# Designing Android Apps for Offline Functionality: Lessons from Twitter

DevFeed: [Designing Android Apps for Offline Functionality: Lessons from Twitter](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/offline-functionality-is-a-no-brainer-and-how-twitter-dropped-the-ball-touchlab-38078.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://touchlab.co/2013-09-offline-functionality-is-a-no-brainer-and-how-twitter>)

Published: 2013-09-30T11:01:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Touchlab | Enterprise Mobile Innovation & Development](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/touchlab-enterprise-mobile-innovation-development.md>)

Topics: [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [User Experience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/user-experience.md>), [X (Twitter)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/twitter.md>), [Internet](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/internet.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [functionality](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/functionality.md>), [offline](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/offline.md>), [thoughts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/thoughts.md>), [twitter](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/twitter.md>), [user-experience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/user-experience.md>)

## AI overview

This opinion article argues that Android apps should remain useful during lost connectivity whenever features do not require an Internet connection. It criticizes Twitter's handling of failed tweets, which are placed in drafts instead of being automatically queued for later publication, and advocates treating offline behavior as part of user experience.

## Source excerpt

Twitter's Android app is a prime example of what can go wrong when developers turn a blind eye to offline functionality...