Facebook has released a speedier and drastically improved version of its app for the iPad and other iOS devices. The top social network now claims that with Facebook 5.0, scrolling through the feed, photos and loading the app will now be twice faster. Facebook's separate apps, Camera and Messenger, now also share a code base with the main Facebook app and, thus, now run within.
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- Facebook has 500 million users accessing it monthly across 7,000 different types of mobile devices.
- The HTML5-based app was rebuilt using the Objective-C programming language, allowing the app to run natively on the iPad, because HTML5 has been able to deliver the expected speed and performance.
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This is all well and good. But why on earth did this take so long? For a company that claims to be “mobile first,” you’d think that Facebook would have gotten its apps up to speed much sooner.- Mike Isaac, AllThingsD
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Finally, Facebook Speeds Up Its iOS App
Consumers no longer regard performance as a bonus feature when considering an app — performance is a necessity. Especially on iDevices like the iPhone, the iPad and the iPod Touch, pieces of hardware synonymous with speed, refined user interfaces and a fine-tuned operating system that handles apps with ease.
- Business Insider
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Facebook Just Updated Its iPhone And iPad Apps With Some Major Must-Have Features (FB)
The app is rolling out to the App Store now, but you can download it here when it's ready.
- Android Central
- Facebook 5.0 brings faster, better, stronger native app to iPhone and iPad
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- Revamped Facebook IOS App Promises Greater Speed
- Business Insider
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SCREENSHOTS: Facebook For iPhone And iPad Updates With What We All Wanted – More Speed (FB)
The icon remains unchanged. Tape to open. The welcome screen is also the same, but we did notice that it was much quicker when logging in.
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Facebook 5.0 hits iPhone and iPad
This update came down for iOS just today, August 23, and should be available around the world throughout the day.
- GottaBeMobile
- Facebook for iPhone and iPad is Finally Worth Using
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- Facebook for iOS goes Obj-C native and speeds up, but that's about it
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- Facebook Dumps HTML5 and Goes Native with New iPad and iPhone App
- ZDNet
- Facebook iOS app overhauled for speed, includes Camera and Messenger