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Plume adds its own open-sourced DashClock Widget extension

Posted by Phil Nickinson on 17 Feb 2013 10:05 am

Another day, another DashClock Widget extension, it seems. The latest is from Twitter app Plume. It's doing things a little bit different. Whereas Falcon Pro baked its DashClock extension directly into the app, Plume's is a separate download. That's an extra step, but Plume developer LevelUp Studio also released its extension code as open-source which in addition to being awesome is also in the...

Plume for Twitter updates widget design, adds new features

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 7 Feb 2013 4:37 pm

Plume for Twitter updated its main app to closely tie into Android's new design guidelines many months ago, but its widget still lacked the new visual holo flare until today. The new widget is the same as far as functionality goes, but has received a drastic facelift. It is now a "holo dark" theme, with buttons and colors that more closely match that of the actual app. You still get a great...

Why Plume is still my Twitter client of choice

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 14 Dec 2012 7:26 pm

It seems like there's a new wizz-bang fancy Twitter client released every week. Every single time you hear claims that it's the next best thing. Every once and a while those claims actually hold some merit, but it seems like more often than not these new clients just fade off into the ether and everyone goes back to their previous choice. For me, that choice is Plume and I've yet to find a...

Plume update removes direct messages from lockscreen widget

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 26 Nov 2012 2:28 pm

There have been a lot of concerns about security since Google implemented lockscreen widgets in Android 4.2. Some may have concerns over how much information is actually accessible from these lockscreen widgets, and with no guidelines on what is and isn't okay, some developers are taking it upon themselves to implement some of their own security measures. Plume has decided to remove the DM (...

Plume updated with Android 4.2 lock screen widget

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 22 Nov 2012 6:19 am

One of the leading Twitter apps in the Play Store, Plume, is joining the small list of apps that have been updated to work with Android 4.2's lock screen widget functionality. In this latest update -- version 4.70 -- users can add the regular Plume widget to the lock screen, with full support for scrolling, buttons and responses. It looks and acts exactly as the home screen version does. These...

Plume for Twitter updated with expandable Jelly Bean notifications

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 3 Oct 2012 1:47 pm

One of the leading Twitter clients on Android, Plume, has updated into the Jelly Bean era with expandable notifications. New in Android 4.1 is the ability for app developers to make dynamic notifications that can show more information when swiped down to expand. Plume takes advantage of this by giving you reply and retweet options right from the notification when expanded, also showing the...

Plume Update Brings UI Changes, Bug Fixes

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 26 Jul 2012 11:16 pm

One of our favorite Twitter clients, Plume, was just updated with a couple of subtle but useful UI changes, features and the always nondescript "bug fixes". If you've used Plume before, you know it's hardly short on features and options to begin with. Even so, they managed to add a couple more. The "timeline" and "profile" sections have been redesigned with font color and a couple layout changes...

Android Quick App: Plume Honeycomb beta

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 10 May 2011 9:00 am

Youtube link for mobile viewing We're finally starting to see in influx of proper Honeycomb-optimized Twitter clients, and Plume has thrown itself into the mix in an open beta. You've got your standard three-pane system going on, with your timeline on the left, mentions (or @replies) in the middle, and direct messages (DMs) on the right. But you can reorder those columns as you see fit. Plume has...

Beautiful Widgets sees significant update

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Posted by Menno on 28 Jan 2011 11:22 am

Beautiful Widgets, the popular clock and weather app from Level Up Studios, saw a significant update this morning to version 3.3. This update brought several welcome changes, including the new "Super Clock" widgets. Besides for the obvious new look, these widgets are hi-res, allowing them to be scaled without quality loss. You can also swap out the weather icon with one that shows you your...

Plume v2.15 update now available

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Posted by Bla1ze on 25 Jan 2011 8:19 am

The change over from Touiteur has long been completed and since then, the good people over at LevelUp Studio have been hard at working bringing you the latest version of Plume. Today we see the release of v2.15 hit the Android Market with plenty of bug fixes and issues corrected from previous version. As listed on their site, changes include:fix the Mark As Spam buttonfix the Show Replies...

Touiteur changes name to Plume [Android Twitter clients]

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Posted by Jesse Potter on 23 Dec 2010 11:53 am

As we told you last week, Twitter is forcing LevelUp Studio to change the name of its well-made Twitter app, Touiteur. Well, the day has finally come, and from here on out, Touiteur will be referred to as Plume. Touit--err ... Plume users will find an update in the market today that makes the name change official, and also brings lots of bug fixes and performance improvements. Grab yourself a...

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