Fixed the later issue for now just by reverting. I'll have to do something a bit different, couldn't use the standard Twitter keyboard type.
As for the former, I am experimenting with using the Traverse page for this instead. I'll be adding some other features there such as trending.
If people hate it, I'll switch it back. If it's mixed, I'll do both. Just want to see what user feedback is here and go from there. It's totally not something set in stone.
I liked the old way, only I just wanted to be able to swipe from feed to open the subscriptions, but maybe people prefere this way better. Thank you for your awesome work btw