Tapbots, the developer of Tweetbot, has just announced what will be in the upcoming v1.3 update for their iOS Twitter app along with the State of Push Notifications and how things are coming with that. Here’s what will be included in the v1.3 update:

• Improved multiple account switching
• Local trends (can be set in the account settings)
• Improved recipient selector when creating a new direct message
• Ability to copy, delete, and translate direct messages (swipe on a thread to delete a whole group)
• “Add to List” feature improved and renamed to “Manage List Memberships”
• Added “go to user” feature in people search (shows when typing into the “Search People” box)
• Gaps now load above or below depending on position of gap when button is invoked.
• Compose Tweet from hashtag (by holding down on a hashtag in a tweet)
• Drafts button now displays # of drafts.
• Support for Favstar (hold fav button to invoke ‘tweet of the day’, double-tap profile tab to see your own favstar page)
• Various bug fixes

If you’re curious about how Push Notifications are coming along, here’s what Tapbots has to say about it.

We know this is a big request and we are still working on getting a solution going. We’ve already explained how complicated and costly it can be to get it running as well as the ability to scale. But one thing we haven’t mentioned is the fact that Twitter needs to approve us for their streaming service. But getting approved is not nearly enough. Their streaming service is currently still in beta and they limit the amount of accounts we can stream so they can properly scale. So the bottom line is there are many components that have to come together for this to happen and we are working on it. It’s not a matter of turning on a switch and having it working for everyone. Complaints and bad reviews because of lack of push won’t make it happen any faster. :)