    *v1.6 - 16/01/2013

    - New User Profile screen Design with following and followers
    - New Starred Users section on the right sliding menu
    - New in-app Profile picture viewer
    - New search for users
    - New recent followers counter
    - New compose DM button with user picker
    - New mute by keyword option
    - Much Better autocomplete with real name search
    - Better sharing from other apps
    - Added create List button
    - Added image preview before uploading
    - Added TwitPic, YFrog and Mobypicture image upload services
    - Added (small) Flickr thumbnail preview
    - Added new transitions on tab change
    - Fixed followers/ing order
    - Fixed retweet having one extra character
    - Fixed position jump on auto refresh while activity is on background
    - Fixed tweeting on landscape
    - Updated to the latest PullToRefreshLib
    - "retweeted by" is now clickable
    - other little UI changes

    *v1.5 - 6/01/2013

    - * Brand New Sexy White Theme *
    - Multi Window support for Galaxy devices
    - Better Retweet system, with 3 RT options
    - Better image upload, faster and more stable
    - Better double tap
    - Fixed Followers/ing lists order
    - Fixed character count with urls
    - Fixed new tweet button not appearing on search
    - Fixed the fc on new tweet while on followers list
    - Fixed rotation issue on new DM
    - LIttle UI changes
    + Fixes


    * v1.4 - 31/12/2012, last of 2012 !

    - Added YouTube api integration
    - Added option to Enable double tap on tweets
    - Added logout button
    - Added hide keyboard on RT
    - Added report for SPAM
    - Added mute mangement from settings
    - Added hashtag auto fill when searching for tweets
    - Added slider for refresh rates
    - New "More Actions" dialog design
    - Removed retweets from search results
    - Set back mentions of followers in timeline
    - Enhanced conversation view with private accounts
    - Changed reply icon in profile view
    - Faster user profile loading
    - Fixed the rotation problem on tweet writer with pics
    - Fixed orientation change on main view
    + other fixes


    * v1.3.1

    - Changed default scale of Zoomable pictures
    - Fixed Tweet Marker
    - Fixed action bar stays hidden on tablets
    - Fixed mute RT of muted users too
    - Fixed resused bitmaps for youtube and avis
    - Fixed ellipsize links in some lists
    - Removed mentions from timeline view to solve some position holding issues
    - Removed LED notifications except for mentions and DMs
    + other fixes

    * v1.3

    - NEW Pic Viewer with zoom + full screen mode :

    _ Tap to go full screen
    _ Long press to show options (save to SD, open in browser)
    _ Pinch to zoom (or double tap)
    _ Drag to move around

    - changed the default picture upload service to pic.twitter.com
    - added quick tutorials for pic viewer and RT
    - added option to refresh after tweet (disabled by default)
    - added browser "Speed Boost" option, disable to prevent the browser from crashing on 4.1 tablets
    - fixed inline preview on 4g and Bluetooth DUN (need confirmation that it works)
    - fixed links and text size on retweet screen
    - fixed color blind issue on character counter
    - fixed notification sound on own tweets
    - fixed fc on add user to list
    - fixed TweetMarker jump after tweet
    - fixed light notifications (blue for mentions, red for dms, white for the rest)
    - Many other fixes and improvements

    *v1.2

    - Added Retweets - See your most popular tweets, tap on a tweet to expand it and show who retweeted you
    - Added block user
    - Added own DMs in DM list
    - Added delete own tweets
    - Added mute users/hashtags
    - Added user to list
    - Cleaner dates
    - Changed default profile pic
    - More padding to the notification icon
    - Better TweetMarker integration (for Timeline)
    - Fix notification sound
    - Fix wrong avatars
    + other fixes


    *v1.1

    - Add saved searches - You can now save any search you make, displayed on the right sliding menu, long press to delete
    - Added delete tweet option in the Tweet details
    - Added new date format options
    - Fix go to follower then timeline
    - Fix timeline jumps with big font sizes
    - updated to latest slidingmenu lib
    - Fix crash on orientation change 2.2
    + other fixes


    *v1.0.3

    - Stabilized webview on 4.1 following new optimizations
    - Faster screen transitions on menu selected
    - Added "clear text" button on Tweet composer
    - Disallowed multi pic upload (for now)
    - Disallowed long press on DMs to avoid confusion
    - Fix instagram FC on click photo
    - Other bugfixes

    *v1.0.2 - Butter Edition

    - Thanks to @RomainGuy excellent article on optimization taking Falcon Pro as a case study, I was able to step up the smoothness and performances higher than ever before.

    Here's the blog post : http://www.curious-creature.org/docs/android-performance-case-study-1.html


    *v1.0 - Out of BETA ! (30/11/2012)

    - Tweetmarker integration - Sends the marker when the app goes on Pause (screen off, back or home button), gets the marker on refreshing
    - Timeline Notifications
    - Quick start dialog
    - Jump to top on lists by tapping the title
    - Other fixes and improvements


    *v0.9 (29/11/2012)

    - Fixed Lists issue
    - Fixed jump to top after scrolling down + tweet/retweet/reply
    - Fixed FC on followers/following lists
    - Fixed not being able to manual refresh on 3G when 'WiFi only' option is selected
    - Removed "Sending Tweet" notification
    - Updated to latest Twitter4J 3.0.2 snapshot
    - Added right SlidingMenu shadow
    - Other bugfixes


    *v0.8 (29/11/2012)

    - Implemented Lists (refresh to update the right sliding menu)
    - Implemented Global and local Trends (refresh to update the right sliding menu)
    - Updated to the latest SlidingMenu lib (specially crafted for Falcon, courtesy of jfeinstein10) - Fixes the Galaxy Nexus smoothness issues
    - Fixed many little bugs


    *v0.7 (28/11/2012)

    - NEW UI EXPERIMENT - Double SlidingMenu (Left&Right) - Any section of the app, and I mean any, is accessible in two gestures : swipe&tap. I love it. Tell me if it runs smooth for you.
    - Added Follower/Following count on Left Menu, tapping on it brings the full list of profiles
    - Smoother lists
    - fixed not being able to refresh on 4G
    - check on resume if cursor is null
    - no more jump to last unread on new tweet
    - Removed 200 tweet per refresh limit
    - fix typo in direct messages
    - many other fixes


    *v0.6 (24/11/2012)

    - Auto Draft Saving System - Whenever you're going to tweet something, and get a phone call, or press back to check on something, the app now automatically saves that tweet as a draft, so that next time you press new Tweet (or the Quick Tweet Notif) it brings back that draft.
    - Added an Error notification when a Tweet couldn't be sent, with tap to retry
    - Added new search result count notification on refreshing search
    - Fix position holding when auto refreshing in background when app is paused
    - Fix getting some auto favorite/DM/follow notifications
    - Fix list reloading on resuming app after a while
    - Other fixes


    *v0.5 (23/11/2012)

    - Implemented Search View - Remembers every search, and autocompletes you next time you type them. Also loads the last search by default.
    - Implemented Hashtag links
    - Enhanced smoothness of slidingmenu transition
    - Enhanced last position holding
    - Enhanced profile picture download
    - option to enable/disable internal browser
    - fixed on long press, swipe to close, then long press the same, quick actions dont open
    - fixed RT date issue
    - change date format and position in tweet detail view
    - change date of retweets to actual retweet date
    - other bugfixes

    *v0.4 (22/11/2012)

    - Implemented Favorites view
    - Implemented offline Favorite system, you can favorite even offline, will be marked as favorite when you get back online (on refresh or access favorites)
    - Added quick actions on long press everywhere (profile, tweet detail)
    - better way to show native retweet, quote and reply on the Tweet composer
    - prevent jump to top after tweet
    - made image placeholder in list fixed height to avoid unwanted jumps
    - more discrete logo on loading pages
    - Updated SlidingMenu lib to latest version
    - few other minor fixes

    *v0.3 (21/11/2012)

    - Added EXTRA Real Time NOTIFICATIONS option for Favorites, Follows and ReTweets [Still wifi only, this is not push yet]
    - option to disable inline preview imgs/videos
    - Added 2 min auto refresh rate
    - better profile system (tablet/phone)
    - shows link of user and if that user follows you on user profile
    - click on profile pic on profile to open the original image
    - fixed clickable items in profile view tweets
    - new notification icons
    - on own profile, you can't follow yourself anymore
    - force pp refresh when opening user profile
    - better pp download for lists
    - Fixed option to not load tweet content when not on wifi
    - Disabled clickable hashtags for the moment
    - Fix orientation changes on N7
    - Fix tweet writer box on landscape hiding buttons
    - Fix ldpi icon
    - hide quick actions on second long press
    - added the version number and the link to the XDA thread in the settings
    - others that I didn't write down

    *v0.2 (20/11/2012)

    - Fixed critical bug on Gingerbread, you should be able to tweet now.
    - Auto dismisses the tweet successful notification
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    Joenrv
    Joenrv
    Well guys, after a day of being kicked out, the thread is back up thanks to some complaining on Twitter (having good contacts helps).

    I like to keep this thread alive to have an extra source of feedback from experienced users, and also to have a place where users can help each other out. Counting on you guys who have been around since BETA to help the new users who ask their question here.

    I'll make sure the original post is always up to date, and the changelogs for new releases will be posted exclusively here.

    Thanks for all your feedback guys, it's your support that motivates me to keep pushing my apps to the next level, no matter the ups and downs.
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    Joenrv
    Joenrv
    * Announcement about swipe navigation and why I think it's a bad idea *

    Guys, I know lots of you have been asking for a swipe gesture to switch columns in the app. I've given it a lot of thought, and I came up with the conclusion that its not a good idea. Here's why :

    1/ Redundancy. There's already two ways to access the core functions (timeline / mentions / dms) a third one would be a lot.

    2/ Right now there's only three columns available, but when all the functions are implemented, there will be much more. Having the sliding menu easily accessible means you are only one swipe&tap away from any section of the app. Ultimately its much faster than swiping several times.

    3/ Looking at how I use plume, I barely ever use the sliding menu or tend to forget about it because of the swiping. I don't want that. I want the sliding menu to be your HQ, packing up so much info and quick accesses to lists, saved searches, current trends, etc, that you'll actually want to look at it and will never need to swipe twice to get where you want.

    4/ Another thing that annoys me in plume and other swipe based clients : If I want to see a saved search that is in column 7, not only I swipe seven times, but it also loads all 6 previous columns, making what I actually want to see load much slower.

    5/ Every other client has a swipe based navigation. I want Falcon to be different.

    6/ I have a few ideas for a sliding menu to the right as well as the left. Might sound a bit crazy, but as I imagine it its awesome, and I have to give it a shot.

    After using the app daily for a few weeks, I don't miss swiping at all. And by the time all functionalities are implemented, i think you'll get use to the swipe&tap navigation and will end up using Twitter more efficiently.

    This is my opinion on swiping navigation, what's yours ?
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    Joenrv
    Joenrv
    You guys, v0.8 is up on the original post, try it out and let me know how it feels :)

    Galaxy Nexus users, please report on smoothness improvements
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