Twitter's new rules force the cancellation of core Ubuntu Touch app

posted by Michael H. / Mar 22, 2013, 10:11 PM

Twitter's new rules force the cancellation of core Ubuntu Touch app

Twitter's new rules have been causing trouble for 3rd party apps for a while now. We've already seen the issues with Falcon Pro for Android hitting the token limit, and the maker of Carbon for Android has said that he won't continue with the tablet Twitter client project he had planned. Now, the core Twitter app for Ubuntu Touch has been cancelled for seemingly similar reasons.

The reasoning isn't 100% clear though. All we know for sure is that a Canonical software engineer, Robert Bruce Park, posted the following message in an Ubuntu Phone mailing list:

So far, Twitter Core App has been cancelled due to negotiations with Twitter. So, disappointingly, official twitter app will be a browser pointed at m.twitter.com.

The simplest explanation is that Twitter simply doesn't want any more 3rd party apps, though it's unclear if this means that Twitter is planning to build an official app for Ubuntu Touch.

Canonical has tasked developers with building 12 core apps for Ubuntu Touch, including Facebook and Twitter. Twitter won't be happening now, but Park's message went on to say that "no matter what happens, Gwibber is full steam ahead." Gwibber is Canonical's built-in app for Facebook and Twitter status updates for Ubuntu. So, there will be a native app solution for Twitter, but there won't be a dedicated app unless someone else decides to build one.

source: Ubuntu Phone mailing list via OMG!Ubuntu!

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6 Comments

1. techloverNYC

Posts: 601; Member since: Nov 20, 2012

twitter is for stalkers and wanna be celebrities.

posted on Mar 23, 2013, 1:04 AM 2

2. SleepingOz unregistered

Never understood the fuss about twitter either, but well..

posted on Mar 23, 2013, 2:57 AM 1

4. MichaelHeller

Posts: 2734; Member since: May 26, 2011

Twitter's best features are for real-time news and gathering around events in real-time. Google+ is for time-shifted news, discussing events more fully, and photography. Facebook is for stalking the people you used to know but don't really keep in contact with anymore.

posted on Mar 23, 2013, 9:30 AM 3

6. saiki4116

Posts: 413; Member since: Mar 31, 2011

Great Summary... :D

posted on Mar 23, 2013, 2:01 PM 0

3. alexzibrit

Posts: 67; Member since: Jan 15, 2013

I thought that is what Facebook was for, have you seen facebook lately?

posted on Mar 23, 2013, 9:25 AM 0

5. Jyakotu

Posts: 867; Member since: Dec 12, 2008

Guess because I'm younger, I love Twitter. I use for many different things, especially tweeting real time during TV shows or events I'm at. I only know 2 friends and one acquantiance who is on G+, but they don't even use their accounts. Even my account is collecting dust, honestly. So until something better comes along, Facebook & Twitter > G+. Just my opinion though.