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Life & fun · July 6, 2012

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If Google owned Twitter, what would the Android Twitter app look like?

Frustrated be the lack of anything approaching the quality of TweetBot on Android, I decided to write my own Android Twitter client with the above goal. The result is Tweet Lanes, which I just released for phones running 4.0 and above. The big ticket items are: borderline theft of the Google Talk & MMS app styling; New take on composing tweets; Reply to multiple tweets at one time, or block multiple spammers in one action; VolScroll - navigate the feed with volume up/down buttons; and plenty more. App & screenshots can be found here:…

If Google owned Twitter, what would the Android Twitter app look like? launched on July 6, 2012 with 13 votes, #72 of 375 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

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Tweet Lanes is an Android Twitter client designed to bring high-quality features to the platform. It offers Google Talk and MMS-inspired styling, an improved tweet composition interface, and the ability to reply to multiple tweets or block multiple accounts simultaneously. The app includes VolScroll, which lets users navigate their feed using volume buttons. Compatible with Android 4.0 and above, Tweet Lanes is built for users seeking a polished Twitter experience on mobile devices.

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Frustrated be the lack of anything approaching the quality of TweetBot on Android, I decided to write my own Android Twitter client with the above goal. The result is Tweet Lanes, which I just released for phones running 4.0 and above. The big ticket items are: borderline theft of the Google Talk & MMS app…

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