Twitter updates iPhone, Android apps

26.04.2012
Twitter released updated iPhone and Android apps Thursday that make it easier for users to search and find new information.

With a growing number of people tweeting and checking tweets on the train, at the local coffee shop and even in the movie theater, mobile apps are increasingly important to . And the company took note of that with today's updated apps.

People accustomed to using the Discover tab on .com will now find it on their mobile app. Like the Web version, the tab will help users find out what tweets their followers have retweeted or made into favorites, according to Sung Hu Kim, a Twitter product manager, in a .

Want to know who your followers are following or adding to lists? The Discover tab will tell you that, too.

Twitter also said it has improved its search function. The app update is designed to enable users to see suggestions for different spellings, as well as related terms for their queries.

Trying to find a person you follow? The Connect tab is set up to auto-complete the entry as the user types in first and last names, Kim noted.