Twitter Android and iOS apps gain enhanced conversation view, Top Tweets, and more

Twitter has just published updates to its Android and iPhone apps, delivering enhancements to browsing tweets on either OS. The official Twitter app now provides a detailed conversation view, so tweets also display replies, which makes it easier to follow a long conversation. Tweets also appear when a user clicks a link to a webpage, but users can tap on the screen to dismiss the tweet for appearing at the bottom.

Search has been altered to supply older Top Tweets on occasion. When a search term matches with a big event, like an election or sporting event, there's now a chance that more Top Tweets (the ones that gain many retweets, favorites, and are connected to the term) from the past can appear. Someone searching for Super Bowl in a month may see Top Tweets from February as a result. Twitter has mostly shown Top Tweets that were more recent.

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Here's a full change log (iPhone version)
- As you search you'll see more topic and user suggestions for your query, based on what?s happening in real time. You'll also see these suggestions when adding a hashtag or username as you compose a new Tweet.
- Top Tweets from big moments in the past pop out when you search for a given term. For example, searching for "election" might highlight Tweets from several months ago.
- When you open a web page you can now see the related Tweet for more context. Just pull the tray icon up or down to see or hide the Tweet.
- It's easier to see long conversations in the Tweet details view, which now shows all of the replies to any Tweet
- When you block a user in the app, their Tweets will instantly disappear from the Connect tab in the app
- Pull-to-refresh in Discover shows a new, smoother animation
- Support for traditional Chinese
- Logout support (iOS 6 only)
- Uploading videos vie Mobypicture, Vodpod and Posterous is no longer supported
- Additional bug fixes and improvements

Here's a full change log (Android version
- 1. Top Tweets from big moments in the past pop out when you search for a given term. When you tap a Top Tweet in search results you can see more Tweets about that topic during that time
- 2. Discover shows a new, smoother animation when you pull-to-refresh for more content
- 3. Additional bug fixes and improvements