'Cover' Lockscreen App Picked up by Twitter

Homescreen and lock screen apps are all over the place. Facebook has their own little twist on things and now it looks like Twitter is breaking into the game. Not on their own of course. Rather, they have purchased ‘Cover‘ and the announcement went out this morning via Cover’s website. Cover is currently a beta app on the Play Store that is a context aware lock screen replacement. Neither party disclosed any details on the price tag that was eventually agreed upon.

Twitter, like Cover, believes in the incredible potential of Android. They share our vision that smartphones can be a lot smarter â€” more useful and more contextual â€” and together we’re going to make that happen. We’ll be building upon a lot of what makes Cover great, and we’re thrilled to create something even better at Twitter.

The future of Cover and Twitter is still a little closed door right now though. Cover states that the app will remain in the Play Store as it is for now while they focus their attention to Twitter.