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==References==
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<ref>{{cite web|author=Theus Hossmann |url=http://code.google.com/p/twimight/ |title= Twimight: The mighty open source Twitter client for Android!  |publisher=Google Code |date=2013-04-22 |accessdate=2013-04-22}}</ref>


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Revision as of 13:22, 22 April 2013

Twimight
Twimight icon
Author:Theus Hossmann
Developer:Theus Hossmann
Initial release:April 2, 2013
Latest release:0.9.3 / Template:Start date and age
OS:Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread and up
Platform:Android phones
Available language(s):English, German/Swiss German, French, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Serbian, Hebrew
Use: Twitter client
License:GNU GPL v3
Website: twimight.com

Twimight is an Android client for the social networking site Twitter. The client, created by Theus Hossmann, lets users view in real time "tweets" or micro-blog posts on the Twitter website as well as publish their own.

Added value

In addition to being a great, ad-free Twitter client, Twimight also allows communication if the cellular network is unavailable (for example, in case of a natural disaster). To do so, Twimight is equipped with a feature called the "disaster mode", which users can enable/disable at will. When the disaster mode is enabled and the cellular network is down, Twimight uses peer-to-peer communication to let users tweet in any circumstances. Enabling the disaster mode turns on your phone's Bluetooth transceiver and connects you to nearby phones. This creates a mobile ad hoc network or MANET, which can be used, for example, to locate missing persons even when the communication infrastructure has failed.

History

Twimight started out as a project for a Master thesis at ETH Zurich in the spring of 2011.

References

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  1. ↑ Theus Hossmann (2013-04-22). "Twimight: The mighty open source Twitter client for Android!". Google Code. http://code.google.com/p/twimight/. Retrieved on 2013-04-22.