Twitter for iOS Updated to Allow Ability to Install, Launch Apps from Tweets

Twitter has announced it has updated its iOS app and also mobile.twitter.com with some changes. For the iOS app and web, expanded tweets now show more content such as photo galleries, apps and product listings. Also, if content is shared from another mobile app (such as Flickr for example), you will be able to open the app or be asked to download it if it’s not on your device. Twitter says these updates will be rolling out over the next several days.

What’s New in Version 5.5
Twitter for iPhone now helps you discover, install and launch your favorite apps from Tweets. This update also includes the following improvements:
• Faster launch times and general performance upgrades
• “Retweeted by” in Tweet detail is now tappable
• Fix for reply-to-self in conversations
• Fix for bug that prevented undoing retweets in some cases

The update also brings faster launch times and performance upgrades as well. Click here to download Twitter for iOS–it’s free.