Since basic auth has been deprecated, is the official android twitter app using OAuth? It still asks for my userid & password & I'm wondering how they are retrieving the oauth token ?
A:
Sounds like they could be using xAuth - http://dev.twitter.com/pages/xauth. It's an alternate method of authenticating via OAuth. xAuth access is restricted to approved applications, you can't use it unless Twitter says you can.
Daniel15
2010-10-14 05:41:53
I wonder what their criteria is for allowing apps to use xAuth.
Frankie Ribery
2010-10-15 00:46:51
@Frankie Ribery: Not entirely sure. They do say "If your application is a desktop or mobile application and the standard web OAuth flow or PIN-code out-of-band flow is not right for you, send a detailed message to [email protected] to request xAuth privileges". Not sure which situations would make the normal flows "not right for you", though. Maybe email them and ask?
Daniel15
2010-10-15 01:55:14