Slices (for Android)

I am always looking for a better Twitter client on Android than the official one. Finding one is harder than you'd think. I've tried Plume, Tweetdeck, Tweetverse, Twitterbot, but I always return to the official app, simply because it's the most stable and updates the fastest. That said, it's boring and really lacking in features and configuration options. A new Twitter client, Slices (free), from the makers of Tweetcaster and BaconReader (a Reddit client), presents your Twitter timeline in a refreshing, data-driven way, but it is ultimately too unstable to use and lacks some basic features. I'm not deleting my current Twitter app just yet.?

Intelligent Feeds
The killer feature in Slices is the ability to "slice" your Twitter timeline into categories. A slice is very similar to a list on Twitter, except the app automatically creates categories for you, if you like. To start, sign in with your Twitter credentials and allow Slices to extract all the data from your Twitter account. Slices automatically groups all the people you follow into categories, which are presented in a tree diagram from a pull-out menu on the side. I was impressed at how the app instantly grouped the 600-odd people I follow into "Tech & Science" "Business & Money" and "TV & Movies." You can create your own slice too. Unfortunately you can't slice these slices any further.

From the menu, you can tap into an extensive section devoted to discovery. Scroll through topics like humor, celebs, and sports to see top lists to follow, and Twitter accounts related to that category. My favorite category is Live Events, which shows you a live stream of tweets during a trending event, such as tonight's U.S. Open tennis match. This will be a fun feature to use as the U.S. Presidential election heats up as well. Unfortunately, Slices only displays a few trending events and doesn't let you search for one.?

Some Interesting Features, But Misses Basic Ones
Apart from organizing all your followers into categories, Slices offers a few neat features I haven't seen elsewhere. You can bookmark Twitter accounts to your side menu, temporarily "zip" or hide annoying users from your timeline, and even tweak the look and sound of an interaction or direct message alert.

However, Slices misses some very basic features, namely support for multiple Twitter accounts, a character counter, and real-time updating. I ran both Slices and the normal Twitter app for a few days and the formerly consistently pushed notifications anywhere from five to 30 minutes after Twitter.

But my biggest problem with Slices is that it crashed constantly on my Samsung Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.1.1. I finally uninstalled the app after about a week. ?

Not For Me
Slices presents an interesting way to explore the Twitterverse through a unique set of discovery tools. Hyper-engaged Twitters users or those who can spend hours exploring new content through Twitter? ?will probably appreciate most what Slices has to offer. However if you're looking for performance, stick with the official Twitter app for Android for now. The quest continues...

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