Best Ways to Use Twitter With Nokia Phones
If you’re one of the millions of people using Twitter, I’ll tell you the best ways to use it with your recent Nokia or S60 phone. I’ll show you what applications to use and how you can show location, videos, and pictures with your tweets.
Application For Twitter
A common question I see is what application to install to use Twitter on their S60 Nokia phones. The answer is twibble. You can even use your phone’s GPS for twibble to include your location with your tweets. You can supposedly insert photos thru twibble, but I got errors trying. I’ll tell you more about tweeting with photos so keep reading. Download twibble mobile.
Using the S60 Browser For Twitter
If you do not like Twibble, a better way to send tweets is accessing m.slandr.net through the browser. Update: I now prefer to use dabr.co.uk because it seems to have more options and looks prettier. You can send tweets, view replies, and check direct messages here as well. This is for you if you don’t want to bother installing anything on your phone. Alternatively, you can use m.twitter.com to keep it simple and don’t need to see replies nor direct messages.
Dabr, Twibble and Slandr For twitter
How to Add Photos with Tweets
Add twitpic as an upload site in Shozu. Take a photo, add a title for the picture, then send it to twitpic using Shozu. Here’s a sample tweet with a photo inserted through Shozu.
Sample tweet using twitpic
How to Add Videos with Tweets
Another cool way to use Twitter with your Nokia phone is by adding live video streams. You can read about it on my previous post
Your Thoughts
So there you have it… the best ways to use Twitter with your Nokia phones. Are you a Twitter user? Let me know in the comments below which methods above you have already been using and/or have not known about. Also consider following me on twitter.
Patton on 31 August 2008:
Great tips. Tried twibble since you twitted it to someone and it’s the best twitter client i’ve tried. I was using twitter on twitter.com through opera, I liked it because I didn’t have to login every time.
I’ve tried qik as well with twitter thanks to your twitt too. It works really great and it’s really useful.
Mark Guim on 31 August 2008:
great! glad i helped. are u able to successfully insert pics with twibble? I tried three times and didn’t work.
Stefan Sarzio on 1 September 2008:
I don’t use twitter, but identi.ca via IM (jabber/xmpp).
Mathys on 1 September 2008:
Use Mobypicture to add photos, and coming this month video and audio to your tweets!
It also posts directly to your Flickr account and your own blog.
Check it at http://www.mobypicture.com
Martain on 1 September 2008:
Hi Mark,
I am a Twitter member for some time now and start sending tweets with Twibble today! Thanks for the tips. I was looking for a useful program on the Nokia E61 for a while…
Delay on 1 September 2008:
Hi,
I use http://ping.fm for status updates (twitter, facebook, myspace, etc.). Pretty cool.
For tweets I use http://www.fring.com
Shozu isn’t working that good on my phone (N82): many time my mobile phone was freezing.
Mark Guim on 1 September 2008:
Thanks for mentioning ping.fm. I did not know about this before. Now I can update my twitter and facebook status at the same time. It’s also an invite-only but guess what… I used twitter to search for codes. Thanks again!
Patton on 1 September 2008:
Mark, but if you authorize twitter from facebook your twitter updates are also your facebook updates… is that what you mean with “I can update my twitter and facebook status at the same time”?
Mark Guim on 1 September 2008:
I don’t want all my twitter updates to show on my facebook. I want to be able to send an update to show up on fb + twit same time. I have different sets of friends on the two networks and wouldn’t want twit replies to show up on fb
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Sachendra Yadav on 2 September 2008:
Finally a decent Twitter client for Nokia phones. I was getting tired of using Slandr as I had to reload the entire page each time. Thanks for sharing this.
rajeev verma on 6 September 2008:
i was using twittai at present. lets see what twibble can do more than twittai.
josh909 on 26 September 2008:
i’m also using twibble. it’s not quite as user friendly as twhirl on the PC or twitterific on the Mac but it is the best phone based client i’ve come across so far.
Fabiola on 28 September 2008:
great recommendations. I was already using shozu (mostly to post pics to several networks) and tiny twitter to post tweets, but after reading your article, i decided to use twibble and it works GREAT. Tiny twitter crush from time to time and it was never up to date with the tweets. Thanks.
my n95 is way cooler now. another cool way to post pics to twitter is thru MMS to the twitpic email address that the service provide to. you can also use a twittermail address to post tweets to twitter thru MMS.
hugs.-
Stefan Constantinescu on 15 January 2009:
You forgot to mention my favorite mobile twitter client: daber.co.uk!
Chris - LG on 25 January 2009:
http://www.ping.fm is great for this. As above you can update all your statuses at the same time, or blog to multiple places, all from your mobile.
You can also customise it so you post *only* to your twitter stream, or any combination of social networks that you choose.
Best service I’ve seen in years to be honest. I use it constantly
Mark Guim on 25 January 2009:
@Chris – LG, i’m a big fan of ping.fm
Evelien on 25 January 2009:
Hey Mark,
Thnx for sharing this twitter analysis.
I have a question about nokia’s Share online. That is an application that is already installed on my nokia e71. It has functionality for sharing photo’s on flickr, ovi and vox. do you know if it is possible to include twitpic in that application? (a sort of interface in stead of sending an email)
i’ve tried twibble, but found it too unlogical in usage.
Regards!
Mark Guim on 25 January 2009:
@Evelien, share online is very limited.
If you want twitpic on your phone, you have to get Shozu. Many people prefer to use it over Share Online because you can also post the same pic to facebook, flickr, and lots more services at the same time with just one upload.
Jeff on 9 February 2009:
Question for everyone here, how do I set up Twibble where it auto updates itself without the security warning asking to access the Internet?
Thanks!
Alf on 5 March 2009:
Thank you.
plastic on 24 May 2009:
Very useful article, Twitting with my n95 now. Cheers!
Now Mobile Broadband on 25 May 2009:
Thanks for the useful pointers. Just installed Twible and Dabr which is really cool. Its great to e able to keep up with my friends and contact's tweets whilst i'm on the move.
Paul Martin on 30 May 2009:
Found your advice on Google – really helpful!! Thanks!! Am using twibble – so far, so easy!! Thanks.
Anton Nieuwenhuizen on 31 May 2009:
Twibble doesn't work on Nokia N96… soz:) Got very latest firmware active (the one that gives you audio themes), but when I start Twibble, it switches itself off after 5 seconds:)
I do like the icon though in my applications menu, so I'm not uninstalling it (yet)…
toppercool on 9 June 2009:
I prefer to used mobile app. like twittix and shozu to share image and video
FMLove on 15 July 2009:
If you ask me, the best match of features & interface is Gravity. Cost 10 EUR, but it sure is worth it!
Boffill Bernardes on 18 August 2009:
Thank you for this. I really love to have my twitter in my N82!
pixie_chua on 20 August 2009:
i got a nokia e75 and i wanna know which twitter program is best for it. i want something taht's as good as the original online program. i live in singapore btw if that helps lol thx. if u could answer me on my blog thatd be good
Peter Mattes on 20 August 2009:
I use the nokia e61i too, good tips. also in the coments!
BITHIN A on 29 August 2009:
Can we use twibble application of Nokia 5220 Xpress Music.
shahid on 1 September 2009:
Good review, but a app i would recommend is Tweeter Mobile. its got be best UI along with all the features required to make the most of Twittering.
Free download at http://www.tweetermobile.co.uk
Oliver on 12 September 2009:
Alrighty peeps, here it is. By far the best twitter app for s60v3 Symbian phones is Gravity. I'm a twitter nut and I've tried just about every app on my N95 8GB. Gravity cost $10, but being the nice guy that I am, I've included a link below to where you can get it for free. Enjoy!
http://symbiantalk.net/showthread.php?p=13910#p...
x20g on 21 September 2009:
Nokia es un fraude, tenia un N75 y mande a garantia a Nokia en diciembre del 2008porque nunca funcionó y ya es septiembre del 2009 y todavia no me dan respuesta, demande con profeco y aun no tengo mi N75, no caigan en mi error busquen otras marcas altenativas que si cumplan. Nokia les va a fallar.
Nokia is a fraud, had an N75 and send a warranty from Nokia in December 2008 because never worked and it is September 2009 and still did not respond, and even demand in PROFECO not have my N75, do not fall into my mistake to seek alternative altenativa marks if fulfilled. Nokia is going to fail.
Etix on 22 September 2009:
I am using the TwitS60 client (http://code.google.com/p/twits60/). Nice and free
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erfiz on 10 October 2009:
thanks for the trick,,,,,but i never use my phone for access twitter
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kalabic on 5 November 2009:
Check out this one: http://m.team.shoutem.com/clients
It works on all Nokia phones and supports multiple Twitter and other micro-social network account.
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jaronbarends on 8 December 2009:
I recently created another webbased mobile-friendly twitter client: http://twimply.com. Just like Dabr, it allows you to see your timeline, mentions, direct messages and lists, and lets you reply, retweet and favorite easily.
What makes it different, is that it offers the feature to save links in tweets to Instapaper or Delicious for later reading – something I find very useful as I often use mobile Twitter when I have just a few seconds to spare…
You can read more about it here:
http://jaron.nl/blog/2009/twimply-mobile-tweeti...
Mark Guim on 8 December 2009:
Thanks! Any plans to implement login with OAuth?
Honey on 9 December 2009:
I think Shozu does not upload mobile pics to Twitpic if you are using an unlicensed Shozu app… you need to purchase the complete app…
erfizyo on 11 December 2009:
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erfiz on 31 December 2009:
NIce article …..thanks ..
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Socially on 31 December 2009:
You may want to dig this 3rd party app on Nokia phones http://www.socially.in. You can see the caller's recent activity on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn when they call you on your phone.
ryori on 3 January 2010:
i want ask with you…you know about louncher for my location with googlemap..like ubertwitter
Tegar M.Aji on 8 January 2010:
great, i prefer dabr via Operamini.
i want to try twibble.
my phone is 5320 Xpressmusic
David Yeh on 8 March 2010:
i used tweets60 on my n85. easy to install, use and free. i always have it on and it refreshes every 10 min
Jonny on 21 March 2010:
I have a Nokia 5530 and use Tweets60 and the mobile web interface. When I get my E63, I may try out Twibble
priyankabhowmick on 31 March 2010:
i use Snaptu, Tweets60 and Gravity..these 3 r good.. as of now i used the trial version of Gravity for my nokia E63.
Data Recovery on 7 April 2010:
hi Priyanka, even I also use Gravity but along with twitter with my phone
younglady93 on 9 April 2010:
how can I use twitter on my phone (N2680 slide) for free? please help! thanks
me on 15 April 2010:
why don't you just email your photo to twitpic?
me on 15 April 2010:
also, just buy Gravity, blows everything else away
VelaBooks on 16 April 2010:
Cheers for the info.very useful
Camino de Santiago on 16 April 2010:
Just sent first pic…cheers!!
Ahgwan on 16 April 2010:
Passed it on to a client…they are very happy. Thank you!
Ashutosh on 5 May 2010:
After release of official twitter app for android they should release for Symbian OS
kdb on 5 May 2010:
Best application to use is Gravity. Pay for the license and get free updates. Highly recommended.
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Danicadgzmn32 on 5 June 2010:
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Trixiellerose on 13 June 2010:
I use Tweets60 Pro on my Nokia E71. It's simple and easy to use
Dodo on 4 July 2010:
very nice app i found for nokia:
http://store.ovi.com/content/43583
johnreydangilanjr on 16 July 2010:
I have been trying to download twibble but it won't install on my phone. I was hoping that I could find something like Tweetdeck for my E72 to update my status and upload photos.
Can't believe Gravity costs something.
Dell Inspiron 6000 battery on 9 August 2010:
I think Shozu does not upload mobile pics to Twitpic if you are using an unlicensed Shozu app… you need to purchase the complete app…
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how can I use twitter on my phone (N2680 slide) for free?
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