Twitter outs tablet-optimized Android app, first roll out to Samsung slates

Twitter finally unveils the official app for Android tablets but it’s first coming out on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition). The app features a landscape view displaying both timeline and content of expanded tweets, allowing you to view article previews or media without leaving your Twitter stream. Other features include multi-screen viewing support, home screen widget, and illustrator tool to draw on photos.

What if you don’t own a Galaxy Note 10.1? Expect the update to reach you by the year’s end.

Twitter updates Windows Phone app, adds in-stream translation for 54 languages

Twitter adds Bing-powered in-stream translation for 54 languages to its Windows Phone app, among other features introduced to the social network’s app. Tweets can also now be displayed on the lock screen, which can come in handy when Nokia “Glance” is released for the platform. Other updates include upgraded search functionality, discovery features, and a new dark theme option suited for Windows Phone aesthetic.

Twitter rolling out personalized recommendation feature

Twitter wants to make your use of the social network “more personally relevant” with a new discovery feature that recommends Twitter handles you should be following and tweets you should know about. The new tool took inspiration from an experimental account called @MagicRecs, which examines Twitter users’s network and sends out occasional recommendations of accounts to follow via direct message. Mobile Twitter users, particularly Android and iOS users, will get recommendations through push notification. 

Twitter iOS app readies for iOS 7 with new update

Coinciding with today’s iOS 7 launch, Twitter released a new update to usher in the new iOS version. While it looks largely unchanged, there is a new flat toolbar on top and new buttons to tap on.

Other new iOS features that integrate with Twitter include the use of the #music hashtag on iTunes Radio to find music that is currently trending on Twitter; use of Siri to conduct searches on Twitter; and use Shared Links in Safari to access links other people have tweeted. Twitter has also confirmed that the update is compatible with iOS 6 and 5.