Boid

Today we are announcing the public release of Boid Beta. We will be releasing the major release in the Google Play Store as a new app with a different name. The current Alpha will receive an update with a prompt to update to the new Beta — and you should want to update! We have a whole host of new features ready. 

The Pre-Beta build includes all the features our private testers have had access to for the past few days, and a few other entirely new ones. Below is a shortened list of features that will be coming in Pre-Beta. For a full list, see out detailed changelog at bit.ly/changelogboidbeta.

- Removed accounts tab and added a separate interface with switcher in action bar

- Added Nearby and Media Timeline column types

- Tweet composer has been redesigned

- Columns can now be pinned from around the app

- TwitLonger posting for over 140 character Tweets has been added

- Muting of phrases and hashtags has been added

- Support for following stocks has been added 

We’ll be adding more features in the future like notifications - we have a method for push in mind and have applied for Windows Azure BizSpark - and pinning user columns. We have a lot more in the pipeline, so stay tuned on Twitter for more! 

The Beta will be pushed at some point today.

1. FIXED: Sharing via Boid from external apps works again.
2. NEW: UI translation updates.
3. IMPROVED: Memory handling for images, no more out of memory errors.
4. NEW: Location map in tweet composer when attaching your location.
5. NEW:Clicking image in tweet viewer shows the media in full screen.
6. FIXED: Newer icon is shown in action bar.
7. COMING SOON: Push notifications are coming soon.
8. Many severe bug fixes.

We’ve been forgetting to post about our previous updates, but we’ve had around 4-5 updates since the ones previously posted about. These updates include:

1. Many bug fixes.
2. Location and favorited indicators in tweet lists.
3. Location viewing in the tweet viewer using embedded Google Maps.
4. The top action bar is back in the tweet and profile viewers, along with the home button on the top left for going back to the timeline screen from wherever you are.
5. A light and dark theme
6. Saved list position when switching between tabs, and after refreshing a list (but not after Boid is killed).
7. And many other things, hopefully you’ve been getting these updates and know what’s come with them (the “What’s New” section in Google Play tells you what we’ve added).

1. A new light theme!
2. Improved column management— instead of a separate screen, you can add and remove columns from the options in the menu on the timeline screen.
3. Hugely improved search interface, with new method of initializing search, and new options within the search screen.
4. Interface translation updates (from GetLocalization).
5. Many important bug fixes and UI improvements.
6. Saved list position and notifications are coming soon, stay tuned!

We’ve been pushing out small updates very frequently lately, the reason for this is that we (or our users) find some severe bugs that need to be fixed ASAP, and would make the app look bad to new users ;) However the updates not only contain bug fixes, but also new features and interface tweaks here and there.

We just pushed v0.7.15.23 Alpha now, see the change log on Google Play for details on what it includes. Boid v0.7.2 Alpha is our next big update that will include saved timeline position and restoration of tweets from a previous session.