Tired of seeing ads and promotions in your timeline, being disrupted by tweets from bots and people you don't like, or just want a pure Twitter experience back like the good old days? Try Twidere for Twitter!
Twidere is an open source, fully featured Twitter/Mastodon/StatusNet/Fanfou app.
Features
• 100% Material Design • Classic reply style w/ advantages of 140 characters reply • Restore 'Favorite' (★) instead of 'Like' (♥︎) • Schedule tweets even when you're offline by Buffer ( https://buffer.com/ ) • Tweet with photos, videos • Search & share GIFs by GIPHY ( https://giphy.com/ ) • Powerful mute filters • Night mode • Multiple account support • Fully customizable tabs • Powerful custom API settings • Free*, open source, NO ads, forever!
*: A small amount of features requires in app payments to activate.
Permissions
• ACCOUNT: Twidere uses system account framework to manage accounts now. • BILLING: Paid extra features like drafts sync to support development, free self-hosting alternatives will follow!
FAQs
Q: Why do I see errors after refreshing several times? A: Twitter has a strict rate limit for 3rd party apps.
Q: Is it possible to create polls or use group DMs? A: Not possible yet, Twitter doesn't have a public API for that.
Q: How to fix "Can't authenticate more users at this time"? A: Twidere used up its token, contact me and I'll fix ASAP.
Twidere is licensed under GPLv3, see website for more info. If you find any bugs or have any ideas, please discuss with me on Twitter. @TwidereProject
How to install Twidere for Twitter/Mastodon APK on Android phone or tablet?
Download Twidere for Twitter/Mastodon APK file from ApkClean, then follow these steps:
Update Phone Settings
Go to your phone Settings page
Tap Security or Applications (varies with device)
Check the Unknown Sources box
Confirm with OK
Go to Downloads
Open Downloads on your device by going to My Files or Files
Tap the APK file you downloaded (org.mariotaku.twidere-v4.1.8-ApkClean.apk)
Tap Install when prompted, the APK file you downloaded will be installed on your device.
A: Just like Windows (PC) systems use an .exe file for installing software, Android does the same. An APK file is the file format used for installing software on the Android operating system.
Q: If I install an APK from this website, will I be able to update the app from the Play Store?
A: Yes, absolutely. The Play Store installs APKs it downloads from Google's servers, and sideloading from a site like ApkClean.net goes through a very similar process, except you're the one performing the downloading and initiating the installation (sideloading). As soon as the Play Store finds a version of the app newer than the one you've sideloaded, it will commence an update.
Q: Why ApkClean.net can guarantee APK 100% safe?
A: Whenever someone wants to download an APK file from ApkClean.net, we'll check the corresponding APK file on Google Play and allow user download it directly (of course, we'll cache it on our server). If the APK file does not exist on Google Play, we'll search it in our cache.
Q: What are Android App permissions?
A: Apps require access to certain systems within your device. When you install an application, you are notified of all of the permissions required to run that application.
Don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
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User's Reivew
4 ★Tweets and toots get sent twice.
3 ★This app used to be the absolute best for Android, but I noticed I stopped receiving tweet notifications in a timely manner, despite all my settings being correct. I wouldn't get notifications until they all flooded in at once hours later. I switched to a brand new device and reinstalled the app, and the same thing is happening with this new phone, so it's definitely not an issue with my device or settings. :(
5 ★This author is doing great with the new updates. This Twitter app is not bloated, getting updated with new Twitter features that are now available, bug fixes. I have several Twitter apps but this one is quickly becomming my favorite. Its getting so I cant wait to see whats next. Great Job. I am a Twitter Junkie & love this app. Try it you will too. Its very easy to use & cinfigure. Ron@Memohis, Tennessee USA..
5 ★I had been using Twidere until a few months ago when it stopped working. Found that developers had stopped working on it. Had to switch to Owly and Plume - but they did not provide the same experience - especially with tweet threads that were retweeted. Very happy to see this resurrection as version 4.1.2. However an issue with liking tweets - see that developers already working on a fix. Will move to 5 stars when that is fixed. Update: as advised by the developer, a re-login fixes this. Thanks.
3 ★Good for browsing and doing everything else it even has a little notification bar over to tell you when your uploads are done & how long it'll be but it suffers problems there as this day & age people are recording in HQ up to 4-8k on mobiles super HD and right now it is uploading but it can't pass a 140mb file at a resolution of 720p its also missing the security settings but guess that's understandable in away. Its a pretty good app as it runs videos very smoothly but when posting yourself it can be bad I've stacked up a few items and it discarded all but one. Its a lovely display you can even mark tweets as sensitive it has the up to become one over on the Twitter app but unfortunately am having to keep the two & chrome :-( nice experience however it just needs a few more pushes... Lists also have cracked up
5 ★Excellent twitter client; works extremely well. Would like to make 2 suggestions, please, for the future: 1. choice of displaying absolute time item was tweeted, rather than time since it was tweeted; 2. an intermediate type of filtering/muting, where the tweet from the filtered person is reduced to a single or 2 lines rather than completely hidden.
5 ★Thank you so much for maintaining this! It was my favorite Twitter app and I could never find a replacement. I do have an issue with not being able to open shortened Twitter links in dm's. I'm not sure if it's intended. Edit: Figured out the problem and solution.
5 ★Not only is Twidere being regularly updated again, it seems, after a long period of wishing and hoping that one of the best third-party Twitter apps could be used without fear of obsolescence, but with the latest update, DMS. FINALLY. WORK. Five stars.
5 ★For sure much much better than official Twitter app. Last Twitter updates caused the timeline scrolling terrible, I begun search for an alternative and tried this app - for free, it is an open source and found out, that I am satisfied with it. Scrolling the timeline is now smooth as a silk, no frustrations. I can now only recommend to use it. Twidere forever. Thanks, developers.
5 ★Twidere has saved my battery life. The official Twitter app was draining my battery horribly. I thought i would give this app a try, the UI & customization options are amazing. The confirmation option for liking a tweet prevents accidental likes, so many great features. i love how if you dont finish a tweet, it auto saves as a draft, far superior to the official Twitter App.
5 ★It used to be my favorite third-party Twitter app, but recently I have been experiencing problems with DMs: I can't send them and after using the web page to do it from the browser, the new messages sent (and subsequent replies) don't show up on the DM tab.
3 ★While I enjoy the ability to customize your timeline, it lacks the option to "add tweet to bookmarks" which is a basic function of Twitter on both the app and web when you click the share button. That alone makes it hard for me to use this app because I prefer using this option to the favorite/like function.