The Facebook for iPad app we’ve been waiting for has been hiding under our nose the whole time. According to TechCrunch, the iPad code has been tucked away, hidden inside the current iPhone app and they’ve published screenshots to prove it. Ready to see Facebook for iPad in action? We’ve been told it’s “spectacular”.
Handcrafted with HTML5, Facebook for iPad takes full advantage of the slate’s larger, 9.7-inch display. Like iPad’s native mail client, the app uses the left side of the screen for navigation and the right side for content. To initiate Facebook chat, flip the tablet upside down or open the photo viewer for an experience identical to the native Photos app.
If we’ve sold you on Facebook for iPad and you’re ready to experience the app first hand, here’s what you need to know. There’s two guides on the Internet, the first is from iClarified and covers all jailbroken iPads. The second method, discovered by Schimanke, covers the rest. Surprisingly, the non-jailbroken method is easier and only eight steps (versus 13 for jailbroken iPads).
Anyone else ready to unlock the official Facebook for iPad functionality? Rest assure we’ll be following the second guide later today. If you take the plunge be sure to let us know how you like the app, thanks.
Facebook for iPad guides: jailbroken iPads, standard iPads.
