Easiest way to post to twitter? ( for non pro members)

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

Is there any easy way to post to twitter ? Something that doesn’t involve complicated networking and the twitter api. I wish I could use native.showPopup() , but i can’t afford $500 for something which I only need one feature (not that I could afford $500 anyway :D ).

#2

Can you afford $10? I’d highly recommend using the library by Silver Thorax:  

http://www.silverthorax.com/libs/twitter-facade

It saves you having to do all of the OAuth stuff yourself, and lets you post images, follow people etc.

#3

You can use GGTwitter or the Corona sample to post to Twitter. No image posting using those methods afaik,

#4

How do i use the local twitter account e.g the account used for twitter app. I know a lot of apps that automatically sign me into twitter (if my privacy settings are  setup that way)

#5

With Corona SDK, this is done using the native.showPopup() API using the “twitter” option.  This is for iOS only.  There is the native.showPopup(“social”) option which requires the social plugin which is only available to Pro and Enterprise subscribers, that gives you both Facebook and Twitter (and others) support on iOS and Twitter and more on Android.

Rob

#6

Is there any sort of workaround for non-pro members? I’m 16 so don’t can’t really afford a pro membership atm. I’ve tried everything from GGTwitter to network example, but they all use a webview instead of using default twitter account.

#7

Have you tried to use native.showPopup(“twitter”)?

#8

That Worked  :D .I assumed that was part of the social plugin so i never tried it. Is there a version of this for android?

#9

No, it only works for iOS.  On Android you will need to social plugin.

Rob

#10

Can you afford $10? I’d highly recommend using the library by Silver Thorax:  

http://www.silverthorax.com/libs/twitter-facade

It saves you having to do all of the OAuth stuff yourself, and lets you post images, follow people etc.

#11

You can use GGTwitter or the Corona sample to post to Twitter. No image posting using those methods afaik,

#12

How do i use the local twitter account e.g the account used for twitter app. I know a lot of apps that automatically sign me into twitter (if my privacy settings are  setup that way)

#13

With Corona SDK, this is done using the native.showPopup() API using the “twitter” option.  This is for iOS only.  There is the native.showPopup(“social”) option which requires the social plugin which is only available to Pro and Enterprise subscribers, that gives you both Facebook and Twitter (and others) support on iOS and Twitter and more on Android.

Rob

#14

Is there any sort of workaround for non-pro members? I’m 16 so don’t can’t really afford a pro membership atm. I’ve tried everything from GGTwitter to network example, but they all use a webview instead of using default twitter account.

#15

Have you tried to use native.showPopup(“twitter”)?

#16

That Worked  :D .I assumed that was part of the social plugin so i never tried it. Is there a version of this for android?

#17

No, it only works for iOS.  On Android you will need to social plugin.

Rob