Native mobile applications can apply for xAuth access, http://dev.twitter.com/pages/xauth which allows an application to exchange a login & password for an OAuth access token. Instagram & Seesmic both use xAuth to simplify this flow.
Depending on how deeply your application needs to use Twitter, I would also recommend evaluating other options like Web Intents http://dev.twitter.com/pages/intents @episod <http://twitter.com/episod> - Taylor Singletary 2011/4/9 ジェローム <[email protected]> > I would like to know how iPhone Apps like Seesmic or Instagram connect > to the Twitter account. They don't use any webview. I can do an app > connecting with Oauth through a webview but how do these apps manage > the connection? > > Do these apps have some special permissions/way to connect ? > > -- > Twitter developer documentation and resources: http://dev.twitter.com/doc > API updates via Twitter: http://twitter.com/twitterapi > Issues/Enhancements Tracker: > http://code.google.com/p/twitter-api/issues/list > Change your membership to this group: > http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk > -- Twitter developer documentation and resources: http://dev.twitter.com/doc API updates via Twitter: http://twitter.com/twitterapi Issues/Enhancements Tracker: http://code.google.com/p/twitter-api/issues/list Change your membership to this group: http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk
