Twitter "status update" url not working on iOS - ios

Question

I've added a "tweet this" link to a site. It uses the url to update your Twitter status (if you're signed in). Basic version is as follows:
Twitter
You can see it in action here - http://jsfiddle.net/CXzf9/1/ - right click the link to open in a new window (need to be logged in to Twitter first).
Works fine except on iOS devices. Then it gives you an error saying "Sorry that page doesn't exist". You can also see this using Safari when set to the iPad user agent. It redirects from
http://twitter.com/home/?status=TEST STATUS
to
https://mobile.twitter.com/home/?status=TEST STATUS
But it's not that causing the problem, as if you visit that link in Safari (with the usual user agent) you get the mobile version, but it's still allowing you to update your status.
Is this some iOS restriction?
UPDATE - VISUAL EXPLANATION:
This is visiting mobile link in Safari:
This is same link with user agent set to iPad:

Answer 1

OK, seems it works if you use the following url:
https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=
So original code would be:
Twitter
Must be some iOS restriction on updating a status for some reason.

Answer 2

after trying on my iPad, I got undefined as the title and text saying "something went wrong". if this is what you are receiving, then it's because twitter does not have a mobile version of this page. Hence "mobile.twitter.com". I would recommend using the twitter api (here) to update a uses status.

Answer 3

Official Twitter documentation about creating post links:
https://dev.twitter.com/web/tweet-button/web-intent
Web Intent URL
https://twitter.com/intent/tweet
Query parameters
text (optional)
Pre-populated UTF-8 and URL-encoded
Tweet text. The passed text will appear pre-selected for a Twitter
user to delete or edit before posting.
The length of your passed Tweet text should not exceed 140 characters
when combined with any passed hashtags, via, or url parameters. Passed
Tweet text which causes the Tweet to exceed 140 characters in length
will require additional editing by a Twitter user before he or she can
successfully post.
Example Value: Hello%20World
url (optional)
A fully-qualified URL with a HTTP or HTTPS scheme,
URL-encoded. The provided URL will be shortened with Twitter’s t.co to
the number of characters specified by short_url_length.
Example Value: http:%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2F
hashtags (optional)
Allow easy discovery of Tweets by topic by including
a comma-separated list of hashtag values without the preceding #
character.
Example Value: nature,sunset
via (optional)
A Twitter username to associate with the Tweet, such as
your site’s Twitter account. The provided username will be appended to
the end of the Tweet with the text “via #username”.
A logged-out Twitter user will be encouraged to sign-in or join
Twitter to engage with the via account’s Tweets. The account may be
suggested as an account to follow after the user posts a Tweet
Example Value: twitterdev
related (optional)
Suggest additional Twitter usernames related to the
Tweet as comma-separated values. Twitter may suggest these accounts to
follow after the user posts his or her Tweet.
You may provide a brief description of how the account relates to the
Tweet with a URL-encoded comma and text after the username.
Example Value:
twitter%3ATwitter%20News,twitterapi%3ATwitter%20API%20News
in-reply-to (optional)
The Tweet ID of a parent Tweet in a conversation,
such as the initial Tweet from your site or author account.
Example Value: 525001166233403393
Example post link: https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Hello%20World&via=twitterdev