Android app updates: Box, Facebook, ASTRO File Manager, Facebook, Hootsuite, Twitter

A lot of popular Android apps got major updates in the last few 24 hours. Here is a round-up of which new features can you expect from these apps:

Facebook (version 1.9.12): change-log:

• Share option on News Feed stories
• Ability to create an album from the Photos tab on Timeline
• Improvements to photo tagging
• Fix for status update failure affecting some users

Twitter (version 3.5): change-log:

• Tweets show photo, video, and article previews so you can engage easily get a new perspective when you search.
• Photo streams show what’s happening
• Tap and touch streamlined complete redesign
• Results also show media previews
• Reset your password in a few simple steps
• Other improvements and fixes.

Hootsuite (version 2.0):  Change-log

• Added Action Bar + Drawer navigation
• Added AutoSchedule feature
• Improved support for 24 hour time formats
• Search is now in Drawer menu
• Added Traditional Chinese & Simplified Chinese
• Fixed various UI issues
• Fixed various crashes
• Fixed 4.2 compatibility
• Improved speed and memory performance

Astro File Manager (version 4.1.446) change-log:

• Integration with SkyDrive (Google Drive & Dropbox are already integrated)
• Added ASTRO Image Viewer into v4 with enhancements including rotate picture
• Added Text Editor into v4
• Expect Box.com integration shortly
  – Side swipe right to get to Clouds, Network Locations or Saved Searches fast
  – Search files by type regardless of location

Box (version 2.0.0) change-log

• Previews of documents are now rendered right in the app so you can see your files without opening them!
• Ability to download and save whole folders for offline use (store in encrypted cache)
• Brand new transfer manager
• App handles shared link URLs
• File and folder descriptions are now viewable and editable