SocialDROID is a simple and lighweight client for Twitter (up to now, more social networks coming in the future). A set of configurable background services will automatically download friends timeline and direct messages.New tweets or DM will be notified in the notification area, as if you received an email or an SMS.

https://slideme.org/application/socialdroid

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